1/6/2025 ‘Erkenning van het verleden biedt vrijheid voor de toekomst’ – Vrij Nederland
‘Recognition of the past offers freedom for the future.’ That is Nicole Immler’s position in the conversation with Annemiek Leclaire for Vrij Nederland about the meaning of freedom as a scientist and as a human being.
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23/5/2025 – ‘140 Jahre Berliner Afrika-Konferenz’ – Zeitgeschichte Online
Report by Nicole Immler on her visit of the Africa Conference in Berlin. It is about much more than genocide or restitution: dignity – at the conference commemorating the Berlin Africa Conference of 1884/85. To this day, the conference continues to shape European thinking about Africa and African thinking about Europe. It is worth taking a close look at the narratives that have become established about the conference and examining their consequences.
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7/4/2025 ‘De Geschiedenis is voorbij, de Dialoog niet’ – Podcast Dialoog
In this podcast episode by Stichting Dialoog NJI, Nicole Immler discusses the impact of trauma and the importance of engaging in dialogue. This is difficult, but according to Immler, you don’t always have to agree to make progress. Listening and self-reflection are key.
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20/03/2025 ‘Demonstreren kun je leren. Zo doen ze het in Servië’ – Trouw
Niké Wentholt wrote an opinion piece to connect the ongoing, inspiring student-led protests in Serbia to the urgency to protest in the Netherlands. Here, too, we can come together in our shared dissatisfaction with right-wing politics and increasing authoritarianism. The piece was published a day before the international day against racism and the mass protest (15.000 people joined) against racism and fascism on March 21.
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5/3/2025
On March 5, 2025 Carla Boulos participated at the Dutch Parliament in a roundtable on Syria as a women’s rights specialist, sharing her thoughts on how the Dutch government can support Syrian women in this critical moment.
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16/12/2024 ‘Sin las mujeres no podrá haber una transición en Siria’ – Artículo 14
Carla Boulos emphasizes that women have been fundamental to Syria’s survival during the war. She notes that while men were engaged in combat, women managed households, took on various jobs, and led civil society, effectively sustaining the country. However, she laments that Syrian society has not fully recognized this decisive role.
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14/12/2024 ‘Hoe werkt oorlog door op verschillende generaties?’ Platform WO2
Nicole Immler, Bart Nauta (ARQ) and Matthijs Kuipers (National Committee 4 and 5 May) were interviewed by Fabienne van Wijngaarden about the similarities between their ‘three generations’ research and about the different emphases that are placed.
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On March 1, 2024, Niké Wentholt was interviewed for an hour about Independence Day in Bosnia.
On June 3, 2024, Niké spoke about Bosnia and Herzegovina in light of the upcoming European elections.
30-10-2023 ‘Verdeeldheid over hoe verder op Universiteit Utrecht nu debat over oorlog verhardt: waar doe je goed aan?’ – AD
In this article Nicole Immler was interviewed on how the debate on war intensifies at universities, specifically in the conversation about the war between Israël and Hamas. In the interview she pleaded for more space at universities for debate and emotions.
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27/10/2023 ‘Hamas-Israël conflict moet studenten leren niemand te ontmenselijken’ – Trouw
‘Wees niet bang om ‘partij te kiezen’ gericht op humanisering’ – Nieuw Wij
In this opinion piece Siri Driessen, Nicole Immler, Obiozo Ukpabi and Niké Wentholt called on Dutch institutions for higher education to take a stand against dehumanization in the face of terrorist attacks and genocidal violence.
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