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Danish minister under fire for calling fasting Muslims danger

A Danish government minister has sparked backlash among Muslim communities, unions, and refugee advocates after calling fasting Muslims a "danger" to the society and urging them to take time off work during the month of Ramadan.

Denmarks immigration minister, Inger Stojberg, said on Monday that fasting throughout the working day raised challenges for the society. She argued that Muslims doing certain jobs, such as bus drivers, may be unable to focus if they have not eaten.

"I want to call on Muslims to take leave from work during the month of Ramadan to avoid negative consequences for the rest of the Danish society," Stojberg wrote in a tabloid newspaper.

During the month of Ramadan, millions of Muslims around the world fast everyday from dawn to dusk. The practice of fasting, which reminds Muslims of those less fortunate, is also meant to increase spiritual discipline.

Denmarks Muslim Union reacted to the ministers remarks by saying that Muslims were capable of functioning in the Danish society "even when we fast."

The chairwoman of Finlands Muslim Union, Pia Jardi, also called Stojbergs comment about fasting Muslims "a completely absurd idea."

"Theres no information or statistics to show that bus drivers or other Muslim workers would somehow behave dangerously while fasting," she said. "In most Muslim countries, stores and businesses continue operating normally."

Hammershoy Splittorff, a spokesman for Arriva - one of Denmarks main bus operators - said there was no history of bus accidents during Ramadan, and "so de facto its not a problem for us."

A Muslim integration consultant, Natasha al-Hariri, also accused Stojberg of "stirring up a debate based on no figures, no statistics, and no anecdotes."

Members of the ministers own anti-refugee center-right Liberal Party, which leads the current government, however, distanced themselves from her remarks.

"In Denmark, theres room for everybody... as long as you mind your duties and take responsibility for your actions," The New York Times quoted Fatma Oktem, a party member and former member of the parliament as saying.

Earlier, she had said the "a significant proportion" of refugees "cheat, lie and abuse our trust."

The minister also made headlines last year, when posted a picture of herself on Facebook with a cake celebrating the passing of the countrys 50th immigration restriction. "Today, the 50th restriction was passed on immigration. This must be celebrated!" she wrote.

That picture and comment caused anger on social media in the Nordic country, which received only 3,458 asylum applications in 2017. The country has become a far less welcoming place to refugees since the 2015 elections, which bolstered the Danish Peoples Party, now the countrys second-largest political party.

 

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