THE HAGUE — Dutch police are being encouraged to read a translation of the Muslim holy book, Qur’an, and a biography of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) to deepen their knowledge of Islam.
“Police bosses have decided that staff who buy these books will be refunded half the price,” spokesman Ebe van der Land told Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Monday, May 26.
A new translation of the Qur’an and a biography of Prophet Muhammad, called “The Message,” in Dutch were published by Hossein Sadjadi Ghaemmaghami Farahani, who uses the penname Kader Abdolah, last month.
While studying for his physics degree at Arak College of Science in Tehran he was active in the leftwing underground movement against the Shah and later Khomeini.
He fled his homeland in 1985.
In 1988, at the invitation of the UN, he came to the Netherlands as a political refugee.
His penname is created to honor friends who reportedly died under the Iranian regime.
He authored three novels, including two about life under the Khomeini regime, two short story collections and numerous works of nonfiction.
Rapidly mastering Dutch, his works blending the two cultures have put him on the bestseller lists.
In 1997, he received the Dutch Media Prize for his collected columns from the Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant.
Understanding
Police officers on the beat are being encouraged to read the translation and the biography.
“These two books will make for a better understanding and knowledge of the Quran and the life of the prophet,” said spokesman van der Land.
MP Geert Wilders, the leader of the far-right Freedom Party, posted an anti-Qur’an documentary on a video-sharing website on Thursday, March 27.
The documentary, entitled “Fitna” – an Arabic word for sedition or strife –intersperses images of the 9/11 attacks and the 2004 Madrid train bombings with verses from the Muslim holy book.
The documentary drew criticism from across the political spectrum, the government and Dutch Jews.
Earlier this month Dutch cartoonist Gregorius Nekschott was arrested for incitement to Muslim hatred in his drawings.
Muslims make up one million of the Netherlands’s 16 million population, mostly from Turkish and Moroccan origin.
Source: THE HAGUE — Dutch police are being encouraged to read a translation of the Muslim holy book, Qur’an, and a biography of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) to deepen their knowledge of Islam. “Police bosses have decided that staff who buy these books will be refunded half the price,” spokesman Ebe van der Land told Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Monday, May 26.
A new translation of the Qur’an and a biography of Prophet Muhammad, called “The Message,” in Dutch were published by Hossein Sadjadi Ghaemmaghami Farahani, who uses the penname Kader Abdolah, last month.
While studying for his physics degree at Arak College of Science in Tehran he was active in the leftwing underground movement against the Shah and later Khomeini.
He fled his homeland in 1985.
In 1988, at the invitation of the UN, he came to the Netherlands as a political refugee.
His penname is created to honor friends who reportedly died under the Iranian regime.
He authored three novels, including two about life under the Khomeini regime, two short story collections and numerous works of nonfiction.
Rapidly mastering Dutch, his works blending the two cultures have put him on the bestseller lists.
In 1997, he received the Dutch Media Prize for his collected columns from the Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant.
Understanding
Police officers on the beat are being encouraged to read the translation and the biography.
“These two books will make for a better understanding and knowledge of the Quran and the life of the prophet,” said spokesman van der Land.
MP Geert Wilders, the leader of the far-right Freedom Party, posted an anti-Qur’an documentary on a video-sharing website on Thursday, March 27.
The documentary, entitled “Fitna” – an Arabic word for sedition or strife –intersperses images of the 9/11 attacks and the 2004 Madrid train bombings with verses from the Muslim holy book.
The documentary drew criticism from across the political spectrum, the government and Dutch Jews.
Earlier this month Dutch cartoonist Gregorius Nekschott was arrested for incitement to Muslim hatred in his drawings.
Muslims make up one million of the Netherlands’s 16 million population, mostly from Turkish and Moroccan origin.
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