Islam is the second largest religion in the Netherlands,after Christianity,and is practised by 5% of the population according to 2018 estimates. The majority of Muslims in the Netherlands belong to the Sunni denomination. Many reside in the country's four major cities:Amsterdam,Rotterdam,The Hague and Utrecht.
Geert Wilders is a Dutch politician who has led the Party for Freedom (PVV) since he founded it in 2006. He is also the party's leader in the House of Representatives,having held a parliamentary seat since 1998. In the 2010 formation of the first Rutte cabinet,a minority government of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) –which he left in 2004 –and Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA),Wilders actively participated in the negotiations,resulting in a "tolerance agreement" between the PVV and these parties. He withdrew his party's parliamentary support in 2012,citing disagreements with the cabinet over proposed budget cuts. Wilders is best known for his populism,anti-immigration,opposition to Islam and Euroscepticism,and for his relations with Russia. His views have made him a controversial figure in the Netherlands and abroad. Since 2004,he has been protected at all times by armed police.
Ehsan Jami is an Iranian-born Iranian-Dutch politician,activist and author who co-founded the former Central Committee for Ex-Muslims. He was previously a member of the Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA) before becoming active in the PVV founded by Geert Wilders.
Fitna is a 2008 short film by Dutch politician Geert Wilders. Approximately 17 minutes in length,the film attempts to demonstrate that the Qur'an motivates its followers to hate all who violate Islamic teachings. The film shows selected excerpts from Surahs of the Qur'an,interspersed with media clips and newspaper cuttings showing or describing acts of violence by Muslims worldwide.
The international reaction to Fitna consisted of condemnation from Muslims,several fatwa against Geert Wilders,and attempts by many Islamic countries to censor the film. The Dutch government immediately distanced itself from the film. Several Muslim organizations and political parties organized boycotts against Dutch products.
Mohamed Rabbae was a Moroccan-born Dutch politician and activist.
Louis Bontes is a Dutch politician and former police officer. He was a member of the European Parliament (2009–2010) and a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands (2010–2017) for the Party for Freedom (PVV) until 2013 and as an independent since. He was the cofounder and chairman of the political party For the Netherlands (VNL) from 2014 to 2015.
The trial of Geert Wilders,a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands,took place in the Netherlands in 2010 and 2011. Wilders was accused of criminally insulting religious and ethnic groups and inciting hatred and discrimination. He was found not guilty in June 2011.
The Party for Freedom is a nationalist and right-wing populist political party in the Netherlands. Since the early 2020s,the party has rapidly grown in popularity,gaining significant support for its anti-immigration positions. After the 2023 general elections,it became the largest party in the House of Representatives.
Robert Frank Willem "Wim" Kortenoeven is a Dutch author,journalist and former politician.
Wilhelmina Ruurdina Dille,commonly known as Willie Dille,was a Dutch politician.
Johannes Henricus Antonius (Johan) Driessen is a Dutch politician and former lawyer. He was an MP for the Party for Freedom (PVV) from 17 June 2010 to 19 September 2012. He focused on matters of development aid.
Rudolf Aleida "Roland" van Vliet is a Dutch independent politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives between 17 June 2010 and 23 March 2017. A member of the Party for Freedom (PVV) until he left it on 20 March 2014,he became a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) on 1 June 2015 but remained an independent member of the House because of procedures that prohibits party switching during an incumbent legislative session. Unofficially,he caucused with the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy on voting.
Sharia4Holland was an Islamist movement,openly seeking to institute Sharia law in the Netherlands. The group was an offshoot of the Belgian extremist network Sharia4Belgium.
An election of the Members of the European Parliament from the Netherlands was held on 22 May 2014. This is the 8th time the elections have been held for the European elections in the Netherlands.
Arnoud van Doorn is a politician. He was a member of the Dutch political party,Dutch Freedom Party (PVV),before converting to Islam.
Gommarus Adrianus "Gom" van Strien is a Dutch politician,he has been a member of the Senate for the Party for Freedom since 7 June 2011. He has served as deputy parliamentary leader since 25 September 2012. He was named formation scout after the 2023 Dutch general election but resigned within days,after he was linked to a fraud case involving his former employer,Utrecht Holdings.
VoorNederland was a Dutch political party. It was previously active in the House of Representatives of the Netherlands as the Group Bontes/Van Klaveren,a parliamentary group founded in April 2014. The parliamentary group was succeeded by a political party in May 2014. After failing to garner win a single seat in the 2017 general election the party disbanded.
Gideon "Gidi" Markuszower is an Israeli–Dutch politician of the Party for Freedom (PVV). He became a member of the Netherlands Senate on 9 June 2015. During the 2017 Dutch general election he was elected to the House of Representatives,and gave up his Senate seat. He was fourth on the Party for Freedom list in 2023 Dutch general election,and thus will continue to sit in the House of Representatives.
Chris A. Jansen is a Dutch politician,who served as a member of the House of Representatives between November 2019 and March 2021 on behalf of the right-wing populist Party for Freedom (PVV).
