Acts of violence against mosques in the Netherlands have nearly doubled over the past ten years, according to reports from the mosque network.
Violence against mosques in the Netherlands has nearly doubled over the past decade, with 369 incidents recorded between 2015 and 2025, compared to 192 incidents in the previous ten years, according to the K9 network of Dutch mosque organizations.
The report highlights the concerning recent attacks in The Hague, Vleuten, and Emmeloord. In Emmeloord earlier this month, a bag containing torn copies of the Quran was found near a mosque, which sparked anger and concern.
In addition to property damage, the mosque imam received phone threats, and a dead animal was left in the building before the Quran incident, indicating an escalation of personal intimidation tactics.
K9 warned that the nature of attacks has become more dangerous over time. The organization stated, 'Years ago, incidents were often verbal abuse,' noting that threats have escalated to include direct physical and psychological harm.
Recent incidents now include extreme forms of intimidation, such as dead animals, threatening messages, assaults, arson, throwing stones through windows, and even Molotov cocktails at mosques, reflecting a troubling trend of increasing hostility against the Muslim community in the Netherlands.