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Zwarte Piet/Black Pete

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Racism in the Netherlands: the world is watching

This article is a modification for English-speaking readers of the Dutch original which was published a few days ago on the Dutch website Wijblijvenhier, where it was received with over 1800 Facebook-likes within a little over 24 hours.   By Tariq Shadid – All of a sudden, racism in the Netherlands has become a subject of regular and open debate....

Dutch youngsters dressed up as 'Black Pete'

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‘Black Pete’: Netherlands under pressure over allegedly ‘racist’ Zwarte Piet tradition

By Tariq Shadid – Towards the end of every year, the Netherlands as well as the Flemish communities in Belgium celebrate Santa Claus with their own version, which is seen as separate from Christmas celebrations. Their version of Saint Nicholas, known as Sinterklaas, comes with the white-bearded elderly man dressed up as a bishop in red clothing, and accompanied by...