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  • July 2008

    • Dutch Fight Smoking Ban With God

      newser  |  Radio Free Netherlands  |  Jul 22, 08 12:27 PM CDT

      Dutch Fight Smoking Ban With God

      Worshipers are flocking to the One True Universal Smokers' Church of God—whose "masses" are held in bars—since the Netherlands instituted a smoking ban July 1. Adherents claim their right to light up is protected as a religious freedom, Radio Free Netherlands reports. "I genuinely believe in the freedom God has given us. That includes the freedom to smoke," says one bar owner. "So I smoke in the name of God." More »

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      religion  • smoking  • Netherlands  • smoking ban  • church  • bars  • cigarette

  • June 2008

    • Tsvangirai Hides Out in Dutch Consulate

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 23, 08 7:35 PM CDT

      Tsvangirai Hides Out in Dutch Consulate

      Zimbabwe's opposition leader remained holed up in the Dutch embassy in Harare today as police stormed his party's headquarters, the New York Times reports. Officers detained at least 40 people who were there—many of them women and children—the day after Morgan Tsvangirai dropped out of the upcoming election runoff, saying his country was facing a war, not an election: “and we will not be part of that war." More »

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      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Zimbabwe elections  • Morgan Tsvangirai  • Netherlands  • Dutch government

    • Dutch Hope US Model Will Integrate Schools

      newser  |  Christian Science Monitor  |  Jun 19, 08 1:29 PM CDT

      Dutch Hope US Model Will Integrate Schools

      Dutch leaders believe an integration program honed during the American civil rights movement can curb the racial and class divisions rampant in Amsterdam’s classrooms. Waves of immigrants have swept into the Netherlands, but they haven’t always mixed successfully with native Dutch, reports the Christian Science Monitor. “Segregation is a big issue here, and it's getting worse," said one official. More »

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      race  • school  • parents  • Netherlands  • Amsterdam  • segregation  • integration  • Dutch government

    • Controversy Erupts Over Dutch Goal

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 10, 08 11:38 AM CDT

      Controversy Erupts Over Dutch Goal

      When Ruud van Nistelrooy scored the Netherlands' first goal in yesterday's Euro 2008 match, Dutch and Italian fans alike waited for the offsides call. It didn't come, leaving the Italians incensed, the Dutch warily pleased, and the officials defiant. UEFA confirmed today that van Nistelrooy wasn't offsides thanks to a little-known rule, AP reports. More »

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      Italy  • soccer  • Netherlands  • Euro 2008  • referee

    • Broken Glass Lands Cheeky Mooner in Hospital

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 4, 08 1:39 PM CDT

      Broken Glass Lands Cheeky Mooner in Hospital

      A Dutchman is recovering in a hospital after a mooning backfired, the AP reports. The 21-year-old prankster and two friends were running around the streets of Utrecht with their pants pulled down at the back, police said. The cheeky ringleader pushed his butt up against the glass of a restaurant window, which then broke, resulting in "deep wounds to his derriere," authorities revealed. More »

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      injury  • Netherlands  • prank  • jokes

  • April 2008

    • Saudi Trashes Bible in Reply to Dutch Pol's Film

      newser  |  Der Spiegel  |  Apr 10, 08 12:40 PM CDT

      Saudi Trashes Bible in Reply to Dutch Pol's Film

      A Saudi Arabian blogger has released his response to the anti-Islamic film Fitna, attacking the Bible in Schism much as the Dutch effort savaged the Koran, Der Spiegel reports. “Schism” places images of war alongside the Bible. “It is easy to take parts of any Holy (sic) book … and make it sound … inhuman,” the film concludes. More »

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      YouTube  • Islam  • Netherlands  • Bible  • Koran  • Geert Wilders  • Fitna

  • March 2008

    • Dutch Pol Posts Anti-Islam Film Online

      newser  |  BBC  |  Mar 28, 08 5:30 AM CDT

      Dutch Pol Posts Anti-Islam Film Online

      A controversial anti-Islamic movie interweaving graphic images of 9/11, a beheading and protests by extremists has been posted on a maverick internet site by the leader of a far-right Dutch political party. Dutch television refused to broadcast the 17-minute movie, Fitna , which has been slammed as anti-Muslim propaganda. It ends with the message: "Stop Islamization." Fitna, which means "strife," has already been posted by users on You Tube. More »

