“I migrated to Europe with hope. Now I feel nothing but dread” - Main contents

Bron: Blog Anja Meulenbelt

Dutchman Abdelkader Benali, well-known writer in the Netherlands, from Moroccan origin, writes about what is happening in our country.

“When I arrived with my mother in Rotterdam in the late 1970s, we thought we had found a safe haven. Coming from the sharp-edged mountains of north Morocco, the streets of the Low Countries felt like a place where everything could be done better. It did not seem possible that, 30 years later, the likes of Geert Wilders would wield influence, pushing his ban on the burqa, but then there were no burqas to be seen in the street.

The Netherlands felt like a country that would never betray me.”

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