"Cultural relativism makes me sick" by Chaalan Charif and Nicolien den Boer

Geert Wilders, the leader of the Dutch Party for Freedom (PVV), is known for his anti-Islamic remarks, his striking blonde mane and the many death threats he has received. It's less well known that he spent most of his time on a kibbutz chasing girls and once named Syria as his favourite holiday destination. He even watches Arabic television channels every evening. Geert Wilders spoke to Chalaan Charif and Nicolien den Boer from RNW's Arabic desk.

Geert Wilders' office in The Hague is a high security stronghold. Once the parliamentary security people have established that the journalists are who they say they are, the real screening begins. No less than four burly bodyguards tell us what we can and can't do ("No filming in Mr Wilders' room" "Photographs? Only against the backdrop of an empty anonymous wall."), search our bag of recording equipment and bombard us with questions. ("Do you have any weapons? Are there any secret compartments in your bag?).

For three years now Wilders has been under heavy guard because of regular death threats. After his proposal a few weeks back that the Qur'an should be banned, more threats streamed in.

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