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      Islam  • September 11  • Netherlands  • Amsterdam  • Koran  • Geert Wilders  • Madrid bombings  • beheading  • London bombings  • stoning  • Fitna

    • Afghans Protest Cartoons, Film

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Mar 22, 08 7:16 AM CDT

      Afghans Protest Cartoons, Film

      Thousands of Afghan protesters burned Dutch and Danish flags yesterday in a protest against a Danish cartoon and a Dutch film said to insult Islam. They called for the Dutch and Danish embassies to be closed and for their troops serving with NATO in the country to be expelled, Reuters reports. The 2005 cartoon depicting the Prophet Mohammad with a bomb in his turban was recently reprinted in Dutch newspapers after the cartoonist received death threats. More »

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      Afghanistan  • Islam  • protests  • NATO  • Netherlands  • Denmark  • Danish Mohammed cartoons  • Geert Wilders

    • Dutch Pol Makes Waves With Unseen Film

      newser  |  Der Spiegel  |  Mar 20, 08 1:36 PM CDT

      Dutch Pol Makes Waves With Unseen Film

      An unruly Dutch politician for months has had civil and religious leaders in a tizzy over a movie no one has seen—and which might not even exist, Der Spiegel reports. But by the end of March, provocateur Geert Wilders says he intends to release a movie exposing “the intolerant and fascist nature of the Koran.” Wilders had previously vowed to air his stunt—which is said to include the shredding of a Koran—by the end of January. More »

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      Iran  • European Union  • Islam  • Syria  • Netherlands  • Koran  • Danish Mohammed cartoons  • Geert Wilders

    • Exercise and Happiness Not Linked: Study

      newser  |  USA Today  |  Mar 17, 08 8:06 AM CDT

      Exercise and Happiness Not Linked: Study

      Going for a run might not clear your head in quite the way thought, reports USA Today, and its supposed benefits on mental health may be misguided. Rather, Dutch researchers found that a single set of genes both determines one’s inclination toward exercise and happiness—making the most physically fit the most mentally fit as well. More »

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      genetics  • depression  • exercise  • mental health  • Netherlands  • twins  • health study

    • Brit Furor Over Asylum for Gay Iranian

      newser  |  Independent (UK)  |  Mar 15, 08 10:45 AM CDT

      Brit Furor Over Asylum for Gay Iranian

      A gay teenager who fears the death penalty at home in Iran, after his boyfriend was hanged for sodomy, is fighting for the right to stay in  the UK permanently, the Independent reports. Mehdi Kazemi, 19, lost his asylum claim in Britain and is now in a detention center in the Netherlands, but the British Home Secretary has bowed to pressure and agreed to reconsider. A Dutch court Tuesday said he could not claim asylum there. More »

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      Iran  • Great Britain  • United Kingdom  • England  • death penalty  • capital punishment  • gay  • Netherlands  • teenager  • deportation  • Jacqui Smith  • Liberal Democrats

  • February 2008

    • Iran Asks Dutch Gov't to Ban Anti-Islam Film

      newser  |  BBC  |  Feb 17, 08 2:35 PM CST

      Iran Asks Dutch Gov't to Ban Anti-Islam Film

      Upset by a right-wing Dutch politician's movie, which portrays the Koran as an inspiration for murder, Iran’s justice minister is asking the Dutch government to ban the film, the BBC reports. The minister called the film, by parliament member Geert Wilders, an unnecessary attack on Islam’s holiest object. The Dutch government has so far supported Wilder’s right to show the film, which is set to air in a few months. More »

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      Iran  • Islam  • Netherlands  • Koran  • Geert Wilders  • religious conflict  • Theo Van Gogh

    • Indian Guru to the Beatles Dies

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Feb 6, 08 3:22 AM CST

      Indian Guru to the Beatles Dies

      Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the Indian guru who inspired the Beatles and founded the Transcendental Meditation movement, died yesterday at his Dutch home, the Guardian reports. He was believed to be 90. Maharishi—known as the “giggling guru” for his playful witticisms—hosted the Beatles for a highly publicized retreat at his Indian compound in 1968. More »

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      obituary  • India  • Beatles  • Netherlands  • Clint Eastwood  • Wales  • meditation  • Deepak Chopra

