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Danish Free Press Society
The Danish Free Press Society ( da, Trykkefrihedsselskabet) is a Danish non-partisan organisation founded in 2004 and originally led by Lars Hedegaard, that works in support of freedom of expression. It presents an annual award, the Sappho Award. The organisation has a publishing house, Trykkefrihedsselskabets Bibliotek, which focuses on research and criticism of Islam, and the organisation had about 800 members in 2010. Background and activities The organisation was founded in 2004 by Lars Hedegaard, David Gress, Kai Sørlander, Søren Krarup and Jesper Langballe, after Danish PEN objected to admit Hedegaard as a member due to his writings on Islam. The organisation published an online magazine, ''Sappho'', that was edited by Helle Merete Brix and Katrine Winkel Holm. Winkel Holm took over as chairman of the organisation in 2014 after Hedegaard was subjected to an assassination attempt. In 2009, the organisation reprinted the Muhammad cartoon drawn by Kurt Westergaard. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katrine Winkel-Holm Vold I Kristendom Og Islam (og Jødedom)
Katrina or Katrine may refer to: People * Katrina (given name) * Katrine (given name) Meteorology *List of storms named Katrina, a list of tropical cyclones designated as Katrina ** Hurricane Katrina, an exceptionally powerful Atlantic hurricane in 2005, and the costliest tropical cyclone in history Places * Katrine, Virginia, United States * Lake Katrine, New York, United States * Loch Katrine, a loch (lake) in Scotland Music and entertainment * Katrina and the Waves, a pop rock band of the 1980s * ''Katrina'' (1943 film), a Swedish film * ''Katrina'' (1969 film), a South African drama film * ''Katrina'' (novel), a 1936 Swedish novel by Sally Salminen * ''Katrina'' (talk show), a 1967 Australian television talk show hosted by Katrina Pye that aired on ATV-0 in Melbourne * ''Katrina'', a webcomic from Red Giant Entertainment * ''Katrine'', best-selling 1909 novel by Elinor Macartney Lane Other uses * Katrina Cottage, a type of kit house * Katrina cough, a respiratory illn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naser Khader
Naser Khader ( ar, ناصر خضر Levantine pronunciation: ; born 1 July 1963) is a Syrian-Danish politician who is a member of the Folketing as an independent politician. Until 2021 he was a member of the Conservative People's Party. He was first elected to Parliament representing the Danish Social Liberal Party in 2001. In 2007 he left this party to found New Alliance (later Liberal Alliance), whom he represented from 2007 until 5 January 2009. A leading proponent of peaceful co-existence of democracy and Islam, Khader co-founded an association of opponents of Islamic supremacism and jihadism in 2008, with the aim to promote freedom of speech and inspire moderate Muslims worldwide when the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy began. The new movement was called ''Moderate Muslims'', later renamed Democratic Muslims. In the national elections on 13 November 2007, Naser Khader's New Alliance party won five parliamentary seats. After a tumultuous year in whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
