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...Assem believes Europeans will join the caliphate, but only once they see its advantages. And he admits that day is a long way off. - By STEVE ZWICK/Duisberg THE CRITIC Ayaan Hirsi Ali, 33, the Netherlands Islam is "an extremely backward religion," according to an important new voice on the Dutch political scene. These words clearly echo those of slain right-wing leader Pim Fortuyn, who also used the word backward in reference to Islam. But the speaker today is Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a Somali refugee and former Muslim who's a sure bet to become an M.P. for the liberal...
...think is where the name comes from. She says that’s not it, but frankly, I think she’s a liar. She says it’s a beautiful and powerful name—some hippie crap. Now, my last name, Maats. My dad is Dutch, and Maat is Dutch for measure or measurement. It comes from Ma’at, who is the Egyptian goddess of truth, justice and universal order...
...FORMALLY CHARGED. YANG BIN, 39, Chinese-born Dutch tycoon who only two months ago was appointed head of a North Korean Special Administrative Region; after being placed under house arrest on Oct. 4 for charges of fraud and other commercial crimes; in Shenyang, China. Yang's fall from grace is an em-barrassment for North Korea, and may strain the country's historically close ties with China. Trading of shares in Yang's Hong Kong-listed orchid exporter Euro-Asia Agricultural Holdings has been suspended since late September, and the company has virtually collapsed, unable to repay its loans. Hong...
Consider Ayaan Hirsi Alis, a Muslim Somali refugee turned Dutch political activist. Before death threats convinced her to flee the country, she made her name documenting a culture of forced marriages and sexual abuse in the Netherlands’ Muslim immigrant population and railing against the orthodoxy of multiculturalism that refused to pass judgment on practices she unapologetically labeled “backward.” Alis is not affiliated with a right-wing party and the Dutch are famously tolerant people who put up with everything. Neither Alis nor her country fit the usual profile of claustrophobic bigots...
...long term, profits are being squeezed today--making it more difficult for operators to adopt more expensive, eco-friendly methods. About 75% of salmon-farming firms are relatively small and privately held and don't make their finances public. The large, publicly held companies in the business--including Dutch food producer Nutreco Holdings NV and Norwegian seafood giants Fjord Seafood ASA, Stolt Sea Farm and Pan Fish ASA--are feeling the pinch. Pan Fish recently reported a quarterly operating loss of $18.5 million...