Gabbal Posted September 26, 2003 24 September 2003 AMSTERDAM — Somali-born MP Ayaan Hirsi Ali has launched a blistering attack on a commission investigating the effectiveness of policies to integrate newcomers into Dutch society. The outspoken Liberal VVD parliamentarian told a radio programme that she was not convinced that the commission's report would be impartial, because the Hilda Verwey-Jonker institute was involved in the study through its former director Jan Duyvendak. Much of the Dutch integration policies are based on the institute's concepts, and Hirsi Ali's comments echo those of Socialist Party MP Ali Lazrak who has resigned from the commission. Hirsi Ali was not appointed to the committee and reacted furiously earlier this year when the VVD did not appoint her to be its parliamentary spokesperson on immigration. She came to public prominence last year when she resigned from the Labour PvdA party where she worked as a political scientist. She lambasted left-of-centre government for not pursuing tougher policies when in power from 1994 to May 2002 to force Muslim immigrants to integrate. Labour ruled during those years in coalition with the VVD and the small Democrat D66 party. She received death threats and had to go into hiding in the US for several weeks after describing Islam as "backward" for treating women as inferior to men. Following her latest comments, VVD parliamentary party leader Jozias van Aartsen said she had a point when she criticised the integration committee that began work last Monday. Van Aartsen also questioned the involvement of the Hilda Verwey-Jonker institute. But integration commission chairman Stef Blok and Parliament chairman Frans Weisglas, both VVD members, accused her of speaking out too early. "She has ignored the Parliament's rules of play…she is responding to rumours. A well grounded judgement is possible once the investigation is finished," said Blok. [Copyright Expatica News 2003] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OG_Girl Posted September 26, 2003 waaw . thanx HornAfrique , really intresting artical ,but i always like to read posters comments. why u did not put ur comments ?!! thanx again Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gabbal Posted September 27, 2003 What do you want me to say Og? Evrything I would've said has been said about that Munaafaq. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
African Posted September 27, 2003 Well said Horn....she doesn't even deserve the space in ur websites....& I think we should drop making any reference 2 articles that mention her. :mad: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
