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Video: Hopelessly devoted to Dutch
Iranian-born poet Nafiss Nia and the Dutch language are inseparable. Twenty years ago she fled from Iran to the Netherlands, where three spirited teachers instilled a love for her newly adopted language in her. During one of the lessons...
Article: Children's amnesty divides Dutch politicians
Nearly one hundred thousand Dutch people have signed a petition calling for a 'children’s amnesty'. This would apply to under-age asylum seekers whose applications have been rejected but who have been in the Netherlands most of their...
Article: Dutch labour immigrants are mainly European
Recent research has shown that migrants are moving to the Netherlands mainly in order to find work. Most labour migrants are from other European countries, according to new figures released by Statistics Netherlands.
Article: The Dutch - world leaders in Islamophobia
There were more than 100 ‘incidents’ at mosques in the Netherlands between 2005 and 2010 – far more than in other countries. The incidents are detailed in a new Dutch book about Islamophobia and discrimination....
Article: Tougher immigration laws unlikely to stand
The Netherlands’ tough immigration policy is set to get even tougher now that the government has approved a raft of measures proposed by Immigration and Asylum Minister Gerd Leers. But are the plans really that drastic or are they...
Article: TV quiz for asylum seekers courts controversy
Weg van Nederland is a Dutch TV quiz for young asylum seekers who have exhausted their legal options. The winner gets 4,000 euros for a fresh start back in his own country. Tasteless? "Of course, the programme is sick but, let's face...
Video: Dutch parents: mixed attitudes to mixed relationships
Nearly half the parents of underage children in the Netherlands are not eager to have a son-in-law or daughter-in-law of immigrant origin, according to a recent poll. RNW asked teenagers whether they share that sentiment. In...
Article: Press Review Monday 11 July 2011
Trouble with foreigners in today’s papers. Firstly, the French. There’s outrage as a French TV car shoves a Dutch Tour rider off the road. And worries that Air France might finally be about to swallow Dutch airline KLM whole....
Article: Europe still struggling with headscarf
For several years now, the Muslim headscarf has been the subject of heated debate between Dutch political parties. However, other European countries also host widely diverging opinions on the Islamic veil. When she was conducting research...
Article: App designers gather in Appsterdam
Global app designers are converging on Amsterdam this weekend to share ideas and develop new mobile applications. “People who want to make movies go to Hollywood. People who want to make apps come to Amsterdam.” Appsterdam, as...
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