Dutch pledge Islamist crackdown
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The Dutch government vows tough action against Islamic radicalism after the murder of a film maker.
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The Dutch government will spend $38 million over the next four years to prevent both the growth of Islamic fundamentalism and right-wing nationalism, an official said Monday.
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Dutch Muslims and Christians urged an end to a cycle of retaliatory vandalism of mosques and churches Tuesday as slain filmmaker Theo van Gogh was cremated, a week after his murder by a suspected Islamic radical.
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A senior Dutch politician has called on King Mohammed VI of Morocco to condemn Islamist extremism after the murder of a Dutch filmmaker who had been critical of the treatment of women in the Muslim world.
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AMSTERDAM, Netherlands  - A five-page letter, pinned to the body of a Dutch filmmaker brutally murdered after making a movie critical of Islam, called for Muslims to rise up against their "infidel enemies" in the West.
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Dutch prosecutors say a Muslim accused of killing film-maker Theo van Gogh will face terrorism-related charges.
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Mosques, Islamic schools and churches have been targeted in an escalation of religious violence in the Netherlands. The death of controversial film-maker Theo van Gogh earlier this month sparked off a spate of attacks across the country.
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A Dutch Muslim group appealed Thursday for calm at home and abroad in reaction to an anti-Quran film a right-wing politician says he is making.
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Belgian authorities plan to step up security measures following a terrorist threat, officials said on Friday.
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A little-known Islamist group has threatened to carry out attacks in the Netherlands following a series of attacks on Muslim buildings there, according to an Internet statement posted on Tuesday.
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Violence in the Netherlands is under control and is no worse than elsewhere in Europe, but the continent must do more to deal with radical Muslims and share intelligence, the Dutch foreign minister said on ...
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A proposal to revive a blasphemy law to calm sectarian tensions in Holland has outraged artists, writers and the political elite. The killing was followed by bomb attacks on mosques and reprisal attacks on churches.
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The killing of a filmmaker critical of Islam puts new strains on Dutch traditions of tolerance and will fuel demands for tougher treatment of immigrants, analysts and commentators said on Wednesday.
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Jan Peter Balkenende, the Dutch prime minister, said the brutal killing of van Gogh last week by a Moroccan-Dutch terrorist was a grave assault on freedom of speech and Holland's tolerant way of life.
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Two suspected Islamic extremists arrested this week are suspected of plotting to assassinate two Dutch lawmakers known for their critical stance towards Islam, the Dutch press reported.
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BERLIN - There is growing alarm in Germany over the torching of mosques, churches and schools in the Netherlands following the brutal killing of Islam-critical film director Theo van Gogh.
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The Dutch government is set to impose a ban on the Muslim burqa in schools and government offices, media reported on Wednesday, in a retreat from the previous cabinet's plan for a general ban.