individuals who have their ambitions blocked despite trying to fit into a Dutch society. Anything can trigger a mood of violence and self destruction, a job offer withdrawn, a grant not given, to many doors shut in one’s face. Such a man was Mohammed Bouyeri who adopted Islamic extremism and decided to join a war against the society in which he felt excluded. This sense of not belonging led him to murder (Buruma 2007 p22-23).
There are many young men in society who feel the same way as Mohammed Bouyeri that they do not belong in Western society, which makes them become isolated. Some young Muslims who use the Internet may download English translations of Arabic texts because they are severed from their culture and traditions. Many people who see themselves as Muslim are in fact converts to that religion and believe they are fighting in a revolutionary war. The murder