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| Danish politician says Muslims stay off work during Ramadan | Danish politician says Muslims stay off work during Ramadan |
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| A Danish government minister has asserted that Muslims should not work during Ramadan because the month-long daylight fasting period poses safety hazards in some professions and makes the practice “dangerous for us all.” | A Danish government minister has asserted that Muslims should not work during Ramadan because the month-long daylight fasting period poses safety hazards in some professions and makes the practice “dangerous for us all.” |
| The integration minister, Inger Støjberg, an immigration hardliner in Denmark’s centre-right government, questioned in a blog post on Monday how “commanding observance to a 1,400-year-old pillar of Islam” was compatible with modern labour markets. | The integration minister, Inger Støjberg, an immigration hardliner in Denmark’s centre-right government, questioned in a blog post on Monday how “commanding observance to a 1,400-year-old pillar of Islam” was compatible with modern labour markets. |
| Danish government proposes ban on full-face veils | Danish government proposes ban on full-face veils |
| In her post published by Danish tabloid BT, Støjberg cited bus drivers as an example of workers whose performance could be affected by foregoing food and drink during daylight hours of the holy month. She urged all Muslims to take leave from work during Ramadan “to avoid negative consequences for the rest of Danish society.” | In her post published by Danish tabloid BT, Støjberg cited bus drivers as an example of workers whose performance could be affected by foregoing food and drink during daylight hours of the holy month. She urged all Muslims to take leave from work during Ramadan “to avoid negative consequences for the rest of Danish society.” |
| The Finnish Muslim Union chair, Pia Jardi, called the minister’s suggestion “a completely absurd idea,” adding: “There’s no information or statistics to show that bus drivers or other Muslim workers would somehow behave dangerously while fasting. In most Muslim countries, stores and businesses continue operating as normally.” | The Finnish Muslim Union chair, Pia Jardi, called the minister’s suggestion “a completely absurd idea,” adding: “There’s no information or statistics to show that bus drivers or other Muslim workers would somehow behave dangerously while fasting. In most Muslim countries, stores and businesses continue operating as normally.” |
| Muslims committed to fasting “have the responsibility to make sure that they get proper rest,” she said. | Muslims committed to fasting “have the responsibility to make sure that they get proper rest,” she said. |
| Millions of Muslims around the world began observing Ramadan last week. Denmark’s population of 5.7 million incloudes about 250,000 Muslims. | Millions of Muslims around the world began observing Ramadan last week. Denmark’s population of 5.7 million incloudes about 250,000 Muslims. |
| Støjberg is a member of the conservative Liberal party, which since November 2016 has governed Denmark in a coalition with the centre-right Liberal Alliance and the Conservative party. | Støjberg is a member of the conservative Liberal party, which since November 2016 has governed Denmark in a coalition with the centre-right Liberal Alliance and the Conservative party. |
| Denmark adopted a law in 2016 requiring newly arrived asylum seekers to hand over valuables such jewellery and gold to help pay for their stays in the country. | Denmark adopted a law in 2016 requiring newly arrived asylum seekers to hand over valuables such jewellery and gold to help pay for their stays in the country. |
| • This article was amended on 22 May 2018 after a correction was issued by the Press Association. An earlier version said the Liberal party formed Denmark’s current government alone. Denmark’s current government is a coalition. | • This article was amended on 22 May 2018 after a correction was issued by the Press Association. An earlier version said the Liberal party formed Denmark’s current government alone. Denmark’s current government is a coalition. |
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