  • January 2008

    • Dutch Brace for Terror Before Koran Shredding

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Jan 21, 08 5:02 AM CST

      Dutch Brace for Terror Before Koran Shredding

      The Dutch government expects violent protests in response to an anti-Muslim film—said to include images of the Koran being shredded—that a right-wing lawmaker has vowed to make public this month. Geert Wilders, one of nine members of an extremist party in the Dutch lower house, aims to expose the Koran as a “source of inspiration for intolerance, murder and terror,” the Guardian reports. More »

    • 10 Best Bookstores on Earth

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Jan 17, 08 3:35 PM CST

      10 Best Bookstores on Earth

      Not all bookstores are mega-style these days. Some are even built in churches, theaters, and 19-century buildings. A Guardian scribe lists his top 10 booksellers worldwide: Maastricht, Netherlands: Boekhandel Selexyz Dominicanen. Owners converted an 800-year-old church into a divine bookstore. Buenos Aires' El Ateneo. Once a theater, its stage is now a cafe where readers flip pages and sip coffee. Porto, Portugal's Livraria Lello. Started as a bookstore in 1881, it boasts stained glass ceilings and ornate wood carvings. Secret Headquarters comic shop in Los Angeles. Nestled in hip Silver Lake, this boutique is for the refined comic lover. Borders in Glasgow. Okay, so this one's a chain—but it's tucked into a neo-classical 19th-century building.   More »

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      list  • Japan  • Los Angeles  • Mexico  • Netherlands  • Brussels  • bookstore  • used bookstores

    • Indignant NATO Allies Blast Gates' Critique

      newser  |  Times (UK)  |  Jan 17, 08 5:02 AM CST

      Indignant NATO Allies Blast Gates' Critique

      US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has sparked an uproar among America's allies after he complained to the Los Angeles Times that some NATO forces are unprepared for their jobs in Afghanistan. The Dutch, British and Canadians—who all have troops in the south of the country—immediately slammed the comments, with one Brit official calling it "bloody outrageous." More »

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      Great Britain  • Afghanistan  • Canada  • Robert Gates  • NATO  • Netherlands  • military training  • counter insurgency

  • December 2007

    • It's All Greek to Miss Belgium

      newser  |  AFP  |  Dec 17, 07 2:28 PM CST

      It's All Greek to Miss Belgium

      The new Miss Belgium sparked fury in Flanders this weekend with her admission that she doesn't speak Dutch, AFP reports. In a country already torn over the Flemish-French conflict that's derailed the government for months, 20-year-old Alizee Poulicek's attempt to speak the language of the country's majority was met with boos and mockery—but she still emerged victorious. More »

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      Netherlands  • language  • Belgium  • Flanders  • beauty pageant  • Guy Verhofstadt

    • Dutch Float Plans for Island in North Sea

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Dec 10, 07 6:35 PM CST

      Dutch Float Plans for Island in North Sea

      The Dutch are seriously considering building a tulip-shaped island in the North Sea to expand the severely crowded nation and shield the coast from the rising ocean, Reuters reports.  "People live on top of each other in the Netherlands," said a politician.  "We are hungry for land." More »

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      global warming  • Netherlands  • North Sea  • island

  • November 2007

    • 3 Holloway Suspects Arrested Again

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Nov 21, 07 3:42 PM CST

      3 Holloway Suspects Arrested Again

      The last three people seen with missing American teenager Natalee Holloway, who disappeared on a graduation trip to Aruba in 2005, were arrested again today on suspicion of manslaughter. Dutch teen Joran van der Sloot was detained in the Netherlands, where he attends university, the AP reports; he’s expected to be extradited to Aruba. Surinamese brothers Satish and Deepak Kalpoe were arrested on the Caribbean island. More »

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      Netherlands  • Natalee Holloway  • Aruba  • Joran van der Sloot  • Satish Kalpoe  • Deepak Kalpoe  • missing student

    • Dutch Try New Strategies as Tides Rise

      newser  |  Christian Science Monitor  |  Nov 18, 07 9:52 AM CST

      Dutch Try New Strategies as Tides Rise

      The most famous dike-builders in the world are reconsidering their strategy for holding out against climate change, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Instead of tightly controlled and engineered dikes, the Netherlands is trying out a so-called "soft approach" that breach dikes and allow large areas to flood, while protecting large cities from the brunt of the sea's ever-rising wrath. More »

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      climate change  • global warming  • Netherlands  • sea level

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