After the Maagdenhuis-occupation of 2015 contemplation rooms were created everywhere on the UvA-premises. Muslim students may use them also as places for prayer, but they are unsatisfied about the rooms, especially those on Roeterseilandcampus, says Sanaa Kashif.

The UvA will launch a major research project next spring in which its own involvement in the Dutch colonial and slavery past will be the subject of investigation. The research will be conducted by a yet-to-be-determined “independent and reputable institute with expertise in this field,” ...