kutjes aside, this is better:
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'A Jew and a Muslim douse Dutch fires
Amsterdam mayor, councillor defuse anti-Islam hysteria, says Haroon Siddiqui'
'Anti-Muslim anger was fanned to dangerous levels by gay politician Pim Fortuyn (murdered in 2002 by an animal rights activist), filmmaker Theo van Gogh (murdered in 2004 by a Muslim), and Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the "ex-Muslim" poster girl of Islamophobes (forced to resign recently as an MP for having lied on her citizenship application).
Amid all the hysteria, Cohen kept his cool.
First, he led street protests to condemn the Van Gogh murder. He then made a point of publicly meeting Muslims, especially clerics, considering them the key to influencing Muslims.
He told the Muslims: "You are much needed in this country. You are the hope of this country." He told everyone else: "Islam is here to stay. We have to get along with each other.'
v. interesting.