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...AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands — Within five minutes of stepping off the train and onto the platform in Central Station when I arrived here earlier this month, I got a taste of the “typical Dutch” bluntness that my fellowship coordinators warned the nine other American students and me about...

Author: By Ahmed N. Mabruk | Title: Are You Moroccan? | 7/1/2009 | See Source »

...sure, the host mom’s question was indeed a loaded one. It reflected a deep preoccupation with ethnicity in Dutch society—a preoccupation that exists even in Amsterdam, a city renowned for its tolerance...

Author: By Ahmed N. Mabruk | Title: Are You Moroccan? | 7/1/2009 | See Source »

...Just last week, I interviewed a professor at the University of Amsterdam for my research. At the conclusion of our hour-long discussion, she (bluntly) asked me, “Were your parents born in Morocco...

Author: By Ahmed N. Mabruk | Title: Are You Moroccan? | 7/1/2009 | See Source »

...would never have expected to arrive at such a conclusion, but after working in Amsterdam for the past month, I’ve realized that I’ve never traveled to or lived in a place where I’ve felt more conscious of my skin color than this...

Author: By Ahmed N. Mabruk | Title: Are You Moroccan? | 7/1/2009 | See Source »

Around 120 works tell the story. Bronx-born Weiner created the show's entrance - a long tunnel with portholes in the XXX shape of Amsterdam's ubiquitous crest, casting shadows of the emblem on visitors as they enter and making them "a part of his work," says Cherix. The show runs until...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Conceptual Art's Dutch Treat | 6/17/2009 | See Source »

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