The Week That Was, January 30th – February 5th 2023
Politics/Economy: Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said she remains determined to scrap the Great Prayer Day public holiday despite widespread opposition but declined to say whether the controversial proposal was on the Social Democrats…
Nordic Jewish groups, Turkish President condemn Koran burning
Jewish communities in Denmark, Sweden, and Norway issued a statement Thursday, denouncing the normalisation of anti-Muslim sentiment, Berlingske reports. The appeal came after Danish-Swedish right-wing activist Rasmus Paludan recently staged Koran-burning protests in…
Islamaphobe burns Koran outside Copenhagen embassies
Danish anti-Islamist Rasmus Paludan burned a copy of the Koran outside a mosque in Copenhagen, Friday, before driving away and doing the same in front of the Turkish and Russian embassies, just one…
Mohammed crisis part 2?
International protests against anti-Islamist Rasmus Paludan bring back memories of the Mohammed cartoons crisis in 2005, former Danish ambassador to Germany, USA, and China, Friis Arne Petersen, said yesterday after three Koran-burning incidents…
The Week That Was, January 23rd – 29th 2023
Politics/Economy: The latest Megafon poll for TV2 showed the three coalition partners – Social Democrats, Moderates, and Liberals – who formed a majority with 89 seats in December would win no more than…
Anti-Islamist to burn Koran outside Copenhagen embassies today
Danish anti-Islamist Rasmus Paludan, who last week sparked off an international dispute between Sweden and Turkey by burning a copy of the Koran outside the Turkish embassy in Stockholm, has warned he’s ‘moving…
Foreign Minister concerned about Sweden’s NATO bid following Danish extremist’s ‘shameful’ act
Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has expressed hope that Danish anti-Islamist Rasmus Paludan’s Koran-burning episode outside the Turkish embassy in Stockholm over the weekend won’t affect Sweden’s bid to join NATO. After Turkish…
Angry US, UN reaction to Koran burning
The US said Monday that Danish extremist Rasmus Paludan’s burning of a Quran in front of Turkey’s Embassy in the Swedish capital Stockholm was ’deeply disrespectful’ while the UN condemned the incident which…
Danish anti-Islamist burns Koran in Sweden…again
Danish anti-Islamist Rasmus Paludan’s latest Koran-burning episode has sparked off an angry response throughout the Muslim world. Although the far-right politician was given a permit by the Swedish authorities to set fire to…
The Week That Was, October 24th – October 31st, 2022:
Election campaign – Week 3: The latest Gallup poll showed the Moderates have maintained their support and party leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen looks like playing a crucial role in who becomes the next…
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