Denmark: Muslim attitudes towards terrorism, terrorist groups and the Iraq/Afghanistan Wars

An overwhelming majority of the Danish population clearly rejects terrorism. But in the group of Muslims the numbers are not as high as in the rest of the population.

When asking the non-Muslim part of the population, 97% says that terrorism is unacceptable. But only 82% of Muslims clearly reject terrorism, a survey conducted by Capacent for DR Nyheder shows. The rest of the Muslims do not directly reject terrorism. Six percent agree that terrorism can be acceptable.

Justice minister Brian Mikkelsen is concerned about the numbers. "We live in a rule of law and a democracy. In a society like ours it should have been all Muslims without exception who reject terrorism." [Islam in Europe] Read more