| Jyllands–Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy |
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| Events and reactions |
| Timeline Cartoon descriptions Akkari-Laban dossier Newspaper reprints International reactions Opinions |
| Principal parties |
| Jyllands-Posten Islamisk Trossamfund Denmark Muslim world |
The Islamic Society in Denmark (Danish: Islamisk Trossamfund) is a Muslim religious organisation in Denmark led by Ahmad Abu Laban, which has played a significant role in bringing international Muslim attention to the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy, distributing a 43-page dossier, in order to raise inform the Middle-East about the cartoons.
The organization claims that all Muslims in Denmark are members, regardless of whether or not they have declared themselves as members. [1] (as of 2005, there are about 180,000 Muslims in Denmark). The organisation arranges weekly prayers on Fridays, which are regularly attended by over 500 people.
Ahmad Abu Laban was a persona non grata in the United Arab Emirates and Egypt [2] because of his Islamist views. Abu Laban died on February 1, 2007, aged 60.[3]
Laban's likely successor, Mostafa Chendid, has raised considerable public controversy in Denmark due to his belief that Muslim and non-Muslim women alike should wear a veil, also claiming about five to ten percent of all men cannot control themselves when faced with unveiled women. He also stresses that the veil serves as a signal that women are "not for sale", and that it protects them against rape.[4]