By Adrian Morgan
On the morning of November 2, 2004 Theo van Gogh, a descendant of the famous artist's brother, was killed in broad daylight on an Amsterdam street. The murder would forever change the image of the Netherlands as a place of tolerance and libertarianism. Two years before on May 6, 2002, a Netherlands politician called Pim Fortuyn, who had criticized Islam as a "backward culture," was killed by an animal rights activist. Fortuyn's killer claimed to act on behalf of Muslims, but was not a member of the Netherlands' burgeoning Islamic community. Read more ...
On the morning of November 2, 2004 Theo van Gogh, a descendant of the famous artist's brother, was killed in broad daylight on an Amsterdam street. The murder would forever change the image of the Netherlands as a place of tolerance and libertarianism. Two years before on May 6, 2002, a Netherlands politician called Pim Fortuyn, who had criticized Islam as a "backward culture," was killed by an animal rights activist. Fortuyn's killer claimed to act on behalf of Muslims, but was not a member of the Netherlands' burgeoning Islamic community. Read more ...
Source: Family Security Matters
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