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“t Dutch And The Jaahiliyya”

Introduction
I am writing this essay for my Political Economy course at the FHW in Berlin. When I was brainstorming about a topic I had a few ideas. I choose the topic “The Dutch and the Jaahiliyya ” because it is something I have been wanting to write about for a long time. In my personal life I come across this topic more and more and that is also why I think it is good to know something more about it. The research that is necessary to write this essay will provide me with a lot more background information and this may help me to discuss Islamisation topics on a higher intellectual level in the future.

The topic of Islamisation lies in a sensitive area and it will be a challenge to write diplomatically about it because I would like to ventilate my own opinion without hurting other peoples’ feelings and without being misunderstood. I will shortly explain my personal motivation behind the topic.

As an international Business Student I had the privilege to study and work in other countries than my home country. As an Erasmus student I met a lot of students from other cultures and countries. These experiences made my education more valuable for me because I am interested in cultural differences. It is not only interesting to learn about the cultures and beliefs of other students, it is also interesting to learn how they value mine. What I experienced is that a lot of people from other countries think that Dutch people are against Muslims and the Islam and that we are more racist than others. I understand that other people can get this idea from what they read in the media about what is/was happening in the Netherlands. However, we Dutch people consider ourselves as open-minded and tolerant.

In this essay I would like to talk about Islam and Muslims in the Netherlands, integration and the fear of the native Dutch people towards Islamisation. Therefore I would like to give more information about this in the...

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