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 […]
Hardline Danish minister declares Ramadan ‘dangerous for society’
FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP STOCKHOLM Inger Stojberg (EPA Photo) A Danish minister known for her strong anti-immigration views on Monday called for Muslims to take time off work during […]
Dutch lawmaker Wilders appeals discrimination conviction
Source: Reuters BY Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders began his appeal on Thursday against a conviction for inciting discrimination, accusing prosecutors of trying to destroy […]
Microsoft gambles on a quantum leap in computing
Source: BBC News BY Rory Cellan-Jones Technology correspondent@BBCRoryCJ In a laboratory in Copenhagen, scientists believe they are on the verge of a breakthrough that could transform computing. A team combining Microsoft researchers […]
Quran-burner trial dropped after Danish parliament revokes centuries-old blasphemy law
Source: Independent By Greg Wilford A Danish man who posted a video of himself burning the Quran on Facebook will not stand trial after politicians abolished a centuries-old blasphemy law. Read […]
Danish government proposes ban on full-face veils
Source: The Guardian Agence France-Presse in Stockholm A woman wearing a niqab. It is not known how many women wear the niqab and burqa in Denmark. Photograph: Charles Platiau/Reuters The […]
Denmark proposes ban on use of burqas, masks, fake beards
DAILY SABAH WITH DPA ISTANBUL AFP File Photo Denmark on Tuesday proposed a ban on the use of full-face veils as well as face-covering ski masks in public spaces, in […]
An ‘Islamic feminist’ on why she’s not an oxymoron
Source: Yahoo News By Savita Iyer Sherin Khankan is misunderstood. Ever since launching Denmark’s first and only woman-led mosque in 2016, she’s been regularly accused of being a radical Muslim. But […]
Denmark immigration minister’s car hits refugee woman while leaving deportation center
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL PublishedNovember 4, 2017 A screenshot from the video published by DR shows the refugee woman being hit by the minister’s car. Related Articles Europe Danish minister reposts insulting cartoon of Prophet Mohammad on Facebook Europe Danish anti-immigration politics hurting national economy, Denmark’s Finance Ministry data shows […]
Denmark government announces support for burqa ban
Source: The Local Government coalition parties the Liberal (Venstre) and Liberal Alliance parties have both announced their support for a public ban on garments that mask the face. The announcements […]
Danish minister reposts insulting cartoon of Prophet Mohammad on Facebook
REUTERS COPENHAGEN September 26, 2017 Denmark’s immigration minister on Tuesday posted a screenshot of her iPad showing an insulting drawing of the Prophet Muhammad on Facebook, one of the satirical cartoons that caused outrage among Muslims around the world more than a decade ago. The Facebook post comes as a […]
Danish minister republishes controversial Prophet cartoon on Facebook
Source: Reuters COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark’s immigration minister on Tuesday posted a screenshot of her iPad showing a drawing of the Prophet Mohammad on Facebook, one of the satirical cartoons […]
Denmark: Malmö Imam tells fifth graders Muslims don’t eat pork because pigs are homosexual
Malmo: By Kim Kastrup | September 19 2017 “It was not my intention to say these things” 242 2095 Imam til femteklasser: Grise er homoseksuelle Under et skolebesøg fra en femteklasse i en moské i Malmø fortalte imamen, at grise er homoseksuelle samt æder hinanden – nu har rektoren indstillet alle […]
Denmark police want nightlife ban on under 18s
Source: The Local Police on Funen want under 18s to be completely barred from the island’s bars and nightclubs due to difficulties enforcing legal age limits. People under the age of 18 should not be allowed to enter nightclubs or bars that become nightclubs after 11pm, police on the island […]
Danes again ponder repeal of blasphemy law
Source: Associated Press By JAN M. OLSEN COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A case of a man charged under Denmark’s little-used blasphemy law for setting a Quran on fire and posting […]
Denmark bans six ‘hate preachers’ from entering the country
Source: Reuters By Teis Jensen | COPENHAGEN Denmark on Tuesday banned five Islamic clerics and an American evangelical Christian pastor from entering the country, calling them “hate preachers” who posed […]
Prize for cracking brain’s ‘feel good’ system
Source: BBC By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News website Image copyrightSPL The UK based winners cracked the brain’s “reward centre” It influences your happiness, pleasure or motivation to do something But the system can go wrong turning people into addicts Three UK-based scientists have won a prestigious […]
Danish Man Who Burned Quran Is Prosecuted for Blasphemy in Denmark
Source: The New York Times By KIMIKO de FREYTAS-TAMURA A 42-year-old man who burned a Quran and posted a video of it on Facebook has been charged with blasphemy in […]
Dutch populist Geert Wilders talks of Moroccan ‘scum’
Source: BBC Dutch populist leader Geert Wilders has launched his election campaign by calling some Moroccans “scum”. Mr Wilders tops opinion polls ahead of the 15 March parliamentary vote, but […]
Dutch Far-Right Leader Tweets Fake Image Showing Rival With Islamists
Source: NPR Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders tweeted an fake image this week, purporting to show a political rival demonstrating with Islamists holding signs calling for sharia law. Wilders’ party […]