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Response to Cameron’s Speech in Indonesia
Dear Mr Cameron, Your speech on Thursday 12th April 2012 in Indonesia was arguably one of the most dishonest and hypocritical political speeches I have ever heard. Your trip to Indonesia may have been meant to [...]
The Caliphate in the Dutch media: The resistance against Dutch colonialism in Indonesia – Part 3
The Dutch plans against resistance: “Stop the Caliphate” The Dutch newspapers from the period 1850 – 1930 also made clear what plans the Dutch made in order to deal with the unrests in Indonesia and to [...]
The Caliphate in the Dutch media: The resistance against Dutch colonialism in Indonesia – Part 2
The Dutch insight in the Indonesian resistance: “Khilafah is the cause” Over the period 1850 – 1930 most analysts in the Dutch newspapers were of the opinion that the problems of the Dutch in Indonesia all [...]
The Caliphate in the Dutch media: The resistance against Dutch colonialism in Indonesia – Part 1
The Dutch and Indonesian history books disagree strongly on the history of Dutch colonialism in Indonesia. Most history books in The Netherlands use the Indonesian term tempu dulu to describe this period of history. Tempu dulu [...]
Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje: History of Orientalist Manipulation of Islam
According to Snouck the fundamental problem with Islam was the fact that Muslims believed in the need for Unity of State, with a Khalifah governing over all of them according to Sharia law. In a letter [...]