A radical Muslim murdered a Dutch filmmaker and threatened his secularist collaborator

Evidence

Bouyeri grew weary of attacks on Islam in the Netherlands and took matters into his own hands. On November 2, 2004, while Van Gogh was bicycling to work, Bouyeri opened fire and wounded the filmmaker. Van Gogh tried to elude his attacker by running around a parked car, all the while pleading for his life, but to no avail. Bouyeri fired the final shots that killed Van Gogh and then approached his body, cut his throat with a small machete, and drove a knife deep into his corpse. Attached to the knife was a note that included threats to Van Gogh’s collaborator, Hirsi Ali, accusing her of operating as an “infidel fundamentalist” who “terrorizes Islam.” — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 382

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Van Gogh’s murder sharply reversed Dutch public opinion against Muslim immigration — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 384; Freedom of expression framing dominated the Dutch response to Van Gogh’s murder — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 385; Van Gogh’s murder reinforced the stereotype of Islam’s inherently violent nature — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 387 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• F.L.N. targeted killings aimed to sever European-Muslim contact and spread mutual suspicion #complicates (0.40) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 420