Get Rid of Your Culture!
Below is a new study on what it is defined as the "integration" issue in the Netherlands, came out of a study / research results done by a government-social institute:" Almost 40% of the Dutch think there are too many immigrants in the Netherlands, a drop of ten percentage points on 2000, according t

Week of Concerts
last week was a historic one, for me, to be part of a festivity, celebrating the arrival of great musicians, from west and from the east.I posted earlier the three concerts I have been to and what an experience.The first one was last Tuesday at the Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam, watching the legendary

Week of Concerts 3: Kadim Al Saher - The Living Legend
I am proud to be one of the thousands of fans attended Iraqi legendary singer, Kadim Al Saher concert in Belgium last Saturday. This is the first time ever that this European city host a concert for the Iraqi legendary singer. This is another reason I am proud to be on that show. There were fans of all ages; families, young and old, from different countries, such as Lebanon, Syria, Morocco, Palestinians, and from western countries too. Like me, I came all the way from Amsterdam, there were people who travelled from Germany, Sweden, France, and other European countries. Many were already very early arrived at the Paleis des Beaux-Art (Center for Fine Arts). While smoking

Week of Concerts 2: Alice In Chains - 013 Tilburg Show
The second concert I have been to last week was of a band that some critics put it in the grunge metal genre, others just categorize their music as plain metal band. That is Alice in Chains That was one hectic show to attend, because I had to drive a long way from Amsterdam. Traffic was horrible and thought that I would not make it to the show as the clock was ticking after 8PM when I arrived in the southern city of Tilburg. I was lucky! For unknown reason there was an hour delay till the band came up on stage. Crew members kept on moving left and right organizing and setting up stands, microphones, placing paper sheet (I think the set list) in designated place

Week of Concerts 1: Deep Purple Rocks Amsterdam
Tuesday, 17 November was the first one, at the Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam: a sold out show of the mighty Deep Purple No, they are not old or lacked the power they used to have. Their performance was fun as before, and it is my privilege to have their show booked in my agenda every year. I am going to their concert again next year, even if they didn't record a new album, that's for sure. If there is something unique about Deep Purple as one of the most influential rock/metal bands to date is their combination of power and fun. I said it before and I will keep on saying it. I love this band for those two reasons. Like any band, I don't like ALL their