Since the 1 of January of 2003 imams with a temporary permit of stay in the Netherlands are obliged to do a special naturalisation course for newcomers. One of the foreign imams became the talk of the town because he offended homosexuals.
The naturalisation course exists of general lessons about the Netherlands and the Dutch culture and ten special lessons especially developed for the holy Muslim newcomers. Also topics like homosexuality, the Dutch way of looking at human relations and for example women circumcision are part of the course. During the course imams also have to visit a community centre, have talks with personnel of an association for homosexuals and have a meeting with leader of another religion.
The program Europamagazin wants to produce a reportage about the Dutch naturalisation course for Imams. In the end the responsible ministry does not give permission for the filming.