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Why Is Denmark’s Islamophobia so Repulsively Boundless?

It’s no secret that there has been an uprise of Islamophobia around the world. Firstly, it was the Chinese parliament creating concentration camps for Muslims, and now Denmark seems to be following in their horrific footsteps, in the most inexplicable way. Denmark wants to isolate “unwanted” immigrants on Lindholm Island, once used to quarantine contagious…

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Denmark Joins List of European Countries to Ban the Niqab and Burqa

[Feature photo courtesy of Mads Claus Rasmussen/AFP/Getty Images]   On Thursday, May 31st, Denmark voted to ban both the burqa and niqab, with a new law set to be implemented at the beginning August. The bill, presented to the Danish parliament by right-wing politicians and party members, received a majority vote of 75 votes in favor…