For a couple of years now the position of Muslims in the Netherlands has become subject of a fierce debate, both in the Netherlands and abroad. A lot can be said concerning its characteristics, its causes or the factual and perceived problems that underpin this debate. We note that the debate concerning Muslims has mostly been based on image-forming and perceptions that hardly have a connection - if any - with the actual reality.
The factbook contains data concerning Muslims and immigrants (persons who themselves are born abroad or one of their parents has been) in important sectors of the society. We do not pretend to be all-embracing, but we do think this factbook is an important asset to the current public debate. We are distributing the factbook to representatives of the media in the Middle East and other countries in which the film of Geert Wilders is widely discussed.
Source: Forum (English), factbook available as PDF.
