Mohammed Benzakour is a Moroccan-Dutch

Moroccan-Dutch

The terms Moroccan-Dutch or Dutch-Moroccans refer to immigrants from Morocco to the Netherlands and their descendants. They are one of the larger allochtoon groups, making up 10.4% of the country's total population of foreign background....

 columnist, essayist, poet, writer and politician. He is the third child in a family of five. At age three, he and mother and siblings settle in Zwijndrecht

Zwijndrecht

Zwijndrecht may refer to:* Zwijndrecht, Belgium* Zwijndrecht, Netherlands...

, The Netherlands, where his father worked. He graduated from high school at vwo

Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs

Voorbereidend wetenschappelijk onderwijs or pre-university secondary education is the highest variant in the secondary educational system of the Netherlands. After leaving elementary school students are enrolled in different types of secondary schools, according to their academic ability...

 level and studied sociology at Leiden University

Leiden University

Leiden University , located in the city of Leiden, is the oldest university in the Netherlands. The university was founded in 1575 by William, Prince of Orange, leader of the Dutch Revolt in the Eighty Years' War. The royal Dutch House of Orange-Nassau and Leiden University still have a close...

 and later political science

Political science

Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...

 and moved to Rotterdam

Rotterdam

Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...

 to finisch his master. Meanwhile, he joined the Labour Party. He starts his journalism career working for De Volkskrant

De Volkskrant

de Volkskrant is a national daily Dutch morning newspaper, the leading centre-left broadsheet, although now in tabloid size.-History:...

 and also publishes in NRC Handelsblad

NRC Handelsblad

NRC Handelsblad, often abbreviated to NRC, is a daily evening newspaper published in the Netherlands by NRC Media. The newspaper was created on October 1, 1970, from merger of the Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant and Algemeen Handelsblad . In 2006 a morning newspaper, nrc•next, was launched...

, De Groene Amsterdammer

De Groene Amsterdammer

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 and Vrij Nederland

Vrij Nederland

Vrij Nederland is a Dutch magazine which was established during the German occupation of the Netherlands in World War II as an underground newspaper but has since grown into a magazine. The weekly magazine is generally considered to be intellectually left-wing...

. He receives the ASN Media Prize in 1999 and the Silver Zebra in 2001 for insights in a 'society in motion'. He later publishes two books, Abou Jahjah: Nieuwlichter of Oplichter. De demonisering van een politiek rebel in 2004 and Osama's Grot, Allah, Holland en ik, a compilation of his columns, articles and essays from 2001 until 2005, the year of publication. In that same year he also wins the Peace Prize for Journalism. In 2008 his 'Stinkende Heelmeesters' was published, a compilation of essays, reviews, columns and reports from 2001-2008.

External links

Benzakour's personal website http://www.zwijndrecht.nl/content.jsp?objectid=1346 http://www.waterlandstichting.nl/index.php?p=artikelen&s=bekijken&id=1101 http://www.peterbreedveld.com/archives/NRC-Benzakour1.pdf

• http://www.nrc.nl/opinie/article2006738.ece/Knulletjes_uit_Gouda_missen_zingeving
• http://www.nrcnext.nl/opinie/article2006738.ece
• http://archief.trouw.nl/artikel?REC=3048942925b447bda82998aea1baa29c
• http://archief.nrc.nl/index.php/2001/December/7/Kunst/8/Zilveren+Zebra+voor+schrijver+Benzakour
• http://www.art1.nl/artikel/1383-Mohammed_Benzakour_wint_Zilveren_Zebra_ASN_Mediaprijs_2001_-_Zilveren_Pluim_voor_Zppelin
• http://www.ddh.nl/pipermail/vredeslijst/2005/001575.html
• Cheppih wordt voorgedragen als voorzitter AEL NL, NRC Handelsblad, 11 April 2003
• Interview met Mohammed Benzakour, Ravage, 19 juli 2004
• Boekbespreking 'Abou Jahjah, nieuwlichter of oplichter?', NRC Handelsblad, 14 mei 2004
• http://www.nos.nl/nosjournaal/artikelen/2008/10/20/201008_jahjah.html
• http://www.volkskrant.nl/kunst/article175933.ece
• http://www.jtsd.nl/prod_wraakzusters.htm
• http://www.michielvandeburgt.nl/producties/wraakzusters/
• http://www.maghrebmagazine.nl/2006/01/13/mohammed-benzakour-brief-aan-rita-verdonk/
• http://anjameulenbelt.sp.nl/weblog/2006/11/07/trouwen-is-geen-pretje/
• http://extra.volkskrant.nl/opinie/artikel/show/id/1616/Wij_zijn_Nederlandse_burgers
• http://extra.volkskrant.nl/opinie/artikel/show/id/1531/Alleen_rijken_profiteren_in_Marokko
• http://www.nrc.nl/opinie/article2085669.ece/Marokko_melkt_emigrant_uit
• http://www.nrc.nl/opinie/article2154028.ece/Namenlijst_Marokko_discrimineert_Berbers
• http://www.parool.nl/static/nmc/nmc/frameset/archief.html?text=benzakour&ED=ola
• http://www.nrc.nl/opinie/article2111934.ece/De_wereld_kan_niet_bliacute_jven_wegkijken
• http://www.trouw.nl/opinie/podium/article1939784.ece/_PvdA_verliest_zich_in_Ons_Nederland.html
• http://www.trouw.nl/opinie/podium/article2735998.ece/De_islamcritici_zetten_vooral_zichzelf_te_kijk_.html
• http://www.eur.nl/sgec/lezingen/archief/de_kwestie_damien_hirst/
• http://www.groenportaal.nl/nieuws/200609/bekende_nederlanders_lijstduwer_partij_voor_de_dieren_814.shtml
• http://www.psy.nl/nieuws/in-waanland-literair-reisverslag/