A Dutch platform that fights discrimination reported receiving over 2,500 complaints after far-right politician Geert Wilders posted a controversial post on X.
The post, shared earlier this week on X, showed an AI-generated image split into two halves. One side displayed a young blonde woman with blue eyes labeled “PVV,” the acronym of Wilders’ Party for Freedom.
The other half featured an older woman with a stern expression wearing a headscarf, marked “PvdA,” referring to the Dutch Labour Party.
Wilders added a caption that read, “Your choice on October 29,” pointing to the upcoming Dutch elections.
Often called the “Dutch Trump,” Wilders has a long history of campaigning against Islam.
He maintained his harsh tone with a follow-up post on Wednesday, stating, “The Dutch first. Islam has no place here.”
He also wrote, “Foreign criminals out. Our daughters safe in the streets again.”
In June, Wilders shook the Dutch political scene by causing the collapse of a fragile coalition government of four parties, after disputes over immigration policies.
Islamophobia has become a persistent issue in many Western countries, notably in countries such as France, the Netherlands, and others, where growing anti-Muslim sentiment shapes political and social debates.
In France, policies targeting Islamic symbols, such as bans on the hijab in public spaces, have fueled tensions and accusations of discrimination.
The Netherlands has witnessed a rise in far-right movements that openly challenge Muslim communities, often linking Islam to crime or threats to national identity.
Across the West, this climate has encouraged political figures to adopt harsher rhetoric against Islam, contributing to social divisions and frequent backlash from civil rights organizations and minority groups.
