Denmark: Ramadan celebration in Parliament The Danish People’s Party and Christian Democrats are trying to stop a controversial end-of-Ramadan meal to be held in Parliament. In a joint complaint to the Parliament chairman, Thor Pedersen (V), the two parties say that the parliament building shouldn’t be used for such thins, and that the event conflicts with the constitution, which says that Denmark has freedom of religion, not equality of religions
Denmark: Is Islam a problem for social cohesion? (Is the presence of Islam a problem for social cohesion?, Uriasposten ) A couple of weeks ago I posted an article about a poll conducted in Denmark for Jyllands-Posten. One of the questions was “to what degree do you see the presence of Islam in Denmark as a problem for social cohesion?”, and according to Jyllands-Posten, 55% answered in the affirmative .
Denmark: ROJ TV charged with terrorism Manouchehr Zonoozi (former ROJ TV director) and Metin Yüce (ROJ NV director/Belgium) with the troops Via Politiken : Justice Minister Lars Barfoed (Cons) has decided to call for the indictment of the Denmark-based Roj-TV station for supporting terrorism, according to Prosecutor-General Jørgen Steen Sørensen in a news release. Roj-TV and Mesopotamia Broadcast A/S METV are to be charged under Paragraph 114 of the Anti-terrorism Act which makes it an offence to further the activities of a person, group of people or association which either does or plans to commit acts of terrorism
Denmark: First shelter for couples Young couples of foreign background can now seek shelter from honor related violence in Denmark’s first shelter for both men and women.
Odense: “Many are actually afraid of Danish culture” Hana Al-Khamri with another report from the Odense neighbohood of Vollsmose. See also: Odense: “We are only Danish on paper” I know that the woman before me was born and raised in Denmark
Denmark: The cost of a non-Western immigrant It’s difficult to compare the numbers, but it seems a non-Western immigrant in Denmark costs much more than a non-Western immigrant in the Netherlands . ———- Immigrants from Western countries contribute the most to Danish society, even more than ethnic Danes do, according to figures from the liberal think-tank CEPOS and the independent institute DREAM. While an immigrant from a non-Western country costs 29,598 kroner (~ 4,000 EUR) a year, an ethnic Dane costs 5,470 kroner.
Denmark: Can I fight for a Christian country? A recent Q&A on Danish newspaper Kristeligt Dagblad’s religion portal led to a storm of opinions. The question: Salaam alakayium, I’m a boy of 18 who wants to ask a question: I’ve been to the army’s [recruiting] day in Slagelse, and I was born and raised in Denmark.
Denmark: More 2nd generation immigrants buying residences A third of non-Western second generation immigrants aged 30 own their residences, reports Statistics Denmark. The same goes for 40% of non-Western second generation immigrants aged 35
Denmark: Cartoonist attacker charged with terror Denmark’s top prosecutor has charged a Somali man with terrorism for allegedly trying to kill a cartoonist who caricatured the Prophet Muhammad. Joergen Steen Soerensen said Friday that the man, who cannot be named under a court order, wanted to “seriously frighten the population” and destabilize Denmark in the attack on cartoonist Kurt Westergaard. ( more ) Source: AP
Iran: Copenhagen will have a Muslim majority in 10 years Mohammad Javad Ardashir Larijani, Secretary General of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights claims Copenhagen will be Muslim in 10-15 years (h/t Gates of Vienna ). “Based on their own statistics, probably on 2020 or 2025, Copenhagen is the first European city that most of it’s people will become Muslim.” I have no idea what statistics Larijani is referring to