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Murder in Amsterdam: The Death of Theo Van Gogh and the Limits of Tolerance

Ian Buruma

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Murder in Amsterdam: The Death of Theo Van Gogh and the Limits of Tolerance

A revelatory look at what happens when political Islam collides with the secular West. On a cold November day in Amsterdam in 2004, the celebrated and controversial Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh was shot and killed by an Islamic extremist for making a movie that "insulted the prophet Mohammed." The murder sent shock waves across Europe and around the world. Shortly thereafter, Ian Buruma returned to his native land to investigate the event and its larger meaning as part of the great dilemma of our time.

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Publisher
Penguin
Year
2007
ISBN-13
9781440620058
Genre
Politics & Current Affairs
Topics
Political Islam and secularismImmigration and multiculturalismFree speech and religious extremism

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  • The Missionary and the Libertine: Love and War in East and West

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