10 July 2011

Netherlands: 'Schools should initiate immigrants into Dutch culture'

While teaching he had to deal with the shadowy sides of immigration: "Honor murder, forced marriage and coercion in religion.

…. "The arrival of the satellite dish brought about a sea change. Ever since dishes became affordable, a parallel society came into being in Rotterdam. I've had girls in my class who were born and raised here, but led fully Turkish lives in the heart of Rotterdam.

They go to a Turkish hairdresser, watch Turkish TV, read Turkish papers and go to to a Turkish funeral director. they're Turks who happen to live in the Netherlands. [Islam in Europe] Read more