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Islam and Dutch Contestations Over Secularity

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The Netherlands have traditionally featured a pluralistic approach towards religious and ethnic minorities. For more than a decade now this has come under fire, and focus is put on the affirmation of progressive values and new patterns of diversity. The article tracks this shift, discussing policy changes, juridical decisions as well as dynamics within Muslim communities.

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    This category refers to Muslims whose both parents were born in the Netherlands since they are considered autochtoon (native). The opposite term allochtoon is used for people who have at least one parent born abroad, regardless of formal citizenship. The category of ‘non-western allochtoon’ is used for people with a background in Africa, Latin America, Turkey or Asia (with the exclusion of Japan and Indonesia) http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/methoden/begrippen/default.htm.

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    http://almanak.overheid.nl/13120/%28VenJ%29/Landelijke_Diensten_DJI/Dienst_Geestelijke_Verzorging/.

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    Whether this can be interpreted as a continuity of pillarization is contested (Entzinger 2006; Duyvendak et al. 2010, p. 3 f.; Maussen and Bogers 2010, p. 25; Maussen 2012, p. 343). Also contested is the question, whether it is adequate to speak of Dutch multiculturalism (Duyvendak et al. 2010, p. 3 f.; Entzinger 2006; Maussen and Bogers 2010, p. 25; Engelen 2008; Vink 2007); the pluralistic nature of Dutch dealings though are not by principle disputed.

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    Rijksoverheid: ‘Hoe kunt u Nederlander worden?’ http://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/nederlandse-nationaliteit/documenten-en-publicaties/brochures/2012/02/20/hoe-kunt-u-nederlander-worden.html.

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    Translation of organization names: C.S.

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    http://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0025028/Hoofdstuk2/Titel22/Afdeling224/Artikel242/geldigheidsdatum_07-10-2013.

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    http://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/media-en-publieke-omroep/hervorming-publieke-omroep.

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    Translation C.S.

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    Hirsi Ali had come to the Netherlands from Somalia and became a well-known public intellectual in the integration debate and a VVD member of parliament.

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    The day Theo van Gogh was murdered.

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    Wilders’ brief film, linking Quranic verses to different forms of violence in Islamic countries, caused much national and international controversy.

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    The principle of interpretative restraint was established in a court ruling in 1957. A judge had assessed a Muslim father’s demand that his daughter be excused swimming classes by consulting the Quran. A higher instance found this interpretative act to lie beyond the court’s competence.

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Schuh, C. (2015). Islam and Dutch Contestations Over Secularity. In: Burchardt, M., Michalowski, I. (eds) After Integration. Islam und Politik. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-02594-6_11

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