Muslims and non muslims protest face ban in Denmark
A crime or a right? Some Danish Muslims defy face veil ban Source: Reuters BY Emil Nielson COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – When a ban on the wearing of face veils in […]
A crime or a right? Some Danish Muslims defy face veil ban
Reuters International This content was published on August 1, 2018 Ayah, 37, a wearer of the niqab weeps as she is embraced by a police officer during a demonstration against […]
Danish ban on face-covering garments enters into force
Source: Associated press By JAN M. OLSEN COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Supporters and opponents of a ban on garments covering the face, including Islamic veils such as the niqab or […]
The Danish government has chosen to ban face veils – but I’ll still wear mine
Source: Independent By Sally Rashid Today, Denmark’s ban on the public wearing of face veils came into force. Joining the likes of France and Belgium, Denmark’s outlawing of the niqab […]
Danish Imam Charged for Quoting Muslim Scripture Encouraging the Killing of Jews
By Aron Lamm, Epoch Times July 25, 2018 12:42 pm Last Updated: July 25, 2018 8:17 pm A general view of the Copenhagen City Court in Denmark on March 21, 2018. (Martin Sylvest/AFP/Getty Images) STOCKHOLM—An imam in Denmark has been charged with “approbation” of the killing of Jews after quoting and commenting […]
Denmark’s “Ghetto” Policies Are an Ominous Sign That Liberal Europe Is Starting to Unravel at the Seams
Source: Time By AMRO ALI Ali is a sociologist based in Alexandria, Egypt. At the blazing apogee of the Second World War, a poignant essay on the embattled life of refugees and immigrants […]
Dutch parliament approves limited ban on burqa, niqab
Source: Associated Press By RAF CASERT and ALEKSANDAR FURTULA THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands has approved a limited ban on “face-covering clothing” in public places, including Islamic veils […]
Denmark’s Jews Questioning Their Future in the Country Following Proposed Ban on Circumcision
Source: Haaretz In 2015, a jihadist killed a Jewish guard outside this capital city’s main synagogue, where Hannah Bentow was having her bat mitzvah party. Her sense of security as a Jew […]
Dutch anti-Islam party to hold Prophet Mohammad cartoon competition
Source: Reuters AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Freedom Party of Dutch anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders will hold a competition of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad, it said on Tuesday. The party […]
Denmark swings right on immigration – and Muslims feel besieged
Source: The Guardian By Richard Orange, Holbaek “It’s a lovely place,” says Jens Kramer, as he gazes across the harbour from his seat outside the wooden shed that serves as Holbæk’s […]
Denmark swings right on immigration – and Muslims feel besieged
After a burqa ban, hardline rhetoric has entered the mainstream. In one coastal town, attitudes seem increasingly polarised Richard Orange, Holbaek Sun 10 Jun 2018 Local Social Liberal party politician […]
Denmark Talks (Reluctantly) About a Ban on Circumcising Boys
Source: The New York Times By Martin Selsoe Sorensen COPENHAGEN — Denmark has a long record of taking daring steps on issues like gender rights, development aid and green energy. […]
Danish parliament to consider becoming first country to ban circumcision
Jews and Muslims find a common enemy in defending their religious freedom — a misguided effort to ban circumcision in Denmark Daniella Greenbaum On Friday, a petition arguing for a ban on circumcision for all children under the age of 18 crossed a 50,000-signature threshold in Denmark. That means the […]
Denmark’s new burqa ban also covers beards and punishes people for living in ‘ghettoes’ – this isn’t the mark of a secular society
Source: The Independent The controversy over burqas, burkinis and beards isn’t really about clothing. It’s about the fear that immigrants might retain their non-Christian identities even while living in Western […]
Denmark passes law banning burqa and niqab
Campaigners say ban violates rights to freedom of expression and religion June 1, 2018 Women wearing niqabs stand outside the parliament in Copenhagen. Photograph: Mads Claus Rasmussen/AFP/Getty Images Denmark has joined […]
Denmark’s Parliament bans wearing of face veils in public
Source: CNN Denmark’s parliament banned the wearing of face coverings in public spaces Thursday in a move that critics say will criminalize Muslim women who choose to wear the niqab […]
Danish parliament bans the wearing of face veils in public
Source: Reuters BY Emil Gjerding Nielson, Teis Jensen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark has banned the wearing of face veils in public, joining France and other European countries in outlawing the […]
Danes laugh off minister comments that Ramadan poses risks
Integration minister Inger Stoejberg advised Muslims should take leave during Ramadan to avoid safety risks to society. by Arwa Ibrahim 24 May 2018 Inger Stoejberg is a centre-right politician […]
Denmark Minister Calls Fasting Muslims ‘a Danger’ in Ramadan
By MARTIN SELSOE SORENSEN, New York Times COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Denmark’s immigration minister, who last year celebrated the country’s increasingly strict entry laws by posting a Facebook picture of herself with a cake, has suggested that Muslims fasting for Ramadan should stay home from work “to avoid negative consequences for […]
Danish minister Stojberg provokes Ramadan row
Source: BBC News Denmark’s immigration minister has been widely rebuffed after she suggested Muslims should take time off work during Ramadan because of potential safety risks to the rest of […]