Tougher for irregular migrants
By Elif Kayi and Cristina Rojo NETHERLANDS. Between 75.000 and 150.000 irregular migrants live in the Netherlands today. In the past two decades the country has strengthened its immigration policy,...
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Integration and radical Islam
Article awarded with Europe is more than you think award, by the Council of Europe and the European Youth Press NETHERLANDS. How to integrate the new immigrants into Dutch society? Why it is so hard...
View ArticleA long way for Dutch Muslim Party
By Aylin Yazan and Marion Bacher NETHERLANDS. The new Dutch Muslim Party (NMP) aims to be a political heaven for Muslims with different backgrounds. Coming November, the NMP wants to challenge Geert...
View ArticleExposed body, hidden face
NETHERLANDS. When most tourists come to Amsterdam and get a map in their hands, the first thing they do is to look up where the Red Light District is. Although the city is packed with tourist sites...
View Article“Something more than an cleaner”
NETHERLANDS. This June, children from Amsterdam’s IMC Weekendschool acted out a crisis situation: what would they do if Amsterdam were flooded? As a big surprise for the children, the mayor of...
View ArticleRotterdam – right in the middle
NETHERLANDS. Despite a mayor with a migrant background, a close look at Rotterdam reveals a city torn between right wing parties and organizations for migrants. But a closer look shows that everyone...
View ArticleSquatting, the right of living together
NETHERLANDS. The squatting movement has created a new way of living as it gathers people of different nationalities under the same ceiling and provides a precious chance to live in a melting pot where...
View ArticleHalal… inclusion or seclusion?
By Hanan Solayman and Kim Nordberg NETHERLANDS. Riding the wave of the expanding global halal market industry – estimated to have reached a worth of US$ 580 billion in 2008 – communication arts...
View ArticleSyrian short documentaries at the International Film Festival in Rotterdam:...
The documentaries made by young Syrian documentary film makers arrived at the International Rotterdam Film Festival last week. They gave an insight into a vanishing world in captivity. But whilst in...
View ArticleThe Dutch Cyclists’ Union Scoffs at Helmets
Did anyone know there was a Dutch Cyclists’ Union? Well, there is. They are part of the European Cyclists Federation – which I also had no idea existed. Even more intriguing, they are partnered with...
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