Denmark’s burqa ban is a repeat of so many before it. Will it backfire in the same way?

The recent burqa ban introduced in Denmark is the latest manifestation of a recurring pattern of burqa bans in Europe. These bans tend to end up backfiring, so will Denmark’s end up doing the same?

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French President meets Sherin Khankan, founder of Denmark’s first female-led mosque, to discuss balance between religion and politics

The French President, Emmanuel Macron, has met Sherin Khankan, the founder of Denmark’s first female-led mosque, as well as other religious leaders, to discuss the balance between religion and politics in France and how social problems connected to religious and cultural differences may be tackled.

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Manuel Valls preaches unity to combat “Islamo-fascism”

Prime Minister Manuel Valls launched an appeal on February 16 for unity in order to combat “Islamo-fascism.” Following the deadly attacks in Copenhagen, Valls stated: “We must not give in to fear nor to division. But at the same time we must also deal with the problems: combating terrorism, mobilizing society in support of secularism,

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Four are convicted for terrorist plot

2012-06-11   Four men from Sweden have been convicted on the basis of terrorist plot in Denmark. They were supposedly conspiring to attack the offices of the newspaper   Jyllands-Posten with weapons. The attack was planned to take place at the building that houses the two major newspapers, Jyllands-Posten and Politiken, just days before the New

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Call for Papers: special issue for the Journal of Muslims in Europe

Call for Papers for a special issue for the Journal of Muslims in Europe “Europe with or without Muslims – narratives of Europe” Guest editors:             Göran Larsson, University of Gothenburg Riem Spielhaus, University of Copenhagen We are seeking papers for a special issue of the new double blind-peer reviewed

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