Discrimination? Maybe not; Annoying? You bet! The attacks in Paris made my heart go out to Dutch citizens with a Moroccan or Turkish ethnic background. What influence does all this have on them? Marieke Slootman • December 15, 2015
Ethnic identification need not be an expression of Otherness Belonging is a contested issue in the Netherlands. Those who define their identity in ethnic terms are treated with distrust. Why do individuals at times define themselves as ‘Moroccan’ or ‘Turkish’ and does it really make them any less Dutch? Marieke Slootman • November 28, 2014
