FOR A SO-CALLED ghetto, Mjolnerparken seems rather pleasant. The public-housing complex in Copenhagen contains well-tended playgrounds full of cavorting children and their Somali- and Pakistani-Danish mothers. But it is a […]
Source: The New York Times By Lisa Abend COPENHAGEN — Because of the summer vacation, the crowd that gathered early Wednesday morning in the lobby of Copenhagen’s central library was […]
Source: The Guardian BY Daniel Boffey in Brussels The Netherlands’ so-called burqa ban has been rendered largely unworkable on its first day in law after both the police and Dutch transport […]
Given that only 200 Muslim women wear burkas and niqabs, that would appear to be over 10 percent Source: Copenhagen Post by Arushi Rajput It’s been a year since Denmark’s […]
Michael Strange Thu 6 Jun 2019 16.20 BST In Denmark’s elections, the far right fell and socially-conscious parties surged. Let’s hope it’s a litmus test for Europe The […]
The Observer Denmark As cultural assimilation intensifies, lifelong residents feel increasingly isolated in a place once known as a haven of tolerance Emma Graham-Harrison and Janus Engel Rasmussen in Copenhagen […]
Social Democrats expected to return to power this week after backing once far-right policies Jon Henley @jonhenley Tue 4 Jun 2019 Tacking left on welfare and right on immigration looks […]
May 31, 2019 By Stine Jacobsen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Growing numbers of Danish Muslims say they have faced verbal abuse, exclusion and hate crimes since mainstream political parties began […]
FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP COPENHAGEN Published05.04.2019 Parents in Denmark with children under the age of 18 who want to end their marriage must take a 30-minute online course. (AFP […]
Source: Arab News Afghan Refugee Nadia Nadim Scales Summit of Women’s Football Nadim sets sights on women’s World Cup glory this summer. Former Afghan refugee plans to become a doctor […]
By Lisa Abend/Vordingborg January 16, 2019 On a cold December night, Inger Stojberg stood in an overlit auditorium in Vordingborg, eastern Denmark, and explained why the Danish government had chosen […]
Source: Politico By ELINE SCHAART A former member of Geert Wilders’ far-right Dutch party announced Monday that he has converted to Islam. Joram Van Klaveren said he made the switch […]
Source: Reuters AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A round-the-clock prayer service to stop an Armenian family being deported from the Netherlands was ended after 96 days on Wednesday, after the government agreed […]
This content was published on January 17, 2019 COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Afghan-born Sakandar Khan, 30, was among the first nine new Danish citizens who shook hands with Denmark’s immigration minister […]
Some Muslim and Jewish groups prohibit or discourage touching members of the opposite sex outside the immediate family. Ilvy Njiokiktjien for The New York Times By Martin Selsoe […]
Source: BBC News Denmark is withholding 65m krone (£7.5m; $9.8m) in aid to Tanzania after “unacceptable homophobic comments” from a senior politician, a minister says. Development Minister Ulla Tornaes did […]
The Holocaust When Alexander Bodin Saphir’s Jewish grandfather was measuring a high-ranking Nazi for a suit in Copenhagen 75 years ago he got an important tip-off – the Jews were […]
Source: BBC News Sherin Khankan became Scandinavia’s first female imam when she opened the Mariam mosque in Copenhagen. The mosque holds women only Friday prayers but also mixed gender meetings […]
Source: The Guardian By Daniel Boffey The Dutch government is facing a storm of protest over plans to register the race and religion of people seeking a firearms licence. The requirements, […]
Source: Reuters COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – A Copenhagen policewoman is being investigated for embracing a niqab-wearing protestor during a demonstration against a ban on face veils, the force’s complaints body said […]
