Anja Meulenbelt Explained

Anja Meulenbelt
Birth Date:6 January 1945
Birth Place:Utrecht, Netherlands
Nationality:Dutch
Education:Andragogy (University of Amsterdam, 1972-1977)
Children:1 son

Anja Henriëtte Meulenbelt (born 6 January 1945) is a Dutch writer and former politician of the Socialist Party (SP).

She wrote Dutch; Flemish: De Schaamte Voorbij ('The Shame is Over'), published in 1976, which was a piece of second-wave feminist writing in the Netherlands. The novel was confessional in tone, and made the connection between the body and language politics overt.[1] She also wrote several books about the Palestinians and the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.

She was a Senator from 2003 to 2011.[2] In August 2014, Meulenbelt terminated her membership of the SP, because she felt the party did not speak out enough against Israel's military actions in the Gaza Strip.[3] [4]

Works (in Dutch)

Electoral history

A (possibly incomplete) overview of Dutch elections Meulenbelt participated in
ElectionPartyCandidate numberVotes
2003 Dutch Senate electionSocialist Party
2007 Dutch Senate electionSocialist Party
2017 Dutch general electionArtikel 120style=text-align:right145
2018 Dutch municipal elections in AmsterdamBIJ112style=text-align:right54
2022 Dutch municipal elections in AmsterdamBIJ121style=text-align:right102

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Discovering the Dutch: on Culture and Society of the Netherlands. limited. 2010. Amsterdam University Press. 9789089641007. 195–6. Emmeline N. Besamusca . J. Verheul .
  2. Web site: Drs. A.H. (Anja) Meulenbelt. Parlement & Politiek. Dutch. 3 August 2014.
  3. Web site: Oud-Senaatslid SP zegt lidmaatschap op vanwege Gaza. 2 August 2014. RTL Nieuws. Dutch. 3 August 2014.
  4. Web site: Oud-senator SP uit de partij om Gaza. 2 August 2014. De Telegraaf. Dutch. 3 August 2014.
  5. Web site: 10 March 2021. 11 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210411161554/https://www.trouw.nl/binnenland/de-blinde-vlek-van-het-feminisme-alleenstaande-arme-moeders~b158c11e/. Laura van Baars. 1 March 2021. Trouw. De blinde vlek van het feminisme: alleenstaande, arme moeders (Dubbelinterview). live.