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25 juli 2013
We are the Netherlands’s dirty secretChristie Mettes
Dear Prime Minister Rutte, I know you and many others see us – Antillianen, Negers, Allochtonen – as ignorant and inferior, but you will not get rid of us. 1 juni 2012
Democratization and the InternetHassnae Bouazza
The crazy proposals and ideas launched by Geert Wilders were first put forward on peripheral websites no one took seriously. The influence of these so called marginal websites is much bigger than many people would like to believe. 6 december 2011
I am Aliaa Elmahdy: LuisaLuisa Batista Samora
I want to show solidarity with all women in the world who are fighting a silent or public battle for equal rights; with the silent ones, with the more visible heroic ones who speak up. With women who show their faces and sometimes also their bodies. 20 november 2011
BlackfacePeter Breedveld
We are making international asses of ourselves, as citizens of a backward, racist country. High time Holland pulled its head out of its own ass. 18 november 2011
TaboosDavid Swatling
Moroccan-Dutch journalist Hassnae Bouazza is no stranger to controversy. Her newspaper columns provoke strong reactions. She attracts attention for her frank approach to taboo subjects such as pornography in the Arab world. 16 november 2011
Full FrontalHassnae Bouazza
What makes Aliaa Elmahdy’s protest so special, is that it is an aggressive confrontation, unprecedented in the Arab world. She addresses an essential problem with her nudity. 9 december 2010
WikiLeaks: Stop the crackdownAvaaz.org
The chilling intimidation campaign against WikiLeaks is an attack on freedom of the press and democracy. Let’s get to 1 million voices and take out full page ads in US newspapers this week! 23 augustus 2010
The Horse’s MouthPrediker
Sheikh Khalid Yassin, very popular among young Muslims, favors such punishments as beheading and mutilation. Not just to put and end to gang violence, drug dealing and drug abuse, but also to stop such heinous crimes as gambling, alcohol consumption and having sex outside of marriage. 28 april 2010
Hilary Mantel Interview: RomancePeter Breedveld
“You’re right, in my books people try to solve their problems in a variety of drastic and decisive ways, like murder.” 16 april 2010
Hilary Mantel Interview: Dead BabiesPeter Breedveld
“That’s what I make a point of in my autobiography, this notion of a ghost. Not just in the sense of spirits of dead people, but also the choices you didn’t make, and the paths you didn’t go down, and the ghost of your own potential self in a way.” 5 april 2010
Hilary Mantel Interview: Imaginary MonkeyPeter Breedveld
“Occasionally, you hope, there’s something in your novel that stays with people, that will change reality for them. You want to free people’s imaginations.” |
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