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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Netherlands stories: 63 news summaries

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 Dutch Pol Posts
Anti-Islam Film Online 

Controversial movie slams Koran
as 'fascist text'

Mar 28, 08 5:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Islam • Madrid bombings • Netherlands • September 11 • stoning • Amsterdam • beheading • Koran • London bombings • Geert Wilders • Freedom Party • LiveLeak • Fitna • Theo van Gogh

 Afghans Protest Cartoons, Film 

Angry crowds chant death to Danish, Dutch

Mar 22, 08 7:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Dutch Pol Makes Waves With Unseen Film

Western, Islamic officials fear violence over anti-Koran piece

Mar 20, 08 1:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Exercise and Happiness Not Linked: Study

Same gene set makes physically active most likely to be mentally fit

Mar 17, 08 8:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Brit Furor Over Asylum for
Gay Iranian

Teen says boyfriend was killed; calls gay treatment 'genocide'

Mar 15, 08 10:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Iran • death penalty • United Kingdom • England • Netherlands • capital punishment • deportation • Jacqui Smith • Britain • Liberal Democrats • teenager • Mehdi Kazemi • gays

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

Right-wing pol's movie shows Koran as inspiration for murder

Feb 17, 08 2:35 PM CST
(Newser) - 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.... More »

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

Indian Guru to the Beatles Dies

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi brought Transcendental Meditation to the West

Feb 6, 08 3:22 AM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Dutch Brace
for Terror
Before Koran Shredding

Right-wing pol vows to air anti-Muslim film

Jan 21, 08 5:02 AM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Islam • terrorism • Muslims • Netherlands • freedom of expression • Oliver Stone • Josh Brolin • Sundance Film Festival • Geert Wilders • Dutch government • 'Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired' • George W. Bush

10 Best Bookstores on Earth

From the Netherlands to Japan to L.A., a Guardian scribe picks his faves

Jan 17, 08 3:35 PM CST
(Newser) - 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:
  1. Maastricht, Netherlands: Boekhandel Selexyz Dominicanen. Owners converted an 800-year-old church into a divine bookstore.
  2. Buenos Aires' El Ateneo. Once a theater, its
... More »

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

Indignant NATO Allies Blast Gates' Critique

It's 'bloody outrageous,' says angry Brit official

Jan 17, 08 5:02 AM CST
(Newser) - 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,... More »

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

It's All Greek to Miss Belgium

Beauty queen is no Dutch treat; caretaker PM tries to mend government

Dec 17, 07 2:28 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Dutch Float Plans for Island in North Sea

If Dubai can do it, why not the Netherlands? Tulip-shaped, of course.

Dec 10, 07 6:35 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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global warming • Netherlands • island • North Sea • tulip

3 Holloway Suspects Arrested Again

Men were the last seen with missing American student in Aruba

Nov 21, 07 3:42 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Dutch Try New Strategies as Tides Rise

With 60% of country below sea level, climate change hits home in Netherlands

Nov 18, 07 9:52 AM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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climate change • global warming • Netherlands • sea level

Mushrooms Declared Illegal in Netherlands

Teen's suicide leads to surprise change in anything-goes policy

Oct 12, 07 5:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - The party is over in Amsterdam. The Dutch government today announced a ban on psilocybin mushrooms, long tolerated under the Netherlands’ notoriously liberal drug laws, after the well-publicized suicide of a teenage user. The fungus “will be outlawed the same way as other drugs,” the justice minister said.... More »

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drugs • Netherlands • Amsterdam • psilocybin mushrooms

Protect Her Like You Promised

Dutch must keep free-speech advocate alive, Rushdie and Harris argue in the LAT

Oct 9, 07 5:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Former Dutch MP Ayaan Hirsi deserves “the freedoms of speech and conscience we take for granted," argue Salman Rushdie and Sam Harris—who urge the Dutch to keep protecting her from Islamic killers. The Dutch promised protection in 2002, and should “recognize a scandal in the making”... More »

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Somalia • Christopher Hitchens • Netherlands • Salman Rushdie • protection • Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Legal Assisted Suicide Hasn't Led to Abuse

Study of Oregon, Netherlands finds fears to be unfounded

Sep 27, 07 2:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fears that legalizing physician-assisted suicide would lead to its use on unwilling, disabled people are unfounded, concludes a new study conducted in Oregon and the Netherlands, where the practice is legal. Researchers scoured hundreds of cases for any kind of bias, finding, “no evidence to justify the grave and... More »

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cancer • assisted suicide • Netherlands • euthanasia • research • Oregon

Clinton Summit Pulls in Billions

Norway, Netherlands, Brangelina vow to help

Sep 27, 07 7:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Over 1,000 philanthropists pledged billions of dollars at this year's Clinton Global Initiative, where the ex-president annually brings together world leaders, corporate biggies and change-minded celebs. Angelina Jolie plans to educate 1 million children in conflicted areas; Brad Pitt pledged $5 million to build homes in New Orleans, and... More »

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philanthropy • Africa • Angelina Jolie • pregnancy • Brad Pitt • New Orleans • Bill Clinton • Netherlands • Norway • infant mortality • charity • donation • Clinton Global Initiative

Dutch Gov't Courts More 9-to-5 Women

Daycare program aims to get moms working; won’t conquer guilt

Sep 8, 07 2:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Dutch government is working to get women working. A new law mandating that schools must provide afternoon childcare is meant to raise the number of mothers in full-time jobs, the Economist reports. At 66%, the Netherlands has a higher than average female workforce among European countries, but 61% of... More »

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parenting • women • Netherlands • mothers • gender roles • daycare • working mothers

Contador Surges to Lead Tour's 14th Stage

Young Spaniard bests race-leader Rasmussen in mountain sprint

Jul 23, 07 4:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tour de France leader MIchael Rasmussen was bested in Stage 14 in the Pyrenees yesterday by 24-year old Alberto Contador of Spain. After a grueling 122.4-mile slog through the mountains, the two men emerged almost 2 minutes ahead of the field, with the Netherlands' Rasmussen, 33, still holding a... More »

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Spain • Netherlands • Tour de France • Michael Rasmussen • Alberto Contador • Pyrenees • Cadel Evans

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