Denmark: DPP says Muslims are racist for sending children to private schools Via Fyens Stiftstidende (Danish): Alex Ahrendtsen, education spokesperson for the Danish People’s Party (DPP), said Muslim parents who send their children to private schools are ‘little racists’ Ahrendtsen was speaking to TV 2 NEWS, which reported that immigrant children go to private schools more than ethnic Danish children (14% of Danes vs.

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Hague: Muslim party denies dog ban proposal Via AD (Dutch): Hasan Küçük, fraction head of the Islam Democrats in the Hague, denies the party wants to ban dog ownership in the city. He says his words were taken out of context. During a debate last week about the municipal policy regarding animals, Küçük said that he thinks it’s pitiful that dogs are sometimes shut in an apartment for 23 hours a day.

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Hague: Muslim party wants dog ban via Spitsnieuws (Dutch): Hasan Küçük, Hague councilor for the Islam Democrats, says dogs should be banned as pets in the city, reports De Telegraaf.

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Netherlands: Majority Dutch think Queen should wear headscarf to mosque Via De Telegraaf (Dutch): Queen Beatrix wore a headscarf while visiting a mosque in Oman this week, as a sign of respect for local custom. The Party for Freedom (PVV) criticized her, saying she was supporting the oppression of women under Islam. According to a Maurice de Hond poll, 79% of the Dutch think she acted properly.

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Scotland: Muslims join Evangelicals in fighting same-sex marriage bill Via TNT Magazine : Religious groups in Scotland are mounting a campaign to block the Scottish government’s proposals to introduce same-sex marriage. (…) Scottish Muslims have also threatened a withdrawal of support for the Scottish National Party (SNP) should the definition of marriage be redefined to include gay couples

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Finland: Finnish-Somali fights for Swedish minority rights Via YLE : Ahmed Hassan was nine when he arrived in Finland as a refugee from Somalia. In Finland, he grew up in a Swedish-speaking environment. Today he is on a mission for other foreigners to learn Swedish, Finland’s other official language

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Amsterdam: Sharia4Belgium disrupts Islam debate (Via liesbethg ) Via RNW : Radical Belgian Muslims disrupted a debate on Wednesday evening about Islam which featured writer and Muslim activist Irshad Manji and Green Left Party MP Tofik Dibi. The Islamists threatened and spat on Ms Manji

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France: “It’s easier for immigrants to integrate if there are less of them” Via France24 : As he presented his party’s campaign platform ahead of next year’s presidential and legislative elections, French Interior Minister Claude Gueant laid down the gauntlet to the far right by hardening the government’s position on immigration. “It’s easier for immigrants to integrate if there are less of them,” Gueant told Europe 1 radio. “It’s obvious that we need to better manage the flow of immigrants.

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Germany: ‘The Government Must Make It Easier to Work in Germany’ Via Spiegel : Experts are warning that Germany faces a shortage of skilled labor that could become an increasingly serious threat to its economy in years to come.

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Denmark: DPP posts clip against Islamization The Danish People’s Party’s new video against Islamization ” I am Denmark ” (h/t JihadWatch )

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