Hi jholt,

‘Mein Kampf’ really is still forbidden in the Netherlands. But I must confess, this seems a little bit out of date now. However I never tried to find the dutch translation on the internet, might be difficult.

BTW, there once was a cartoon in another dutch newspaper, which showed a book with the picture of Wilders on it, and the title ‘Mein Kampf’. I think it was shortly after this letter you are referring to. If our reflexes are too anti religious, we betray the ideal of the Enlightenment.

GdB

PS I am dutch, but living inSwitzerland, but try to keep myself informed.

Hi all,

From here.

They point out that the stance taken by The Hague was very different from that taken by the Danish government during the crisis surrounding the cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. One Islam Online editor writes: “A campaign to boycott Dutch products confirms the allegation that Muslims respond irrationally.”

Do you want to break the communication line with moslems who write this?

Also:

An exhibition on paintings by the Dutch master Rembrandt taking place in Cairo has not been targetted by the boycott campaign. Speaking at the opening of the exhibition, Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk Hosni condemned calls to boycott Dutch art. He said the idea went against Egypt’s tolerant culture.

GdB