Murder in Amsterdam: Liberal Europe, Islam and the Limits of Tolerance, (Paperback)

from Devil_llama

A good discussion of the murder of the Dutch filmmaker, Theo Van Gogh, following his production of a short film on Islam with Ayaan Hirsi-Ali. The author tries to avoid making judgements on the individuals involved, though there are times when his opinion slips through in the way a phrase is word...

from SeriousGrace

Mohammed Bouyeri was 26 years old when he not only shot Theo van Gogh several times but slashed his throat with a machete as well. He ended his assault by stabbing a note into Van Gogh's lifeless body - however the final insult was kicking the corpse before calmly walking away. The note, oddly en...

from m.belljackson

With the exception of tedious and repetitive interludes, MURDER IN AMSTERDAM is finely detailed and informative. It is also terrifying, notably for those of us who fear that Ayaan Hirsi Ali may be more right than right-wing.

from xenchu

This is the story of the murder of Theo van Gogh in Amsterdam and its aftermath and consequences for Holland and perhaps the world. It is about the tensions in Dutch life between liberal Dutch society and muslim culture.

from janey47

I STRONGLY recommend this book. I find Sam Harris's and Richard Dawkins's calls for the abolition of religion to be vast oversimplifications of serious issues. One thing I really like about Baruma's book is that he raises questions rather than trying to find one sweeping solution that makes us, t...