Posted on 01 June 2011. Tags: bombing, Denmark, Islam, jyllands Posten, terrorism
A man who attempted to send a letter bomb to a Danish newspaper which printed controversial cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed has been found guilty on terrorism charges. Lors Doukaev, 25, a Belgian citizen of Chechnyan origin, was found guilty on Monday and yesterday sentenced to 12 years in prison. Read the full story
Posted in Denmark, General, International, Lifestyle, MBL
Posted on 23 March 2011. Tags: Denmark, gaddafi, Islam, libya, war
A missile attack on the headquarters of embattled Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi has been blamed on Denmark by the country’s state-controlled media. Read the full story
Posted in Denmark, General, International, MBL, Politics, Society
Posted on 12 March 2011. Tags: controversy, Islam, mohammed, muhammad, Sweden
A Swedish politician who produced a poster of the Muslim prophet Mohammed standing naked next to his nine year-old wife has been found not guilty of aggravating an ethnic group. Read the full story
Posted in General, MBL, Politics, Society, Sweden
Posted on 11 February 2011. Tags: Denmark, Islam, mohammed, muhammad, westergaard
A Somali man who broke into the home of a Dane who caricatured the Prophet Mohammed has been sentenced to nine years in jail and deportation. Read the full story
Posted in Culture, Denmark, General, International, MBL, Politics, Society
Posted on 09 February 2011. Tags: Denmark, freedom of speech, Islam, racism
A Danish journalist who claimed that Muslim girls are raped by their male family members has declared a victory for free speech as he is acquitted of racism charges. Read the full story
Posted in Culture, Denmark, General, International, MBL, Society
Posted on 09 October 2010. Tags: Iceland, Islam, muslims, police, religion
Wealthy foreigners have bought a house in Reykjavik and intend to turn it into a mosque. The chairman of the Icelandic Muslim Association says he has nothing to do with the investors and has reported the men to the police, saying he fears they may be extremists trying to gain a foothold in Iceland. Read the full story
Posted in General, Iceland, International, Lifestyle, MBL, Society
Posted on 06 October 2010. Tags: bomb, Islam, police, Sweden, terror, terrorism
The terror alert level in Sweden has been raised to “elevated” after rumours of Mumbai-style terror raids across Europe. The head of the Swedish Security Service (Sapo), Anders Danielsson, announced this week that the threat level has gone from two to three on the five point scale. Read the full story
Posted in General, International, MBL, Society, Sweden
Posted on 22 September 2010. Tags: chechnya, Denmark, Islam, jyllands Posten, terror
The man thought to be behind last week’s botched bombing in Copenhagen has admitted his identity for the first time since his arrest. Chechnyan boxer Lors Doukaiev confirmed his name at Copenhagen City Court on Monday, despite previously claiming that he couldn’t remember it. Read the full story
Posted in Denmark, General, International, MBL, Politics
Posted on 07 September 2010. Tags: discrimination, Finland, fitness, gym, Islam, lockers, prayer
Finland’s Minority Ombudsman is to investigate whether a gym is guilty of discrimination after it banned Muslims from praying in its locker room. Eva Biudet says she will speak to management at the Lady Fitness Centre in Helsinki’s Espoon Keskus district to find out why they put up a notice asking for customers to keep the gym worship-free. Read the full story
Posted in Culture, Finland, General, Lifestyle, MBL, Politics
Posted on 05 September 2010. Tags: burka, democracy, election, freedom of speech, haterd, Islam, Politics, religion, Sweden
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
Posted in Culture, General, MBL, Politics, Society, Sweden