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Zwarte Piet/Black Pete

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'

‘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...

Doc Jazz’s new song is out! Right of Return, now on Youtube

Doc Jazz’s new song is out! Right of Return, now on Youtube

Doc Jazz is back, with a brand-new song! As announced before, the name of the song is ‘Right of Return’, and it was released on Youtube on December 17, 2011. The new song features Susanne Alt on a soulful saxophone, and has additional vocals by Jawhara. Apart from this, it is a one-man-product as usual, featuring Doc Jazz on keyboards,...

Sneak preview: song lyrics of ‘Right of Return’!

Sneak preview: song lyrics of ‘Right of Return’!

Those of you who follow Doc Jazz are already aware that – after more than one year of musical silence – there is a new song on the way! This song covers one of the most central topics of the Palestinian struggle: the Right of Return. Since the song is already recorded, and is now in its final stages of...