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 The founder of Scandinavia's first female-led mosque is a soft-spoken "imama" who has riled conservatives with her views on marriage but others say her project is not progressive enough. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161026/denmarks-feminist-mosque-founder-challenges-norms Wed, 26 Oct 2016 11:36:55 +0200 denmarks-feminist-mosque-founder-challenges-norms Scandinavia's first female-led mosque has held its first Friday prayers in Copenhagen, a milestone for an "Islamic feminist" project whose founder hopes will help combat Islamophobia. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160829/danish-women-led-mosque-makes-scandinavian-history Mon, 29 Aug 2016 11:12:03 +0200 danish-women-led-mosque-makes-scandinavian-history A 27-year-old man was sentenced to a 40-day suspended jail sentence for applauding and encouraging arson attacks on an Islamic centre. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160616/dane-sentenced-for-praising-islamic-centre-arson-attempt Thu, 16 Jun 2016 10:47:40 +0200 dane-sentenced-for-praising-islamic-centre-arson-attempt Denmark will punish preachers who give their approval to criminal acts such as violence and bigamy, and will ban foreign "hate preachers" from entering the country, the government said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160601/denmark-moves-to-rein-in-hate-preachers Wed, 01 Jun 2016 10:12:12 +0200 denmark-moves-to-rein-in-hate-preachers The sale of a plot of land for the construction of a grand mosque has been cancelled by Aarhus Municipality. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160526/aarhus-city-blocks-plans-for-grand-mosque Thu, 26 May 2016 14:56:28 +0200 aarhus-city-blocks-plans-for-grand-mosque 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 Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said on Tuesday that he will convene MPs from across the political spectrum to discuss Islamic extremism following a string of controversial comments from religious leaders. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160315/danish-pm-vows-to-take-on-radical-imams Tue, 15 Mar 2016 16:47:26 +0100 danish-pm-vows-to-take-on-radical-imams A TV2 documentary series has led to the voluntary disbandment of a Sharia council and has caused the city of Aarhus to pull its support from a planned mega-mosque. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160307/danish-sharia-council-disbands-and-support-for-aarhus-mosque-crumbles Mon, 07 Mar 2016 10:57:09 +0100 danish-sharia-council-disbands-and-support-for-aarhus-mosque-crumbles Danish MPs from across the political spectrum on Thursday were discussing how to deal with imams with extreme views after a highly controversial Aarhus mosque was thrust back into the national spotlight this week. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160303/denmark-eyes-deportation-of-foreign-imams Thu, 03 Mar 2016 13:01:59 +0100 denmark-eyes-deportation-of-foreign-imams The controversial Grimhøj mosque in Aarhus is at the centre of yet more controversy as a new video shows a visiting Copenhagen advocating the "educational" beating of children. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160301/imam-at-danish-mosque-hit-children-educationally Tue, 01 Mar 2016 15:29:30 +0100 imam-at-danish-mosque-hit-children-educationally There are renewed calls to shut down the controversial Grimhøj Mosque in Aarhus after a TV2 programme revealed that an imam has advocated stoning adulterers to death. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160229/denmark-mosque-teaches-stoning-and-whipping Mon, 29 Feb 2016 09:36:56 +0100 denmark-mosque-teaches-stoning-and-whipping Scandinavia's first female-led mosque has opened in Copenhagen, in a bid to challenge "patriarchal structures" and hoping to create debate and dialogue, its founder said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160212/denmarks-female-led-mosque-challenges-patriarchal-structures Fri, 12 Feb 2016 21:43:32 +0100 denmarks-female-led-mosque-challenges-patriarchal-structures The female imam at Mariam Mosque, which is opening at an undisclosed location in Copenhagen this week, hopes the new facility can be a modernising influence in Islam. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160211/scandinavias-first-women-only-mosque-to-open-in-copenhagen Thu, 11 Feb 2016 14:34:12 +0100 scandinavias-first-women-only-mosque-to-open-in-copenhagen Topped with a turquoise dome and two minarets, the Imam Ali Mosque opened its doors on Thursday in preparation for its first Friday prayer service. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151001/denmarks-largest-shia-mosque-opens-in-copenhagen Thu, 01 Oct 2015 18:49:27 +0200 denmarks-largest-shia-mosque-opens-in-copenhagen A 35-year-old man was arrested on Sunday for allegedly attempting to set fire to a building used by the Islamic Society in Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150816/copenhagen-mosque-arson-suspect-held Sun, 16 Aug 2015 22:42:14 +0200 copenhagen-mosque-arson-suspect-held The construction of a new mosque in the Nordvest district is expected to begin in 2017 and will be funded by private "no strings attached" donations, the Islamic Society in Denmark said. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150624/copenhagen-mega-mosque-coming Wed, 24 Jun 2015 16:20:07 +0200 copenhagen-mega-mosque-coming Authorities have forced a 15-year-old Muslim boy into a juvenile home in an unusual move aimed at preventing him being radicalized by his father, a report said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150301/radicalization-fear-puts-danish-boy-into-juvenile-home Sun, 01 Mar 2015 21:48:00 +0100 radicalization-fear-puts-danish-boy-into-juvenile-home 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