Council of Europe urges Denmark to eradicate anti-Muslim racism and discrimination

Proud of its glorious Viking past, its natural landscapes and its picturesque villages, is Denmark an idyllic land only for those who see it as a striking impressionist painting?

The smallest of the Scandinavian countries, and the most colorful of them, is undoubtedly an inspiring land in many ways. But for the Muslim families who have taken up residence there, there are not only the majestic fjords that stand out in the panorama… There are also a number of obstacles and major challenges that impose themselves on them daily, to the point of to make it a fertile breeding ground for Islamophobia, like France and Austria, as highlighted by a European report in 2022.

Tuesday October 15, this Danish land with very steep contours for the Muslims who found refuge there was pinned down by the Council of Europe, the main human rights organization on an Old Continent which has never been able to ward off his old demons.

And it is an understatement to say that Denmark has been called upon to show a burst of hospitality, fraternity, and inclusion by tackling head on the problem of anti-Muslim racism on its soil. The Council of Europe has, in fact, urged it to immediately implement a national action plan against racism, likely to promote the employability of a greater number of people. proportion of Muslim citizens and other minorities in law enforcement and teaching occupations », while insisting on one point: that this plan “ prevent racism and anti-Muslim discrimination ».

Will Islamophobia, which European hate-mongers deliberately sow by digging their furrows, end up being eradicated on Danish soil? Will the land of fjords become a land where Muslims can live? Time will tell.