But please don't exaggerate the marginalization of muslim immigrants in Denmark. From my knowledge of the country, it's nowhere near as bad as it's now made out to be in the anglophone press and blogosphere.
I wish I had the time and energy to correct all the misleading impressions, but I don't. I don't even know where to start. Noone mentions the radical imams with but tenuous connections to the country, often unwilling to even learn the language, who routinely preach in the mosques about the "depravity" of Danish society. We have them in Norway as well; they sometimes say quite different things to the media than to their congregations. It was some of those that toured the Middle East to "internationalize" the issue, bringing along the false cartoons. These people are as much part of the problem as anyone.
But yes, the Danish immigration debate during the last decade has been more polarized along a nationalism/non-nationalism spectrum than in many other countries. They still haven't gotten up a proper mosque in Copenhagen for a variety of practical reasons, and not many years ago there was debate on whether to allow this.
BobFunk and other Danes will know a lot more about all this, though. The world's northernmost desert wind.
That is a very reasonable request, and since I've never been to Denmark, I must admit that I could well be overstating it.
But I also have known people from many different countries who are not members of a minority or disadvantaged group and who wrongly believe there is not serious discrimination in their society. (I'm not sure I stated that clearly, let's try again: Many people who are in the majority are unaware of how discriminatory their own societies are.)
I'd put my own country near the top of that list, but the list is long, and we have lots of company. The total failure of dialogue in Denmark these past months indicates that Denmark probably belongs somewhere on the list too. Where on the list, I cannot say.
I would also agree that alot of the discrimination of minority groups is usually not seen by the majority. I live in Norway too, and I know some Muslims. From what they have told me, it isnt so much pure racism that is the problem. Things like trying to get a good job with their University degrees is.
