The Netherlands, where I was born, has perhaps been divided by the debate over multiculturalism more than any other country. The murder of the filmmaker Theo van Gogh two and a half years ago by an Islamist assassin has incited a wrenching debate about the country’s entrenched culture of tolerance and easy access for asylum-seekers.
我的出生地荷兰可能是在多元文化主义方面争论最为激烈的国家。两年半以前电影人Theo von Gogh被伊斯兰刺客谋杀的事件引发了关于这个国家长久以来的宽容文化和作为寻求避难者天堂的深刻辩论。