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Denmark: Two Somali brothers held over terror plot

Denmark: Two Somali brothers held over terror plot Via UKPA : Two Somalian brothers have been arrested in Denmark on suspicion of plotting a terror attack, the country's security service has said. The pair, aged 18 and 23, were arrested late on Monday - one in the western city of Aarhus and the other as he arrived by plane at Copenhagen's international airport, said the Danish Security and Intelligence Service, or PET. The men were suspected of "being in the process of preparing an act of terror" after they were overheard talking about methods, targets and different weapons types, PET said in a statement, suggesting the suspects had been under surveillance.  ( source )

Copenhagen: Asylum seekers busy as bees

Copenhagen: Asylum seekers busy as bees Via the Copenhagen Post : When Joseph* and his friends collected honey in Nigeria, they wore an extra layer of clothing, lit a torch and kicked the hive from the tree to take the swarm�s sweet nectar. Now living at Sandholm Asylum Centre, Joseph is studying a more conventional method of beekeeping alongside more than 20 other asylum seekers at Copenhagen�s Bybi (City Bee Association). The six-month training program, which began in March, is a joint initiative between Bybi and the Danish Red Cross, with support from the Roskilde Festival Fund. ( source )

Denmark: Islam debate cooling down

Denmark: Islam debate cooling down Via Aftenposten : Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten reports that the Islam debate in Denmark has calmed down. The newspaper totaled the media usage of twelve words common in the immigration debate.  For example, 'Muslim' was used in 38% fewer articles and letters to the editor in 2011 than in 2001.  Usage of the word fell by 68% compared to 2006, the height of the Mohammed cartoon crisis .  'Fundamentalist', 'imam', 'halal' and 'Danishness' were also used less than a decade ago. Culture-sociologist Mehmet �mit Necef (University of Southern Denmark), thinks the debate cooled down because there's political agreement on the main issues.  "The sharply drawn fronts which existed in the immigration debate, fell apart," he says.  The United Council of Muslims is happy about the figures and and thinks they show greater understanding for the situation of immigrants.

Denmark: 3 men arrested on terror suspicion

Denmark: 3 men arrested on terror suspicion Via AP : Three men have been arrested in Copenhagen on suspicion of plotting a terror attack after police found them with automatic weapons and ammunition, Denmark's intelligence service said Friday. (...) PET described the men as a 22-year-old citizen of Jordan, a 23-year-old Turkish man living in Denmark and a 21-year-old Danish national who lives in Egypt. ( source )

Copenhagen: Churches shouldn't be turned into mosques since 'Islam is an enemy of Christianty'

Copenhagen: Churches shouldn't be turned into mosques since 'Islam is an enemy of Christianty' Via JV : Islam is an enemy of Christianity, says former Minister of Ecclesiastical Affairs, Birthe R�nn Hornbech (Liberals), and therefore Muslims shouldn't be taking over churches which have closed down.  16-17 churches in Copenhagen face closure. The former minister spoke on the issue after Per Ramsdal, pastor of Brorson's Church in N�rrebro, suggested the churches can be used by Muslims, Buddhists or Hindus. Birthe R�nn Hornbech wrote in a mail to Berlinkske News that he will publicly oppose the churches being turned over to another religious, when that religious is a direct enemy of Christianity, as is Islam, for example.  Even if it doesn't necessarily apply to Danish Muslims, Islam is an enemy of Christianity. Kirkefondet (Church Foundation), which owns half the churches due to be closed down, has denied that their churches will be sold to Muslims or other faiths...