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The Danish Parliament has approved a new law that bans foreign governments from financing mosques in Denmark. The measure is aimed at preventing Muslim countries, particularly Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, from promoting Islamic extremism in Danish mosques and prayer facilities.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Denmark Bans Foreign Funding of Mosques<\/h3>\n

Soeren Kern | Gatestone Institute<\/a> | March 15, 2021<\/p>\n

The Danish Parliament has approved<\/a> a new law that bans foreign governments from financing mosques in Denmark. The measure is aimed at preventing Muslim countries, particularly Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, from promoting Islamic extremism in Danish mosques and prayer facilities.<\/p>\n

Denmark joins a growing list of European countries \u2014 including Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Switzerland \u2014 which have taken varying degrees of action to prevent foreign governments from financing the construction and upkeep of mosques on their territories.<\/p>\n

In recent years, Algeria, Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, among others, have distributed hundreds of millions of euros to finance the spread of Islam in Europe.<\/p>\n

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