"They think I'm a woman from the Middle East. No. I'm a Danish Muslim." A veiled Muslim Dane, whose parliamentary candidacy has angered the far-right, says she is campaigning to serve the underprivileged class in one of Europe's strongest economies.
"This is such a rich country. But we have people in Denmark in deep poverty and nobody helps them", Asmaa Abdol-Hamid, a 25-year-old social worker, student and town councilor, told the Guardian on Wednesday, May 16.
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Feminist, Socialist, Devout Muslim: Woman Who Has Thrown Denmark into Turmoil
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"This is such a rich country. But we have people in Denmark in deep poverty and nobody helps them", Asmaa Abdol-Hamid, a 25-year-old social worker, student and town councilor, told the Guardian on Wednesday, May 16.
MORE
http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_C&cid=1178724215680&pagename=Zone-English-News/NWELayout
Please click photo for clarity.
Please also see:
Feminist, Socialist, Devout Muslim: Woman Who Has Thrown Denmark into Turmoil
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/05/16/1232