Muslim women in Denmark -

Proposed tightening of Danish Burqa law meets severe criticism

researcher14 years ago14 years ago03 mins

Minister of Justice, Lars Barfod, has put forward a bill which will increase the penalty from two to four years of imprisonment for people who force other persons to wear the niqab or burqa. In a hearing the bill has been met with severe criticism from the Association of Danish Judges, the Association of Danish…

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Public school holds mothers-only meetings in consideration for Muslim mothers

researcher14 years ago14 years ago02 mins

Thursday February 4th a public school in Copenhagen held a parents’ meeting on bullying. Fathers were excluded from the meeting in an attempt to get more Muslim mothers to attend the meeting, who show low participation in parent meetings, according to a school leader. The mothers-only meeting is dividing politicians across the political spectrum. The…

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