daring or dogmatic? : debates on multiculturalism and emancipation in the Netherlands
- Categories
- Article/Artikel
- Magazine Title
- Focaal
- Magazine Year
- 2003
- Magazine Number
- 42
- Creator
- Ghorashi, Halleh
- Shelfmark
- Biografische map: 6948
- Thesaurus
- vluchtelingen, Somalisch, allochtonen, multicultureel, emancipatie, islam, Nederland
- Description
- The Somalian Ayaan Hirsi Ali came to the Netherlands as a refugee in 1992. She graduated in political science. She stood up for the rights of Islamic women, who she believed were suppressed by Islamic tradition and law. At first author identificated hersel with Hirsi Ali. But that didnot last long realizing that Hirsi Ali had become a welcome mouthpiece for the dominant discourse on Islam in the Netherlands that pictures Islamic migrants as problems and enemies of the nation.