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The Netherlands’ Supposed Superiority: An Excuse for Exploitation and Exclusion
9 February 2026
The Calvinistic ally inspired self-image of the Dutch as sober, frugal and tolerant? Away with it, say Saskia Pieterse and Janneke Stegeman. For far too long the Dutch have abused their status as God’s people to enrich themselves at the expense of other communities and cultures.
The Birth of Damn Homo Sapiens: ‘We, Hominids’ by Frank Westerman
18 August 2022
Who are we? Where do we come from? What makes us human? In We, Hominids, the award-winning Dutch non-fiction writer Frank Westerman searches for answers to anthropology’s most fundamental questions. With an ancient skull as his starting point, he travels the world, in search of the first human bei
Still Reading ‘Turkish Delight’ In the #MeToo Era? Yes, But With Reservations
12 November 2019
Fifty years ago, Jan Wolkers shook the Netherlands to its foundations with Turkish Delight (Turks fruit). From the sixties onwards, the book’s explicit erotic descriptions made it a model of the sexual emancipation of a whole generation. But does the bestseller still deserve its status as a taboo-


