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Pim Fortuyn Prize
The ''Pim Fortuyn Prize'' () has been an annual political award in the Netherlands which has been held since 2015. It is named after the late politician Pim Fortuyn. According to the organizers, the award is intended for nominees who are "opinion makers, administrators or politicians who fight for free speech, dare to break through taboos and take a position in the social debate." One of its jury members is politician Joost Eerdmans. Philosopher of law and columnist Afshin Ellian won the first edition on 15 May 2015. ''Pim Fortuyn Prize'' recipients *2015: Afshin Ellian *2016: Leon de Winter *2017: Ebru Umar *2018: Theodor Holman *2019: John van den Heuvel and Paul Vugts *2020: Jort Kelder *2021: Fidan Ekiz *2022: Lale Gül *2023: Bart De Wever References 2015 establishments in the Netherlands Awards established in 2015 Politics of the Netherlands {{Award-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pim Fortuyn
Wilhelmus Simon Petrus Fortuijn, known as Pim Fortuyn (; 19 February 1948 – 6 May 2002), was a Dutch politician, author, civil servant, businessman, sociologist and academic who founded the party Pim Fortuyn List (Lijst Pim Fortuyn or LPF) in 2002.Margry, Peter Jan: ''The Murder of Pim Fortuyn and C's ollective Emotions. Hype, Hysteria, and Holiness in the Netherlands?'' published in the Dutch magazine ''Etnofoor: Antropologisch tijdschrift'' nr. 16 pages 106–131, 200English version available online Fortuyn worked as a professor at the Erasmus University of Rotterdam before branching into a business career and was an advisor to the Dutch government on social infrastructure. He then became prominent in the Netherlands as a press columnist, writer and media commentator. Initially a Marxist who was sympathetic to the Communist Party of the Netherlands, and later a member of the Dutch Labour Party (Netherlands), Labour Party in the 1970s, Fortuyn's beliefs began to shift to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joost Eerdmans
Bernard Johannes "Joost" Eerdmans (born 9 January 1971) is a Dutch politician, broadcaster, journalist and former civil servant who has served as Leader of JA21 since 18 December 2020, a party he co-founded with Annabel Nanninga. Elected to the House of Representatives in the 2021 general election, he took office on 31 March 2021. Eerdmans had previously served as a member of the House of Representatives from 23 May 2002 until 30 November 2006 for the Pim Fortuyn List (LPF) and as an Independent. Early life Bernard Johannes Eerdmans was born on 9 January 1971 in Harderwijk in the province of Gelderland in a Reformed family. He graduated at the Christelijk College Nassau-Veluwe. After that, Eerdmans studied Management Science at the Erasmus Universiteit in Rotterdam. In 1995 he received his master's degree, having undertaken postgraduate studies at the Public administration School for Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, in 1993. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afshin Ellian
Afshin Ellian (born 27 February 1966 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian-born Dutch professor of law, philosopher, poet, and critic of political Islam. He is an expert in international public law and philosophy of law. Biography In 1989, Ellian came to the Netherlands as a political refugee. Having experienced first-hand the Islamic theocratic government of Iran, he writes often about how such issues are affecting the world in general and the Netherlands in particular. Due to threats on his life tied to such criticism, he is currently heavily guarded. Ellian grew up in Iran. As a youngster, he learned the profession of journalism with one of the most prominent journalists of Iran. He was a freelance journalist for Iranian political magazines aimed at youth. During the Iranian Revolution 1978-1979 he became, like many youngsters of his age, a supporter of the Fedayan-e Khalq-e Iran. After the revolution, however, there came a split in this party. Many followers become adherents o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leon De Winter
Leon de Winter (born 26 February 1954) is a Dutch novelist and columnist. Early life Leon de Winter was born on 24 February 1954 in Den Bosch, in the southern Netherlands. He grew up in a Jewish Orthodox family and attended City Grammar School in Den Bosch. After his graduation he attended the film academy in Munich and the Netherlands Film Academy in Amsterdam. He criticized this school and left in 1978 without a degree. Writing career After leaving the Film Academy, De Winter made some television series, like ''Junkieverdriet'' and ''De (ver)wording van de jonge Dürer''. The latter, which was also rewritten into a novel, is the story of an unemployed young boy who does not know how to handle life, and who goes slowly but inevitably insane. Until 1982 De Winter also wrote reviews for the weekly magazine '' Vrij Nederland''. His first successful novel was '' Zoeken naar Eileen W.'' (1981). A film version of this was made by Rudolf van den Berg. In 1981 De Winter al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebru Umar
Ebru Umar (, ; born 20 May 1970) is a Dutch columnist of Turkish descent. Under the influence of Theo van Gogh, she gave up a career in management and became a columnist, first for van Gogh's website and, after he was assassinated, as his successor as a regular columnist of '' Metro''. She writes for a number of Dutch magazines and has published four books, often on the topics of feminism and criticism of Islam. Biography Umar is the child of Turkish parents who came to the Netherlands in 1970. Her father is a retired anatomic pathologist, her mother an ophthalmologist. She grew up in Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , ; ; ) is the second-largest List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city in the Netherlands after the national capital of Amsterdam. It is in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, part of the North S ... and attended the Gymnasium Erasmianum. After studying management and working for a while as a manager, she began writing, under the in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodor Holman
