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the hague , netherlands dutch turkish 20 may 1970 ebruumar.jpg ebru umar

ebru umar

ebru umar -lrb- born 20 may 1970 -rrb- is a dutch columnist of turkish descent .
under the influence of theo van gogh , she gave up a career in management and became a columnist , first for van gogh 's website and , after he was assassinated , as his successor as a regular columnist of `` metro '' .
a somewhat controversial columnist because of her criticism of islam and her opinions on feminism , she writes for a number of dutch magazines and has published four books .
