Muslims in The Hague demonstrate against van Gogh murder

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http://www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/1099722120322.html



This is my own partial translation into English (the text is in Dutch). Sorry if it's a bit munged, I'm still far from fluent:

Several hundred Moroccans held a demonstration Saturday afternoon in Den Haag, speaking out against violence and for peaceful co-existence in the Netherlands. They came together as a result of the assassination of (Dutch filmmaker) Theo van Gogh. The demonstration was sponsored by Moroccan organizations in Den Haag.

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The procession consisted primarily of Moroccan men, with some women and a Dutch man. The participants carried signs and banners with phrases such as "No bullets, only words" and "No killing in my name", and"Islam is peace". The demonstration felt more like a casual stroll, which was precisely the intention of the organization.

On the Spuiplein, a man addressed the assembled crowd, calling on the people present to oppose violence, to live together peacefully and respect each other's freedom of expression ...

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The imams in Den Haag called on their supporters to join the demonstration.

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... "All Muslims and Moroccans are lumped in with this, when in reality a lot of democratic Moroccans are rock-solid workers for democracy and respectful, peaceful co-existence with everyone. We see that the Dutch are frightened of Muslims, and vice versa. With this demonstration we want to want to lessen this mutual fear," said the spokesman.