Copenhagen: Muslims walk out of terrorism conference
Comments from a member of the Danish People's Party resulted in Muslim guests walking out in protest from an intelligence agency conference
A number of Muslim attendees walked out of a 'Terrorism and Communication' conference hosted by the Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET) today.
Public broadcaster DR reports that the Muslim guests, including an imam, decided to leave the event after Søren Espersen from the Danish People's Party stood up and said that Islam is one of the world's problems.
Espersen's comments came after the head of PET, Jakob Scharf, opened the conference by maintaining that Islam cannot be equated with terrorism. Scharf argued that doing so is almost like running errands for al-Qaeda, because the terror organisation justifies its actions by saying Islam is under attack.
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Source: Copenhagen Post (English)
Comments from a member of the Danish People's Party resulted in Muslim guests walking out in protest from an intelligence agency conference
A number of Muslim attendees walked out of a 'Terrorism and Communication' conference hosted by the Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET) today.
Public broadcaster DR reports that the Muslim guests, including an imam, decided to leave the event after Søren Espersen from the Danish People's Party stood up and said that Islam is one of the world's problems.
Espersen's comments came after the head of PET, Jakob Scharf, opened the conference by maintaining that Islam cannot be equated with terrorism. Scharf argued that doing so is almost like running errands for al-Qaeda, because the terror organisation justifies its actions by saying Islam is under attack.
(more)
Source: Copenhagen Post (English)
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