Talk:Islam in Denmark

"The Qur'an, the holy book of Islam, is required reading for upper-secondary students in Denmark."

sounds like quite a claim. Can someone from Denmark independently confirm this? Alex.tan 10:02, 6 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I can't confirm it (being from Denmark) and I'm extremely sure a certain party in Denmark would make it big news, if it was so. We do have religion classes and the like, but it's up to the teacher to stuff in what ever the teacher likes. I do however vaguely recall some kind of requirement that the classes should cover major religions. 83.88.250.31 03:01, 7 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I added the statement. I'm fairly certain that Robert Spencer stated it as a fact. I can confirm within a day or so when I get around to it. Pepsidrinka 04:54, 7 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Because an anon removed it, I have added the claim back, with a second citation verifying it. I don't know the background of the author of the second author, he may or may not be as anti-Islam as Robert Spencer is. Pepsidrinka 06:16, 7 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

After reading the entire piece I cited from, it turns out he is another anti-islamic writer as well. Pepsidrinka 06:56, 7 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've checked around and found the specific law, and there is absolutely nothing in the law that requires reading of the Qur'an. If you can read danish try http://us.uvm.dk/gymnasie/almen/lov/bilag28.htm?menuid=150555 - so the statement that the Qur'an is required reading is simply false. 83.88.250.31 17:34, 7 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It would be much appreciated if you could find me the English version of the law. Or at least the name/number of the law so that I could do some independent research to verify your claim. And it is quite possible that the law you found is not the law that is referred to in the two citations I provided. Pepsidrinka 17:46, 7 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Here is another link verifying the claim. The source is the DY Nyheder, what looks to be a newsource in Denmark. Pepsidrinka 17:52, 7 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well then it is so :), guess I didn't take note of that when it was news. BTW. lthe linked I dumped here earlier today is for 1999, so that explains that.83.88.250.31 23:02, 7 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Here is a link for the regulations of religious studies in Danish education (in english): http://us.uvm.dk/gymnasie/almen/lov/bek/supplement28.html - it does say anywhere that the quran is a required subject. IF one of the two of the religions studied besides christianity is islam, it is mentioned as a primary source of information. Jdonnis 16:02, 14 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]