Copenhagen Post, Sept. 11, 2001
Alarmed at last week’s police statistics, which revealed that in 68% of all rapes committed this year the perpetrator was from an ethnic minority, leading Muslim organisations have now formed an alliance to fight the ever-growing problem of young second and third-generation immigrants involved in rape cases against young Danish girls. Promising demonstrations and an information campaign, Babar Baig from Minhaj ul Quran said that Islam totally condemns rape and the violation of women.
“We feel very strongly that as a Muslim youth organisation, we have a responsibility to speak out about this problem,” said Baig, whose organisation, alongside the Union of Muslim Students (FASM) and the Organisation of Pakistani Students and Academics (OPSA) announced demonstrations in Copenhagen, Odense and Århus.
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The link for this second story has long since expired but I have the text:
Danish Girls Are Not Sluts
By Erling Andersen
(Translated directly from the Original Article in the Danish Newspaper B.T. Online.)
"Under no circumstances will we accept the Islamic view that brandishes Danish women as sluts."
So says Dr Aase Clausen Bjergen from Copenhagen who will be one of the front runners in a large protest march to be held in Odense, Denmark this Sunday, April 29, 2001.
She wants to ensure that the impression that muslims have of Danish women, apparently as whores, which in the eyes of muslims seems to justify and legitimize violence against them is something the Danish women shall not accept without major resistance.
The protest march takes place in Odense because four young muslim immigrants are in custody there on suspicion of having gang-raped a 13-year old girl in that city several weeks ago.
" We count on the participation of several hundred people, both men and women in this protest march. We met each other via the Internet. We are non-political but everybody agrees that the time has arrived for some serious action. " says Aasen Clausen Bjergen. The Baccalaureate from Copenhagen studied Religious History and her work has moved her within the realm of the ever-increasing problems with violent muslim men. She helped muslim women - victims of violence - with living quarters, new names, etc.
" Already there are numerous examples of violent mayhem and murder committed by moslims and people justifyably fear that acts like the throwing of acid in someone's face are becoming "everyday" occurrences as can be seen in some islamic countries but in Denmark this is unacceptable" says Aase Clausen Bjerg.
There will be several ex-leftwing partisans amonst the protesters but emphasis has been placed on the non-political aspect of this march on Sunday.
"Danish females aren't sluts just because they show parts of their bodies, but that's how muslim males view them.
This opinion is far removed and in direct contrast with the perception that the Danes have of their women. I am convinced that we can build a large network to nip the development of this unpleasant and tragic situation in the bud," Aase Clausen Bjerg said
Published on www.bt.dk Friday April 27, 2001, 03:13 am.
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