Islam in Holland
Islamaphobia
Amsterdam, Shawwal 10/January 16 (IINA) - Out of Hollands population of
15.6 million, Muslims make up half a million, which is ten-fold what it
was in 1971. Now the Islamic atmosphere in Holland has become common
feature, with mosques and Islamic schools in existence in various parts
of the country.
The Dutch government does not interfere in the religious affairs of any
community, and seeks to integrate the various minorities in the country
into the Dutch society, so that they can participate in the democratic
practices of the country and do away with racial inclinations.
Holland itself was inhabited by very few Muslims since the last half
century or so, though the majority of those that were encompassed by the
Dutch Empire were Muslims, because, up to 1949, its borders included
Muslim Indonesia. In Surinam also there is a sizeable Muslim community,
of Indian descent.
In the sixties there was a shortage of manpower in Holland and the
country had to look for foreign labor outside its borders, so that its
economy could be activated, and for this reason there was a movement of
people from such Mediterranean countries as Turkey and Morocco. Though
in 1974 Holland put a stop to the importation of foreign labor, it did
not stop the current of immigration from such countries, and many of the
resident workers started to bring in their families. There was also a
wave of immigration from Surinam, before its independence in 1975, and
most of
the immigrants were Muslims.
Muslims now comprise four percent of the Dutch population, with the
ethnic Turks being the majority in the Muslim community, in that they
number about 270,000. This is followed by the Moroccan ethnic community,
numbering 225,000, while the Surinamese community comes third, numbering
50,000 in all.
Additionally, there are Muslims who came to Holland as refugees, from
such countries as Iran, Iraq, Somalia, Ethiopia, Egypt, Afghanistan, the
former Soviet Union, and Bosnia.
In 1971, Muslims in Holland numbered 54,000, in 1975 the figure went up
to 108,000, in 1980 it was 225,000, and in 1997 it reached the 573,000
mark.
Clause No. 1 of the Dutch Constitution stipulates that all the residents
of Holland shall enjoy equal rights, and the constitution also forbids
any form of discrimination on grounds of religion, faith, politics, sex,
or
ethnic origin. This means that the Muslims also enjoy equal rights as
those enjoyed by the Christians.
But coupled with these rights, there are also responsibilities that go
hand in hand with them, such as the payment of taxes, as well as
compulsory education. This means that up to the age of 16, every child
must go to school, including the children of residents.
Those who have taken up Dutch citizenship also enjoy equal rights as
their Dutch-born counterparts, including the rights to vote or stand for
election on the national level, while at the local level even residents
enjoy such rights. It is reported that over 100 Muslims hold elective
offices at the local level.
There is complete religious freedom in Holland, on both the level of the
individual and at the communal level, and religion is separated from the
state. This means that the government does interfere in the affairs of
religious bodies, while at the same time such bodies do not interfere in
affairs of the state.
At the moment there are about 200 mosques scattered in various parts of
Holland, that were built by each of the various ethnic groups, while
Muslim cemeteries also can be found in dozens of towns and cities. In
fact, right up to the eighties, the Dutch Government used to give
subventions for the construction of mosques and churches, but this came
to an end after it was decided that this was contrary to the idea of
separating religion from the state. So now the onus of building mosques
has been left to the Islamic organizations.
Even in the private sector, Muslims enjoy a measure of freedom, such as
flexible hours during the fasting month of Ramadhan, while some
enterprises allocate special prayer areas for their Muslim workers.
Circumcision is practiced in many of the hospitals in Holland, while the
wearing of the Hijab by Muslim women has become a common sight at
schools and at university campuses. But at some of the private schools
the
practice is somewhat discouraged, and there is nothing that the
government could do about it, since they enjoy a large measure of
freedom to run their affairs.
As far as slaughterhouses are concerned, and in keeping with the
practice in other European Union countries, the government of Holland
has set aside special abattoirs for slaughtering animals according to
the Islamic Sharia. Thus there are more than 500 Islamic
slaughterhouses, out of a total number of 4,500.
But the government of Hollands policy is that of social integration,
regardless of religious affiliation, though some of the ethnic
minorities suffer from a number of drawbacks, such as the linguistic
barrier and other stumbling blocks.
The rate of unemployment among the ethnic minorities is around 20
percent, though this segment forms only five percent of the labor force.
The government is therefore working toward improving the lot of this
segment of the society in Holland, and integrating them within the Dutch
society as a whole, not only by providing employment opportunities for
them, but also by teaching them skills and the Dutch language.
