London: Geert Wilders call to stop Muslim immigration In his speech to the British parliament Geert Wilders called to protect freedom of speech with a First Amendment like law, to end cultural relativism, to stop Muslim mass immigration, to deport criminal immigrants, ban the construction of new mosques and to get more Churchill-like leaders. Wilders’ entire press conference is available at Tundra Tabloids . His speech in parliament is below

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Denmark: Immigrant gangs rule in prison Strong gang members control some jail units, also in the Nyborg State Prison, report DR Fyn.

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Austria: 54% see Islam as threat to West According to a recent IMAS study, 59% of Austrians are 'somewhat opposed' to building minarets.  There's a big gap between the public opinion and what is expressed. Just over 20% of Austrians describe themselves as religious, compared to 30% 35 years ago.  The ethnic population differs clearly from the Muslim population.  54% of Austrians – slightly more men than women, older people more than younger – see Islam as a 'threat for the West'.  The respondents have a growing sense that such views can't be talked about openly.  This according to a large-scale study by the IMAS agency on the topic of 'religion and freedom', conducted for the Internationalen Instituts für Liberale Politik (International Institute for Liberal Policy) and obtained exclusive by Presse. Only 4% would agree if a family member would marry a Muslims.  By 3% of respondents that was already the case, and in Vienna it was above average.

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Libya: Gaddafi calls for jihad against Switzerland This follows the latest round of the Libya-Switzerland spat , following the arrest of Gaddafi’s son in Switzerland in 2008. —————– Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi has called for a “holy war”, or jihad, against Switzerland, the AFP news service reported on Thursday. During a speech in Benghazi, Libya’s second-largest city, Gaddafi declared Switzerland “faithless” and a country of infidels who have “destroyed Allah’s house”

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Denmark: Newspaper apologizes for offending Muslims Politiken say this apology will not prevent them from publishing the cartoons in the future. If so, is there really a difference between this current apology and Jyllands-Posten’s apology for offending Muslims? Still, it’s hard to see why Politiken felt the need to apologize now for something they did in 2008, particularly when they claim they’re apologizing but don’t intend to change their behavior by it.

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Germany: Court suspends Kurdish TV ban A Kurdish satellite television channel won its court case Thursday against the German government, which had tried to close down the channel, Roj TV, after a request from the Turkish government. A tribunal in Leipzig effectively suspended the ban, asking the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg to rule on the case instead.

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Norway: Education minister against hijab in elementary school Norwegian Eduction Minister Kristin Halvorsen (SV, Socialists) wants hijabs out of elementary schools. “I think children-hijab are absolutely undesirable, because it hampers the children’s development and their chances of making independent choices,” Halvorsen told Dagbladet. Helga Pedersen (Ap, Labor) told Dagbladet yesterday that she would consider a ban on hijab in elementary schools.

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Scotland: Muslims tackle Islamic far-right The British National Party and the Scottish Defence League often portray Islam as a separatist Trojan horse inside Britain – a religion of shadowy conspirators plotting to bring the county to its knees.

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BREAKING: Five arrested for death threats against DPP head Update 2: The arrests were made after the DPP parliamentary office received an anonymous tip that the five were planning something. The police deny they acted too rashly, given the high threat level against Kjærsgaard. ( DA ) Update: The Copenhagen Police say the threats are not concrete and are considering releasing the suspects.

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Netherlands: Parties embarrassed by Turkish, Arabic campaign posters  A number of parties have been caused embarrassment by Turkish and Arabic-language election posters that have appeared at various places in the country.

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