Muslim Apostate Attacked in Netherlands

In Saudi Arabia, leaving Islam is punishable by death. It looks like that's what our three terrorists' had in mind.

AN IRANIAN-born politician who heads a Dutch group for "ex-Muslims" is to get extra protection after he was attacked near his home.

The attack on Ehsan Jami has caused an outcry in the Netherlands, where Theo Van Gogh, a filmmaker critical of Islam, was murdered in Amsterdam three years ago, and where high-profile MPs have faced death threats from Islamist militants.

Mr Jami, 22, was set upon by three assailants of non-Dutch origin at the weekend, the third time he had been attacked, his adviser, Afshin Ellian, said.

Mr Jami, a local politician for the Dutch Labour party, was "too emotional" to discuss the attack.

"Protective measures will be put in place," a spokesman for the National Co-ordinator for Counter-terrorism said.

According to the Dutch news agency ANP, Mr Jami recently described the Prophet Muhammad in an interview as a "terrible man".

Meanwhile, Courrier International asks, "Should the Dutch police protect Ehsan Jami?"

"But where do these terrorists come from?" exclaims the journalist and legal practioner Afshin Ellian. This week-end, three anonymous people violently assaulted Ehsan Jami, member of the labour party (PvdA) and cofounder of the Dutch 'Central Council of Former Muslims'. "This is the third time Ehsan Jami has been assaulted by young Muslims. How come he is such easy prey for these Muslim Brutes? Because he benefits from absolutely no protective measure. In addition, we now know that his phone number and address are being circulated on an Islamist website. ... How fast we forget! Was Theo van Gogh, the film-maker, not killed here, in the Netherlands? ... What can be said in such a situation? What explanation can I give a young 22 year old who grew up in a European country? Should I say welcome to Gaza, Tehran, Cairo, where those unfortunate enough to think differently are killed in broad daylight, and for whom the state doesn't lift a finger?"

Perhaps, welcome to Eurabia.

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