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Murder in Amsterdam: Liberal Europe, Islam, and the Limits of Tolerance is a 2006 nonfiction book written by Dutch professor and social scientist Ian Buruma. An investigation of the murder of Theo van Gogh, a prominent Dutch filmmaker and social critic, the book explores the changing social fabric of the Netherlands and tensions between the native Dutch and Muslim immigrant communities.

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