Danish People's Party more 'anti-Islam' than 'anti-Muslim'
The deputy head of the nationalist Danish People's Party said his comments that the party was anti-Muslim were taken out of context.
Kristian Thulesen Dahl, group chairman for the Danish People's Party, sent out a press release Thursday saying he regretted his comment the previous day that the party was 'anti-Muslim', but added that the phrase was taken out of context.
Hornbech's comments were made in response to Dahl's party's campaign against judges wearing headscarves. Dahl said he was using Hornbech's terminology for his own explanation Wednesday and the words were therefore misconstrued.
'We are in many ways anti-Muslim because we can see some deeply problematic things about the way Islam functions,' he said Wednesday. 'When we fight against 10-year-old girls being castrated (how refreshing to hear it called that) or are against segregated swimming classes, then it is those types of examples I think of when I say we are anti-Muslim.'
In the press release Thursday, Dahl denied that the party was against individuals who were Muslims.
Dahl's explanation was backed up by party MP Jesper Langballe, who said the party was more 'anti-Islam' than 'anti-Muslim'.
Posted on 3:38 AM by Esmerelda Weatherwax
