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Why did the Swiss decide to ban minarets?
Some reactions by the victorious camp in favour of the ban on minarets after the referendum on Sunday, 29 October: “Forced marriages and other things like cemeteries separating the pure and impu… more →
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Why did the Swiss decide to ban minarets?
henrik wrote 2 hours ago: Some reactions by the victorious camp in favour of the ban on minarets after the referendum on Sunda … more →
"Talking to Hamas": Israel's paradoxical stance
henrik wrote 2 days ago: From Gideon Levy, columnist for Haaretz: Why is it permissible to talk to Hamas about the fate of on … more →
Logic, harmony & foolishness: a look at Indian and western mythology
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henrik wrote 1 week ago: Another great talk from TED, this one just up today from TED India. Devdutt Pattanaik of Future Grou … more →
Television and foreign-language learning
henrik wrote 2 weeks ago: It is quite striking to compare foreign language competencies across European countries. When I move … more →
C. Adichie: The Danger of a Single Story
henrik wrote 1 month ago: Nigerian writer Chimamanda Adichie shares her thoughts about how popular stories may create one-side … more →
"Sharia courts" in Europe - what's your opinion?
henrik wrote 4 months ago: Should “sharia courts” (i.e. Muslim laws within the legal framework of the state) be all … more →
I know my team is better than yours because...
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henrik wrote 6 months ago: You might say that that in-group bias isn’t necessarily a bad thing – after all, it … more →
Migration as conflict and reflection: Scheffer's 'The Unsettled Land'
henrik wrote 6 months ago: I recently saw a panel discussion involving Dutch sociologist and politician Paul Scheffer. In 2000, … more →
Despite crisis, more tolerance toward immigrants and Muslim citizens
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henrik wrote 7 months ago: Contrary to the 2008 “Racism and Extremism Monitor” in the Netherlands which observed a … more →
The Anglicisation of Dutch universities: inhibiting intercultural exchange?
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henrik wrote 8 months ago: A recent NRC article warned that “English takes over at Dutch universities“. I, a German … more →
Muslim 'hate monger' preaches peace
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henrik wrote 10 months ago: There has been considerable controversy about a speech by Khalid Yasin at the Islamic University Rot … more →
On the idea that Hamas can be annihilated
henrik wrote 10 months ago: A great commentary by Israeli novelist A. B. Yehoshua at Project Syndicate: They [the Palestinians] … more →
Is prosecuting Bush an option? - A conflict resolution perspective on truth and justice
henrik wrote 10 months ago: When Barack Obama’s support platform “Change.Gov” asked supporters to submit queri … more →
