The Sweden Democrats have submitted their controversial election film for review by a top legal official after broadcaster TV4 refused to air the advert. The far right group wants Sweden’s Chancellor of Justice to rule on whether the video, which shows a group of women in the burka chasing a pensioner, promotes religious hatred. Read the full story

Proposals into how best to prevent the use of the niqab and burka have been called for by the Danish government. The majority of Danes support the government’s stance against the wearing of the veils by Muslim women in the streets while Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen has said the dress code is not welcomed inside Danish educational institutions. Read the full story

The governing Conservative Party in Denmark has decided to drop its contentious proposal for the banning of Burkas. As reported by Danish news source Politiken, the Minister for Justice Biran Mikkelsen said: “It’s obvious that neither I, nor a party such as the Conservative People’s Party, can support a proposal that raises that sort of legal issue”. Read the full story

The Muslim burka, or traditional Islamic dress that completely covers a woman’s face, is back in the headlines as the coalition Conservative Party wants to implement a total ban on the garb in public places. This move comes on the heels of the Danish Parliament’s decision to ban its military personnel from wearing the burka. Read the full story