Dutch Prosecutors Move to Drop Charges Against Geert Wilders

Wilders has been acquitted on all counts, but that’s not quite true. Presumably all charges will now be dismissed — Radio Netherlands says the case is as good as over ...

‘Freedom of speech has limits’ say prosecutors in hate speech trial

AMSTERDAM- Populist politician Geert Wilders’s negative views of Islam – he has called it “retarded” and “inherently violent” – are his opinions, not irrefutable facts, Dutch prosecutors argued yesterday at ...

Sharia Law’s Threat to Free Speech

An organized effort is underway worldwide orchestrated by a powerful Islamic political body to criminalize speech that “offends” Muslims. As much as that may sound like some fantastic conspiracy theory, ...

Geert Wilders’ Speech at Ground Zero

Dear friends, May I ask you to be silent for ten seconds? Just be silent and listen. Ten seconds. And listen… What we hear are the sounds of life in ...

‘Beheading Sheikh’: Rape Victims Can Blame Themselves for Wearing ‘Satanic Skirts’

The Sydney-born Islamic cleric who called for the beheading of a Dutch anti-Muslim MP has been back in Australia for several months and preaching at an Islamic centre in Campbelltown ...

Anti-Semitism rampant in the land of Islam

A Jan. 21 item in the Jakarta Globe from Indonesia reported a speech by Mahathir Mohamad, the former prime minister of Malaysia, at a conference in support of Al-Quds (Jerusalem). ...

Western Civilization on Trial: Why We Should Be Watching Geert Wilders

by Daniel Pipes February 8, 2010 As the Geert Wilders case goes into pre-trial, National Review Online asked our experts: Is there any legitimate reason he’s in court? What are ...

Why I Stand with Geert Wilders

by Daniel Pipes National Review Online January 19, 2010 Who is the most important European alive today? I nominate the Dutch politician Geert Wilders. I do so because he is ...

Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker faces hate speech trial

AMSTERDAM – Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders sat in the defendant’s dock Wednesday, nodding his head as prosecutors read aloud a hundred remarks he has made condemning Islam, Muslims and immigrants ...

Five Years After Van Gogh’s Murder, Free Speech Is Under Attack

by David J. Rusin On November 2, 2004, Dutch columnist, filmmaker, and all-around provocateur Theo van Gogh was shot and stabbed to death as he biked to work on an ...