Murder in Amsterdam
Liberal Europe, Islam, and the Limits of Tolerance

I recently finished Infidel but I still felt like I wanted to learn more about Dutch tolerance, perhaps from a different angle. Written by Ian Buruma, a Dutchman who spent several years in the UK, this book was perfect for that. It analyses the murder of Theo Van Gogh through various lenses. Peppere......more

4.5 stars. Can't recommend this highly enough - an exploration of the "clash" of European Enlightenment, Islamic ideology, liberalism, conservatism, national mythology, and national reality. After the murder of the provocative Dutch filmmaker Theo Van Gogh by a Muslim extremist, Buruma went back to......more

This book provides a lot of context for "Infidel," the bestseller by Ayaan Hirsi Ali. In fact, that's a lot of what this book is: context for the religious rift that's working its way through Western Europe. The book poses many good questions about just how far the West is willing to take its tolera......more

In Zeiten, in denen der Konservatismus sich schwer tut, eine deutlich umrissene Position einzunehmen, da er sich vereinnahmt sieht von Kräften, die vor nicht allzu langer Zeit eher dem rechtsradikalen oder zumindest rechtsextremen Spektrum zugeordnet worden wären, sucht man - auch als eher links Ste......more

Reading this book was a mind-altering experience -- and not in a good way. I expect well written, intelligent books to help clear away confusion, but when it comes liberalism, Islam and tolerance, this one only added to mine. Murder in Amsterdam was recommended to me by someone I respect (who told m......more