Denmark

An Open Letter to Barack Obama: On Danish Racism

by Haitham Sabbah November 28, 2008

Danish writer Rune Engelbreth Larsen has teamed up with photographer Jacob Holdt to produce an open letter and YouTube video with an urgent appeal to president-elect Barack Obama concerning the rampant racism and xenophobia in Denmark. Racist sentiment may be common in many countries, but Denmark is one of the only countries where actual demands [...]

Read the full article →

Denmark: Miss Hijab 2008 Wins iPod

by Haitham Sabbah June 12, 2008

Here is a time-waster news of the day: This undated photo made available by Danish public broadcaster DR1 shows 18-year-old Iraqi-born, Huda Falah who DR1 says it has chosen as the winner. Iraqi-born Huda Falah was on Tuesday named Miss Headscarf 2008, beating 46 contesters in the competition organized by Danish public broadcaster DR. Huda, [...]

Read the full article →