{"id":1441,"date":"2002-05-07T22:05:56","date_gmt":"2002-05-08T03:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/?p=1441"},"modified":"2002-05-07T22:05:56","modified_gmt":"2002-05-08T03:05:56","slug":"slain_dutch_politician_made_a_career_of_slamming_islam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/2002\/05\/slain_dutch_politician_made_a_career_of_slamming_islam\/","title":{"rendered":": Slain Dutch Politician Made a Career of Slamming Islam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>\n\n\n
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The murder<\/a> of Dutch right-wing politician Pim Fortuyn<\/a>, apparently at the hands of an animal-rights activist<\/a> (insert sigh of relief from Euro Muslims), comes just nine days before Dutch national elections in which polls had predicted he would win enough seats to lead one of the country\u2019s largest parties. Fortuyn\u2019s political rise is based mainly on his attacks on Islam and Muslims (nearly 10% of the Dutch population) whom he feels are unable to properly integrate<\/a> into Dutch culture. He used his flamboyant gay identity as fuel for his fire against Islam, which \u2013 like many other religions \u2013 does not accept homosexuality<\/a>. He slammed Islam as \u201cbackward\u201d in a popular 1997 book entitled \u201cAgainst The Islamisation Of Our Culture\u201d. Fortuyn\u2019s anti-crime, pro-individualism views struck a chord with voters \u2013 particularly among the young, and even a few Muslims<\/a> \u2013 despite the country\u2019s celebrated reputation for liberalism and religious tolerance. Nearly one half of Dutch 18-30 year-olds recently polled want to see an end to Muslim immigration, and declared their support for Fortuyn in the May elections. However, despite the death of Fortuyn and the election loss of Frances Jean-Marie (The hijab<\/i> \u201cprotects us from ugly women<\/a>\u201c) Le Pen, anti-Muslim sentiment remains strong as Muslims struggle to find their place in Europe.<\/p>\n

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Shahed Amanullah is editor-in-chief of altmuslim.com.\n<\/p>\n

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