Odense authorities report ‘crazy’ imam over Sharia law document It follows reports last week of the existence of a religious council in Odense

September 25, 2020   

(Copenhagen Post) Remarry? Lose your kids. Move further than 130km? Lose your kids. These are just some of the requirements and limitations in place if a woman decides she wishes to get a divorce through the well-known imam Abu Bashar.

The document, which Berlingske came into possession of, is the first time such practices have been certified, and in contravening Danish law it has unsurprisingly caused alarm amongst local authorities.

Sharia law

Divorce of this kind is in accordance with Sharia law, but not Danish divorce law. The document seen by the media outlet had been signed by both the woman involved and imam Abu Bashar.

Read more.

Related Articles

Health & Medicine

Tick here to choose the gender, religion and race of your healthcare provider Storm erupts over controversial leaflet issued by Nordsjællands Hospital to prospective parents

April 9, 2021   

(Copenhagen Post) A controversial leaflet issued at Nordsjællands Hospital to prospective parents, which was removed from circulation on Wednesday after it was shared on the internet, offered maternity ward patients the option of not being treated by health personnel of a particular gender, […]

Citizenship

Denmark deports Said Mansour, stripped of citizenship, to Morocco Said Mansour is the first Danish citizen to lose his citizenship and be deported because of a terrorism conviction.

January 5, 2019   

(Morocco World News) Denmark has deported Said Mansour, convicted of incitement to terrorism and formerly a dual Moroccan-Danish citizen, to Morocco. According to Danish media, Mansour arrived in Casablanca yesterday night, aboard Royal Air Maroc flight 222 from Copenhagen. Danish authorities handed […]