A bittersweet week for Muslims in the Netherlands
A bittersweet week for Muslims in the Netherlands
Voices
5 min read
09 Jul, 2021
Opinion: In the Netherlands, and across northern Europe, Islamophobia is no longer seen as an ignorant minority ideology, but has become a more acceptable part of mainstream debate, writes Malia Bouattia.
The Supreme Court of the Netherlands upheld a guilty verdict against PVV leader Geert Wilders on 6 July, 2021 for inciting racial hatred. [Getty]
It has been a bittersweet week for Muslims in the Netherlands. The announcement of far-right Geert Wilders' conviction for inciting hate was welcomed, but this news was followed by yet another attack on a mosque in Amsterdam.