Denmark, with an eye on Muslims, requires new citizens to shake hands

A law passed on December 20 is aimed at Muslims who refuse on religious grounds to touch members of the opposite sex.

Denmark will require anyone who takes Danish citizenship to shake hands at the naturaliation ceremony, under a law passed on December 20, 2018.

Denmark will require anyone who takes Danish citizenship to shake hands at the naturaliation ceremony, under a law passed on December 20, 2018. Source: lvy Njiokiktjien/The New York Times

Denmark will require anyone who takes Danish citizenship to shake hands at the naturalisation ceremony, under a law passed which lawmakers say is aimed at Muslims who refuse on religious grounds to touch members of the opposite sex.

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Published 23 December 2018 10:57am
Updated 23 December 2018 11:38am
By Martin Selsoe Sorensen
Source: The New York Times


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