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Dealing with land scarcity

Nadia Sonneveld
Nadia Sonneveld

Dealing with land scarcity

In 2007, Almere opened the first Islamic cemetery in the Netherlands. Funerals rose steadily until the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to a surge of Moroccan burials. With the cemetery nearly full, the caretaker shares what happened and the solutions they have in mind.

This article is part of the series Pioneering eternal rest: The first Islamic cemetery in the Netherlands:

  1. Eternal grave rest
  2. Dealing with laws and procedures
  3. Dealing with land scarcity