Pooyan Tamimi Arab studied Art History and Philosophy in Amsterdam and New York. He is currently a PhD candidate at the Cultural Anthropology department of Utrecht University, writing a dissertation on the use of loudspeakers for the Islamic call to prayer in the Netherlands.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Norway's shame: educational discrimination against Iranian students
Iranian students are being systematically discriminated against by the Norwegian government. This is a closed minded...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?A march on Brussels? Never say never!
Conservative and nationalist blocks have successfully politicized Euro-elections. The other parties must clearly...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Updating Europe's narrative: "It's the citizen, stupid!"
The founding fathers of the European Union had the citizen in mind, which makes European citizenship a centrepiece...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Transcending tolerance? The evolution of Dutch DNA
Visitors to the Amsterdam Museum are now met with the immodest claim that tolerance is part and parcel of the...
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Published in: HomeStop sanctions against Iranian students in the Netherlands
Iranian students in ‘sensitive’ studies should not be seen as posing a threat. They are usually not secretive...
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Published in: HomeDutch Ltd! Dutch nationality is becoming exclusive
The Dutch government has presented a proposal to amend the Nationality Act 2003 to Parliament. The proposed...