Tag: Geert Wilders
Netherlands Islam: Wilders verdict stirs up debate
By Lauren Comiteau June 23, 2011.
Print: BBC
Geert Wilders, the outspoken Dutch MP who branded Islam a violent religion and called the Koran a fascist book, has been acquitted of all charges of hate speech and discrimination at a trial seen as testing the boundaries of freedom of expression.
Britain Refuses Entry to Dutch Lawmaker Whose Remarks and Film Have Angered Muslims
John F. Burns February 14, 2009.
The New York Times
A Dutch member of Parliament who has compared the Koran to “Mein Kampf” and blamed Islamic texts for inciting the 9/11 attacks was detained by immigration officials at Heathrow Airport on Thursday and forced to board the next flight back to the Netherlands. His deportation had been ordered by Britain’s home secretary on the grounds that his presence in Britain endangered public safety.
