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Saturday 11 February RNW - NEWS AND ANALYSIS FROM THE NETHERLANDS IN 10 LANGUAGES, WORLDWIDE 24/7 ON RADIO, TV AND ONLINE
Integration in Holland dossier

Integration in Holland

A special dossier on the integration - or lack thereof - of non-Western immigrants in Holland. This series of articles by Radio Netherlands Worldwide shows how people of various cultures are learning to live in harmony.
Nafiss Nia
Netherlands Netherlands Video: Hopelessly devoted to Dutch

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...

Video highlights

Dutch parents: mixed attitudes to mixed relationships
Nearly half the parents of underage children in the Netherlands are not...
'Slant eyes' video angers Dutch Chinese
A Dutch carnival song poking fun at slanted eyes is irritating Dutch...
Elderly exemptions - is Dutch integration policy too strict?
Should elderly immigrants be exempt from integration policy?  In 2007...
Trouble? What trouble? say Dutch Moroccans
The Oosterwei neighbourhood in the Dutch city of Gouda is often described...
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