Solomonia Archive: Ahmad Abu Laban's History

Tuesday, February 21, 2006

Here are a couple of tid bits of interest on the Danish Imam accused of travelling the world to stir up trouble for his host country.

From a 2002 report on anti-semitism in Denmark:

...On 5 April Palestinian imam Ahmad Abu Laban called on his congregation at Friday prayers to offer their lives in a jihad for the Palestinian cause. Outside the mosque buses were waiting to take the congregants to a demonstration at Parliament Square, where they held up signs equating Judaism with Nazism, brandished a gun and burned the Israeli flag. A few days earlier, at a similar demonstration in front of the Israeli embassy, a father held up his small son who was dressed as a suicide bomber. Another imam, Fatih Alev, accused Danish Jews of continuing “Sharon’s dirty game.”...

From a 2005 report:

...Danish-Muslim reaction to the murder of Dutch filmmaker Theo Van Gogh sent shock waves throughout Danish society. A group of young Muslim women, among them the daughter of fundamentalist Imam Abu Laban (see ASW 2002/3), was shown on television laughing. The women stated that Van Gogh had gotten what he deserved since he ought to have known what sort of response his provocation would receive. Other spokesmen for Danish Muslims agreed and a debate ensued on whether freedom of speech should be limited by law so that statements offensive to Muslims would become illegal...

Posted by Solomon at 2:03 PM on Tuesday, Feb 21, 2006
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