The government of Holland is now in the process of initiating the
appointment of Muslim chaplains in prisons and asylums, and for this
purpose will form an Advisory Commission, for purposes of reference.
Thus, in order to take care of the spiritual life of the inmates of
prisons, the government in Holland would shoulder the responsibility of
paying the salaries and other emoluments of such appointees, provided
the appointees can carry out their duties using the Dutch language.
There are denominational schools in Holland, such as those of the
Catholics and the Protestants, but the Muslims also have about 30 such
schools. But the secular curriculum applies to all, while education is
compulsory for all, so that no segment of the society can be left behind
as far as education is concerned.
Public schools are free to introduce religious education, and in this
connection both Islamic and Christian studies are taught in many such
schools. The studentat such schools are free to chose either Arabic or
Turkish as a second language. Itis also expected thatthis year(2000) a
Muslim secondary school will be established in Rotterdam.
Islam and Islamic studies, including Arabic and other Muslims languages,
are also given their due importance at the higher level of education,
and there are several lecturers who lecture on such subjects at the
university level. AT the University of Amsterdam there is a Chair for
Islamic Studies and it is funded by private organizations.
In 1998, the Dutch Institute for Islamic Studies in the Contemporary
World was opened in Leiden, and, as the name implies, it focuses mainly
on
Islamic studies. The government is also funding the training of Imams,
as it does with other religious denominations. At the moment, about 50
Imams are drawn from Turkey and Morocco every year, and the first year
of
their residence is used by the government to induct them in Dutch
society, and this includes the learning of the Dutch language.
Such induction courses are followed by examinations not only in the
language, but also to assess the ability of the fresh waves of Imams.
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Islam broke world records of genocide, slavery, religiously sanctioned
rape, abuse of human rights, and prohibition of scientific inquiry. It
forbids Muslim emigration to the lands of the infidels because a
Muslim minority cannot enslave the infidel majority. Despite this
prohibition Muslims emigrate to the West, not as migrants, but as
conquerors. They live in sharia mini-states and expand these mini-
states by terrorizing infidel neighbors and driving them out. Arabic
proverb says "first comes Saturday, then Sunday." It means that Arabs
are going to exterminate Jews before they exterminate Christians. It
also means that Israel is the first line of defense against Islam.
“I have been made victorious with terror.” - Muhammad (according to
Sahih Bukhari)
Europe’s Muslim population is set to increase from around 13% today to
between 22% and 37% of the population by 2025. source:
http://news.scotsman.com/europeanunion/CIA-gives-grim-warning-on.2595505.jp
The average European couple now has fewer than 1.4 babies, compared to
3.6 babies born to the average Muslim immigrant couple in Europe.
Across Western Europe 16 to 20 percent of babies are being born into
Muslim families… By 2025, one-third of all European children will be
born to Muslims… In Italy, 95% of all rapists are Muslims. Eighty-five
percent of all murderers are Muslims… France will have a Muslim
majority in less than 25 years! Another telling statistic is that
although the Muslims are 12% of France's population, 70 percent of a
total of 60,775 prisoners in France are Muslims! All of France's urban
suburbs are being roamed by Muslim black African or Arabic gangs… A
very high proportion of French Muslims are in the underclass, that
segment of the population that relies not so much on education and
work as on welfare and predatory activities. In fact, over one
thousand Muslim neighborhoods are under monitoring throughout France.
Seven hundred of those Muslim neighborhoods are listed as "violent"
and nearly 400 hundred are listed as "very violent." Violence ranges
from rape (95% of rapists are Muslim), murder (85% of murderers are
Muslim), theft and looting of cars (58% committed by Muslims) and
street fighting to assault on teachers and civil servants… source:
http://www.masada2000.org/islam.html
"There does not exist an identifiable body of Muslims, substantive in
number or an outright majority, who could be described as "moderate"
by their repudiation of Muslim extremists. Violence has been an
integral part of Muslim history, irrespective of whether it is
sanctioned by Islam, and Muslims who unhesitatingly use violence to
advance their political ambitions have created a climate within their
faith culture that any Muslim who questions such practice is then
deemed apostate and subject to harm. Consequently, what might pass for
"moderate" Muslims, the large number of Muslims unaccounted for as to
what they think, in practical terms constitute a forest within which
extremists are incubated, nurtured, given ideological and material
support, and to which they return for sanctuary." - Salim Mansur
The Highlander
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