https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Imam Mundhir Abdallah, who was accused last week of giving a sermon at a Copenhagen mosque inciting hate against Jews, says he has been the victim of a conspiracy. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170516/controversial-copenhagen-imam-defends-antisemitic-sermon Tue, 16 May 2017 11:00:38 +0200 controversial-copenhagen-imam-defends-antisemitic-sermon The Danish government plans to call for the creation of a public list of so-called ‘hate preachers’ who would be denied entry into Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160509/denmark-plans-hate-preacher-blacklist Mon, 09 May 2016 12:57:14 +0200 denmark-plans-hate-preacher-blacklist The Danish government is considering tightening legislation to prevent imams who "preach hate" from spreading their views, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160330/denmark-preps-measures-against-hate-preachers Wed, 30 Mar 2016 18:09:00 +0200 denmark-preps-measures-against-hate-preachers Denmark could begin stripping citizenship from imams who preach ideas “contrary to basic Danish values”, in the latest draconian measure brought in to counter the threat of radical Islam. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160322/denmark-to-strip-citizenship-from-radical-imams Tue, 22 Mar 2016 08:58:10 +0100 denmark-to-strip-citizenship-from-radical-imams An imam from the controversial Grimhøj Mosque in Aarhus faces charges in Germany for leading a prayer in Berlin in which he called for the death of "Zionist Jews". https://www.thelocal.dk/20150225/germans-charge-danish-imam-for-jew-threats Wed, 25 Feb 2015 10:47:00 +0100 germans-charge-danish-imam-for-jew-threats The head of the Danish Free Press Society has filed a police complaint over Aba Bilal Ismail's "destroy the Zionist Jews" remarks. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140725/aarhus-imam-reported-to-police Fri, 25 Jul 2014 13:00:00 +0200 aarhus-imam-reported-to-police Speaking in Berlin, the imam of an Aarhus mosque prays for God to "destroy the Zionist Jews". https://www.thelocal.dk/20140722/video-danish-imam-calls-for-death-to-jews Tue, 22 Jul 2014 18:40:00 +0200 video-danish-imam-calls-for-death-to-jews An Aarhus mosque that has long been accused of radicalising young members has now come out in support of the militant jihadist organisation Islamic State. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140902/danish-mosque-express-support-for-isis Tue, 02 Sep 2014 16:07:00 +0200 danish-mosque-express-support-for-isis An imam who was instrumental in stirring up anti-Danish sentiment in the aftermath of the Mohammed cartoons calls on Muslims to reject a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine because Jews are "the offspring of apes and pigs". https://www.thelocal.dk/20141014/video-danish-imam-calls-jews-apes-and-pigs Tue, 14 Oct 2014 11:26:00 +0200 video-danish-imam-calls-jews-apes-and-pigs In another sign that immigration is going to once again dominate the political picture, Venstre's Inger Støjberg said there should be a difference in how Denmark welcomes "a Christian American or Swede and a Muslim Somali or Pakistani". https://www.thelocal.dk/20140728/make-it-harder-for-muslims-to-come-to-denmark-venstre Mon, 28 Jul 2014 15:49:00 +0200 make-it-harder-for-muslims-to-come-to-denmark-venstre Police are taking a close look at an Aarhus-based imam’s inflammatory remarks in Berlin and politicians are calling for his deportation. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140724/imams-remarks-lead-to-police-investigation Thu, 24 Jul 2014 12:20:00 +0200 imams-remarks-lead-to-police-investigation