Maghreb Turmoil (Or Why The Mediterranean Should Be Allowed In, Part 3)

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1 DJ Bouzz & Dr. Chillcut: Blue Oud
2 DJ Bouzz & Dr. Chillcut: Cairo Buzz
3 Cheb Mimoun El Oudji: Ana Bghit Hibbi
4 Cheba Fati: Bye Bye Yall Mina
5 Groupe El Azhar: Mazal Nesker Mazal
6 Cheb I Sabbah: Esh Dani Alah Mshit (RMX)
7 DJ Bouzz & D. Chillcut: Gnawa Voodoo
8 Reggada Instrumental (Via Rupture’s Mudd Up)
9 Rabih Abou-Khalil: Imminent Journey/On A Bus
10 Abed Azrie: Abou-Saadiyah
11 Cheb Bilal: Ghorba Ou L’hem
12 DJ Appie: Reggada Mix
13 Imeblia Douzi: Indo Reggada
14 DJ Bouzz: Nkreh

Dutch-Moroccan writer Mohammed Benzakour wrote a controversial piece today for “De Volkskrant” (25 May 2009). According to the polls, Geert Wilders’s anti-Islamic Freedom Party would be the biggest political party in The Netherlands if national elections were helt now. What to do? Benzakour aims at “verelendung”. Here’s a summary of his open letter:

‘How to handle Mr. Wilders? Make him prime-minister. The guy plays hide and seek, refuses any interview, turns a deaf ear to protests, ignores scientific facts and political arguments, and never enters a debate. The more he is ignored the more media attention he gets. You can’t fight him - he is too sleek. There’s only one solution: wish him all the luck and offer him the job. As prime-minister he will prove he is not the solution. Let him harass Muslims, let him close down mosques, forbid books and head scarves. Good luck. Please, let him confront the Islamic world. The results will be disastrous: The Netherlands will make a fool of themselves internationally; the United Nations will announce boycotts; human rights organisations will be busy; ambassadors will be sent out and foreign countries will refuse to do business with a guy who makes films like “Fitna”. Politically, culturally and economically our country will be damaged in the face of globalisation. The result will be a political crisis and consequently new elections. Only then The Netherlands will be able to awake from a bad dream. Make the guy prime-minister’.

Who is Geert Wilders?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geert_Wilders

Who is Mohammed Benzakour?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Benzakour

Original letter (in Dutch):

http://extra.volkskrant.nl/opinie/artikel/show/id/3427/Gun_Wilders_de_macht