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An American, Swedish and New Danish Perspective on the Ethnic Minority Discourse in Danish Media
A discussion of how Danes with ethnic minority backgrounds are depicted in the media today, and ways to raise awareness concerning the media's responsibility There is a “battle of words” going on between ethnic minority youth and the Danish media. When Danish journalists show ignorance regarding the way in which their own discourse affects the public perception of these youths,… Read More
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Segregation in Dutch Primary Schools
Better Learning Performances in an Unmixed Class (De Telegraaf, June 18, 2010) Performance Worse in Mixed Schools; Separation of Natives and Ethnic Minorities Work Better (Trouw, June 18, 2010) Islam Lowers Results in Schools (Het Parool, June 18, 2010) Preferably a Homogenous Classroom (NRC-Next, June 18, 2010) These are hardly conclusions that would be considered… Read More
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Career and Islam: do they go together?
The new world order Once upon a time there was a world in which every group had its own land, culture, language,and religion. They could call themselves whatever they wished, express their culture and practice their religion. This was the only thing that they knew. There was no one immediately nearby who could be different; it was only “We” and the “Others”. In the 21st… Read More
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Islamophobia: The New Anti-Semitism?
On January 15th, 2008, Member of Parliament Tofik Dibi of the left-wing Green Party and eight demonstrators were arrested in the centre of Amsterdam. They showed posters depicting a packet of Marlboro cigarettes, with the traditional logo replaced by a photo of conservative right-wing MP Geert Wilders and with the brand-name changed to 'Extremist.' Underneath was the warning: 'Seriously damages… Read More
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Building Bridges: The Role of Four NYC Nonprofit Organizations in Promoting Intercultural Education Post-September 11th
Osama does not want to get up in the morning because children at school harass him due to his name. It has come to such a critical point that his parents want him to transfer to a different public school, although this would force him to commute every day. However, his request cannot be granted because of “administrative reasons.” Osama will continue to suffer from this sort of… Read More
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The Imam Training Debate: The Future of Religion for Dutch Muslims
Some young people like me don’t go to the imam anymore, because we know that he won’t have the answer. It sounds funny, but if we have difficult questions we just Google them. Of course the answers we find are coming from imams in Saudi Arabia or Syria and you really can’t implement them over here in The Netherlands. Faisal Mirza As young Dutch Muslims find… Read More
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Working in Millimeters: The Jewish-Muslim Dialogue in The Netherlands
Since September 11 and the assassinations of politician Pim Fortuijn and filmmaker Theo van Gogh, The Netherlands, once a state that clung unequivocally to its tradition of social liberalism, has been stripped of its veil of professed tolerance, leaving exposed a nation plagued by religious, racial, and ethnic tensions. One symptom of this internal discord is the state of hostility that… Read More
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Making “Never Again” a Reality: Lessons from the Dutch Resistance in the Second World War
“If we are not careful, our fear of the immigrant will result in massive racial aggression.” “The plan to issue ‘vignettes,’ stickers, to all non-Dutch people residing in the Netherlands on which their level of ‘inburgering’ (naturalization) will be indicated looks suspiciously like the Star of David that the Nazis forced the Jews to wear in World War… Read More
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