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2004-11-09 Europe

Dutch Muslim community decries 'extremism'

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Posted by Fred 2004-11-09 4:20:58 PM|| || Front Page|| [11123 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Hmmm, they can manage to pull together muslims against this and our muslim communities can't.

Posted by anonymous2u 2004-11-09 4:41:22 PM|| 2004-11-09 4:41:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Very good to see this sort of thing, but the protests and displays or rejection have to be accompanied by actions. Muslims have to show the same willingness to cooperate with the Dutch authorities as is expected from the rest of the society. If your neighbours are up to no good, it doesn't matter whether they're the same faith or ethnicity as you - report them. If there are bad apples in the basket with you, push them out.

Posted by Bulldog 2004-11-09 4:49:54 PM|| 2004-11-09 4:49:54 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 It'll be interesting to see how this plays out, but I suspect the Muslim leadership realized that they lacked sufficient numbers, resources, and leverage (for the moment) to win this battle.

Posted by Crusader 2004-11-09 5:06:05 PM|| 2004-11-09 5:06:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 I'll believe they mean it when we see a raft of arrests of islamic terroristsw and criminal that have been turned in by fellow muslims. I would not hold my breath.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-11-09 6:07:58 PM|| [http://www.slhess.com] 2004-11-09 6:07:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 My advice: squeal on fellow Muslims -- sell out -- or get persecuted. That's all there is to it.

And I meant that seriously.

Posted by Omolunter Pheart8442 2004-11-09 6:29:33 PM|| 2004-11-09 6:29:33 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 too little too late , once the far right dutch start moving anything can and will happen

Posted by MacNails 2004-11-09 6:58:20 PM|| 2004-11-09 6:58:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Did the bike riders at least have a stilt walker?

Posted by Shipman 2004-11-09 7:52:40 PM|| 2004-11-09 7:52:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 CAIR will protest

Posted by Frank G 2004-11-09 8:12:43 PM|| 2004-11-09 8:12:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 CAIR will protest

Nah, this is a Dutch thing. No need for them to get embroiled in some overseas brouhaha - they gots enough trouble at home. :)

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-11-09 9:07:59 PM|| 2004-11-09 9:07:59 PM|| Front Page Top

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