#Denmark: Muslim politician appreciate Burqa ban
“I don’t pray, I don’t fast, but Islam is a part of my culture”
Copenhagen: Born in Damascus, Syria a Danish politician is identified as Muslim but, he believes Islam is presently in “crisis.”
Naser Khader is currently serving in the Denmark’s parliament. Khader wants the burqa to be banned and he argues that Islamism and Islam aren’t entirely separate.
Even the western politicians from the UK’s Prime Minister Theresa May to former U.S. President Barack Obama have been careful to make a distinction between Islam, the religion, and jihadi terrorists but Khader chose to go against the ethics.
“We can’t deny it. Those that commit these crimes are Muslims, they use Muslim arguments, they use passages from the Quran,” he said, according to OZY.
Khader, who is currently the foreign policy spokesperson for the Conservative Party, feels it’s his “obligation” to speak on this topic.
“It’s much easier for me than for my colleagues who are white and Christian,” he said.
The Danish-Syrian politician thinks the Quran should be updated and translated into modern-standard Arabic, so it is easier to interpret and understand in today’s world.
