Naser Khader
Poor Naser. He’s one of our most popular ‘New Danes’. Moderate, articulate and not given to religious hysteria. He’s the foreman of the newly founded Moderate Muslim Society and he is an elected member of the Folketing (Parliment) of the Radikal Venstre and there is even a chance he may be Minister of immigration after the next election, though I certainly won’t be voting for that party as long as its under the perverted leadership of Marianne Jelved!
Unfortunately, this sterling example of successful integration is so hated by the Muslim community in Denmark he is now routinely called ‘The Traitor’. He has had to endure no end of verbal abuse and even death threats, not only to himself but also to his family. Here are two articles that deal with the recent trials of this democratic Muslim.
DeMos: Interview with Naser Khader.
DeMos: Khader: We are facing an incognizable enemy from within
“Even on a website as harmless as that I am smeared massively, even by school-children. And that’s my point, that we are dealing with extremist Imams who defer from encouraging violence and terror. But when Abu Laban e.g. says that I am a rat - why does he say that, why doesn’t he say that I am a pig? It’s because rats are exterminated. An Imam in the south of Jutland said that those who hate Naser Khader will go to paradise. The Imams do not directly encourage violence and terror - but when they focus their hate on a single person, it can have serious consequences. The same thing happened to Van Gogh"
Denmark is currently in the grip of a raging debate concerning this ‘new’ element of religiously motivated political ambition. Opposing the forces of moderation as representated by Khader we have the vile, contemptuous cleric; Abu Laban and his side-kick Ahmed Akkari. If ever I saw a Laurel and Hardy act of terrorist sympathy, it was these two. Why Abu Laban in particular is allowed to remain in Denmark is a complete mystery to me.
The only other Muslim cleric in the public eye is the Dane Abdul Wahid Petersen. I can't figure him out at all. He seems pretty easy going, but I have no sense of understanding for any religion that causes people to change their names to fit into an Arabic perception and given his past, I'm not sure he is a person qualified to speak on behalf of others.
Apart from these three there are a wide range of lesser characters, all imams and clerics, waiting in the wings for what ever comes next.
It's a lot of weight on poor Naser's shoulders if you ask me!
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