Sunday, June 25, 2006

TheStar.com - Dutch Muslim MPs act as bridge-builders

"Dutch Muslim MPs act as bridge-builders
Nation's polarization is a blot on Dutch democracy, MPs tell Haroon Siddiqui

Jun. 25, 2006. 01:00 AM
HAROON SIDDIQUI

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THE HAGUE—He was an infant when his father left their Turkish village for Holland. He followed, with his mother, at the age of five. He didn't speak a word of Dutch. He had never even seen a bike.

Today, Coskun Cörüz, 43-year-old lawyer, is a Christian Democratic member of parliament."

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