Iben Helqvist Research Assistant Centre for Social Entrepreneurship Roskilde University Universitetsvej 1 4000 Roskilde Denmark [email protected] Area of Expertise: – Muslim interest groups – Political representation of Muslim minorities – Muslim civil societies in Scandinavia, Germany and the US CV available here Narrative bio: Iben Helqvist holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Roskilde…
On Saturday June 5 the Danish singer Median gave a free concert and 15-20 young men threw eggs at her while she was performing at the stage. She stopped the music and said: “Someone has been very badly raised. I think it’s disrespectful to the people who have come here to enjoy themselves and have…
On Thursday April 15th 2010 a large majority of the members of the city council of Copenhagen voted yes to a district plan which will allow a traditional Shia mosque to be built in Copenhagen. It will be the first purpose build mosque in Denmark. Only the members of Danish People’s Party voted no, while…
Leading experts on terrorism think Denmark is developing into a nesting box for Islamic extremists. On a Danish conference on terrorism Ghaffar Hussain, leader of the Quilliam Outreach and Training Unit, said that the feeling of being an outsider and not being part of the society is extensive among young Muslims in Denmark. This makes…
Just a few days after the government and Danish People’s Party presented a new law for foreigners in Denmark – a much debated system of obtaining points in order to get a permanent permit of residence – the bill seems to run into problems. According to the bill a foreigner will need to obtain a…
