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Danish Muslims Plan Peace Vigil after Shootings | |||||
2015-02-24 | |||||
[AnNahar] A Danish Moslem group Monday said it was planning a peace vigil in the heart of Copenhagen this week to protest against hate crimes after this month's twin attacks in the city. "We do not accept attacks on people whether your name is Finn, Dan or Aisha," said a statement from Tanwir Ahmad of The Network, which gathers Moslem academics.
The Network's announcement was made after Copenhagen police said they had denied a request by Danish Moslem businessman and activist
"The security level in Copenhagen is very high, including around the synagogue where there are police who are heavily armed right now," police front man Mads Jensen told Agence La Belle France-Presse. El-Jabri said he had turned down suggestions to hold the event elsewhere since it risked moving the focus away from Denmark's Jewish community. "It's about focusing on the fact that the Jewish community shouldn't be used as pawns in the conflict between Israel and Paleostine," he told public broadcaster DR.
Danish Moslems have reported a rise in anti-Moslem violence and discrimination since the twin attacks in Copenhagen on a free-speech seminar and a synagogue that killed two people, a Jewish man and a filmmaker. The gunman was identified as Omar El-Hussein, a Dane of Paleostinian origin.
Swedish organizers are also planning a "peace ring" human shield outside Stockholm's synagogue on Friday. | |||||
Posted by:trailing wife |
#1 a group led by young Moslems formed a symbolic ring outside a synagogue I think that meme was blown out of the water yesterday. |
Posted by: Pappy 2015-02-24 11:53 |