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Blasphemy Day; Observed by: Various countries, mostly European and North American - none officially: Type: Cultural: Significance: A day celebrating blasphemy (as defined in the various national, state or religious laws) Celebrations: Educating about the importance of freedom of expression, even opinions contrary to religions or offensive to ...
The Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy (or Muhammad cartoons crisis, Danish: Muhammed-krisen) [1] began after the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published twelve editorial cartoons on 30 September 2005 depicting Muhammad, the founder of Islam, in what it said was a response to the debate over criticism of Islam and self-censorship.
Blasphemy was proscribed speech in the U.S. until well into the 20th century. [7] Blasphemy laws were abolished in England and Wales in 2008, and in Ireland in 2020. Scotland repealed its blasphemy laws in 2021. Many other countries have abolished blasphemy laws including Denmark, the Netherlands, Iceland, Norway and New Zealand. [9]
The day after that protest, ... While freedom of speech has long been a constitutional right in Sweden and Denmark, the scrapping of blasphemy laws was a more recent development. Sweden abolished ...
Category: Culture of Denmark. ... Cultural history of Denmark (8 C, 2 P) L. Languages of Denmark (5 C, 14 P) ... Saint Lucy's Day; Danish sculpture;
Defamation of religion resolutions were the subject of debate by the UN from 1999 until 2010. In 2011, members of the UN Human Rights Council found compromise and replaced the "defamation of religions" resolution with Resolution 16/18, which sought to protect people rather than religions and called upon states to take concrete steps to protect religious freedom, prohibit discrimination and ...
Danish Auxiliary Corps in Habsburg service 1701–1709; Danish Auxiliary Corps in Anglo-Dutch service 1701–1714; 1701-1714 Danish troops send to the War of the Spanish Succession: Hans Egede Expedition 1721 Kangeq converted to Christianity: Copenhagen Fire of 1728: 1728 28% of Copenhagen burned Stavnsbånd introduced 1733 Introduction of ...
Historic date. This was the day when Germany invaded Denmark in World War II. Flags on flagpoles must be at half mast until 12:00, to indicate the mourning, after that it goes to full mast to indicate that Denmark is a free country today. [citation needed] 16 April: Birthday of Queen Margrethe II: Dronning Margrethes fødselsdag: 1 May