Abstract
On 1 May 2012 the Dutch politician and leader of the Freedom Party, Geert Wilders, travelled to New York to present his new book ‘Marked for Death: Islam’s War Against the West and Me’, his first book to be released solely in English, catering directly to an international audience. Wilders’ book release came at a time when the discussion on the cultural integration of Islam and Muslims in Dutch politics was being overshadowed by a financial and economic crisis and the accompanying political debates on austerity measures and economic restructuring. During his presentation however, Geert Wilders, reasserted his culturalist critique on Islam by stating that:
We have to encourage Muslims to leave Islam and choose for freedom and prosperity. Our society, based on Judaeo-Christian and humanistic traditions, is superior to the barbarism found in Islamic societies.
(Metro, 2 May 2012, translation by the authors)
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Koomen, M., van Heelsum, A. (2013). The Impact of Public Debates on Muslim Representatives in Western Europe: The Agenda Setting Function of Mass Media. In: Kortmann, M., Rosenow-Williams, K. (eds) Islamic Organizations in Europe and the USA. Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137305589_5
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