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Oral, Nazmiye
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2 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
Plan of action for Tiger Woods
Top golfer Tiger Woods' reputation is bruised after a string of extra-marital affairs, and he has now announced he'll be taking a break from golf. The public will only forgive him if he purges his sins in public, the daily De Volkskrant writes: "There's a set script for this: 1. You hold a press conference or go to a talk show and admit your guilt, preferably with a great surge of emotion. 2. You call a spade a spade: I'm an alcoholic/addicted to sex/depressive and so on. 3. You act quickly and make it clear how you plan to tackle your addiction/undesirable behaviour/mistakes. … 4. You apologise frequently, profusely and publicly. 5. You stay calm but make sure that every now and then photos appear of you being affectionate towards your partner. … 6. After a suitable amount of time has passed you write a book about what happened to you. If Woods still wants to be in the public eye, he must stick to these rules. The public only forgives when you sink very deep and let it look deep inside you."
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Right-wing populist Wilders dominates the Islam debate
Since the murder of Islam-critical Dutch film director Theo van Gogh by a radical Islamist five years ago right-wing populist Geert Wilders has dominated media and politics with his "crusade against Islam", the Turkish-born actress and writer Nazmiye Oral writes in the left-liberal daily De Volkskrant: "Since September 11, 2001 we have been dealing with 'unfinished business'. Either we look at our fellow human beings and feel alienation, fear and hate or we conquer this fear and seek confrontation and see where this leads us. Wilders feeds on our fear. Wilders is not a charismatic leader. … He doesn't need to chart out a new path in which he leads the new Netherlands. All he has to do for his supporters is gather proof. Proof of threats, of injustice that is being done to him. Proof that they are better than the enemy. Proof that they are being conquered and changed forever [by immigrants]."
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