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Joost Niemöller
Joost Niemöller (born 25 February 1957) is a Dutch writer and former journalist. Biography Niemöller graduated as a w:nl:Neerlandistiek, Dutch scholar from the University of Amsterdam in 1981. He then started as a journalist at various media companies, including ''De Pers'', ''De Groene Amsterdammer'', ''Nieuwe Revu'', ''De Dagelijkse Standaard'' and ''HP/De Tijd''. In 1984, he made his debut with the short story collection . Five more novels would follow afterwards. Personal publications In 2010, Niemöller started his own weblog, . From then on, Niemöller would slowly share more outspoken opinions and Conspiracy theory, conspiracy theories. His participation in the Nederlandse Christelijke Radio Vereniging, NCRV program ''Lunch!'' was terminated in 2013 after a controversial publication on his blog. In 2014, he wrote a book about the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, MH17 incident in which – against general consensus – he places responsibility on Ukraine. Following the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haarlem
Haarlem (; predecessor of ''Harlem'' in English) is a city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland. Haarlem is situated at the northern edge of the Randstad, one of the most populated metropolitan areas in Europe; it is also part of the Amsterdam metropolitan area, being located about 15 km to the west of the core city of Amsterdam. Haarlem had a population of in . Haarlem was granted city status or '' stadsrechten'' in 1245, although the first city walls were not built until 1270. The modern city encompasses the former municipality of Schoten as well as parts that previously belonged to Bloemendaal and Heemstede. Apart from the city, the municipality of Haarlem also includes the western part of the village of Spaarndam. Newer sections of Spaarndam lie within the neighbouring municipality of Haarlemmermeer. Geography Haarlem is located on the river Spaarne, giving it its nickname 'Spaarnestad' (Spaarne city). It is situated a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