Theodor Holman (born 9 January 1953, in Amsterdam) is a Dutch journalist, presenter, and writer of Indo descent. He studied Dutch language and History at the University of Amsterdam. He was editor of the satirical student newspaper Propria Cures. His play ''Breivik meets Wilders'' () depicts a fictional meeting between Anders Behring Breivik and controversial Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders at London's Heathrow airport in March 2010. The play was staged at Amsterdam's De Balie theatre. Other plays are currently under development in Sweden and the UK. Bibliography *''Een lekker leven'' - A nice life (1986) *''Apenliefde'' - Monkeylove (1991) *''Familiefeest'' - Family party (1992) *''Hoe ik mijn moeder vermoordde'' - How I murdered my mother (1999) *''Het blijft toch familie'' - They're still family (2001) Filmography Films as screenwriter: *''Interview'' (2003) *''Cool!'' (2004) *''Medea'' (2005) *''Oorlogsrust'' (2006) *''Interview An interview is a structured conversat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Het Parool
''Het Parool'' () is an Amsterdam-based daily newspaper. It was first published on 10 February 1941 as a resistance paper during the German occupation of the Netherlands (1940–1945). In English, its name means ''The Password'' or ''The Motto''. History Second World War The paper was preceded by a stenciled newsletter which was started in May 1940 by Frans Goedhart. In late 1940, Wim van Norden joined the group of producers of the newsletter; Van Norden would later serve as director of the newspaper between 1945 and 1979. Jaap Nunes Vaz also became involved with the newspaper. In 1944, the paper, albeit illegal and vigorously persecuted, reached a circulation of approximately 100,000, and it was distributed by the Dutch resistance. Other important contributors were Simon Carmiggelt and Max Nord, who lived with Van Norden and their families on the Reguliersgracht, in the headquarters of the paper, which was never discovered by the German occupiers. Numerous staff were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Van Den Heuvel
John van den Heuvel (born 26 December 1962) is a Dutch crime journalist, television presenter and former police officer. Career Since 1990, he has worked as a crime reporter at the newspaper ''De Telegraaf''. Van den Heuvel often appears in the television programme ''RTL Boulevard'' to discuss crime-related news. He is also known for presenting various crime-related television programs including ''Bureau Misdaad'', ''Bureau van den Heuvel'' and ''Das je goed recht''. As of December 2017, due to concerns for his safety, he receives full-time protection by the Dienst Koninklijke en Diplomatieke Beveiliging, which also protects the Dutch royal family and other threatened individuals. This prevented him from appearing in live broadcasts of ''RTL Boulevard'' in 2018. In July 2021, Van den Heuvel also stopped appearing in broadcasts of the show after investigative journalist and crime reporter Peter R. de Vries was shot after leaving the show's studio in Amsterdam, Netherlands. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jort Kelder
Jort Kelder (born 22 September 1964) is a Dutch journalist, columnist, television and radio presenter and podcast host. From 1993 to 2007 he was chief editor of the monthly magazine '' Quote''.Jort Kelder weg bij Quote ''Het Parool'', 2 april 2007. He presented, amongst others, the television programs ''Bij ons in de PC'' (2007–2009),Serie: BIJ ONS IN DE PC Beeld en Geluid, beeldengeluid.nl. ''Hoe heurt het eigenlijk?'' (2011–2016) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fidan Ekiz
Fidan is a female name of Turkish origin meaning " sapling". The word however has Greek roots. It was among the most popular names for girls born in 2008 in Azerbaijan Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by .... Given name * Fidan Gasimova (born 1947), Azerbaijani singer * Fidan Ögel (born 2002), Turkischer judoka Surname * Hakan Fidan (born 1968), Turkish politician * Hikmet Fidan (1955–2005), Turkish politician Notes {{surname Turkish feminine given names Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lale Gül
Lale Gül (Amsterdam, 3 November, 1997) is a Dutch writer of Turkish descent. Gül was raised in a strict Islamic-religious family in Amsterdam-West. During the week she would attend regular school, and during the weekend she would visit an Islamic school Madrasa (, also , ; Arabic: مدرسة , ), sometimes Romanization of Arabic, romanized as madrasah or madrassa, is the Arabic word for any Educational institution, type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion), whet ... in the Milli Görüş community. She studies Dutch literature at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam. In 2021 she published and gained national attention with her autobiographical debut novel ''Ik ga leven'' (English: I'm going to live) in which she critically and humorously distances herself from her strict religious upbringing. After publication, she was threatened by people from the Dutch-Islamic community. Also within her own family, the book was not well received. Althou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bart De Wever
Bart Albert Liliane De Wever (; born 21 December 1970) is a Belgian author, historian and politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Belgium since February 2025. From 2004 to 2025, De Wever had been the leader of the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA), a political party advocating for the transformation of Belgium into a Confederation, confederal state. From January 2013 to February 2025, he was List of mayors of Antwerp, Mayor of Antwerp, following the 2012 Belgian local elections, 2012 municipal elections. De Wever presided over his party's victory in the 2010 Belgian federal election, 2010 federal elections when N-VA became the largest party in both Flanders and in Belgium as a whole. He accomplished this again in the subsequent three elections, eventually being tasked with forming a new government by Philippe of Belgium, King Philippe following the 2024 Belgian federal election, 2024 elections. After more than eight months of negotiations between the parties N-VA, Vooruit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
