Stop Islamisation of Denmark (, SIAD)
da is a Danish
anti-Islam organisation founded in 2005.
The group was founded by
Anders Gravers Pedersen who began the development of the activist part of the
counter-jihad
Counter-jihad (also known as the counter-jihad movement) is a self-titled Islamophobia, anti-Muslim political movement loosely consisting of authors, bloggers, think tanks, demonstrators, and other activists across the Western world. Proponents are ...
movement.
The organisation considers its work to be comparable to the
resistance movement
A resistance movement is an organized group of people that tries to resist or try to overthrow a government or an occupying power, causing disruption and unrest in civil order and stability. Such a movement may seek to achieve its goals through ei ...
during the
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
, and a report by the Danish Center for Social Science Research on extremist movements in 2014 designated the group as "radical right".
History and activities
The group has been active in campaigning against the building of mosques in Denmark and has staged free speech demonstrations in relation to the
''Jyllands-Posten'' Muhammad cartoons controversy. In 2007 the group protested outside of the European Union headquarters in Brussels, and launched the Europe-wide
Stop Islamisation of Europe
Stop Islamisation of Europe (SIOE) is a pan-European counter-jihad organisation with the stated goal of "preventing Islam from becoming a dominant political force in Europe". It is a political interest group which has been active in Denmark and h ...
(SIOE) following the international counter-jihad conference in Copenhagen.
In 2013 a few dozen SIAD-demonstrators protested against discrimination against Jews. Counter-demonstrators fired off maroons and roman candles, and 32 counter-demonstrators were arrested.
The group announced several demonstrations in a "Denmark tour" in 2015, at the same time that a new anti-Islam group,
Pegida Denmark also began its demonstrations.
See also
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Islam in Denmark
Islam in Denmark, being the country's largest minority religion, plays a role in shaping its social and religious landscape. According to a 2020 analysis by Danish researcher Brian Arly Jacobsen, an estimated 256,000 people in Denmark—4.4% ...
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Stop Islamisation of Norway
Stop Islamisation of Norway (, SIAN) is a Norwegian anti-Muslim group that was originally established in 2000. Its stated aim is to work against Islam, which it defines as a totalitarian political ideology that violates the Norwegian Constitutio ...
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Stop Islamization of America
Stop Islamization of America (SIOA), also known as the American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI), is an anti-Muslim, pro-Israel American counter-jihad organization known primarily for its controversial, Islamophobic advertising campaigns. The ...
References
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External links
Official blog
2005 establishments in Denmark
Anti-Islam sentiment in Denmark
Counter-jihad
Organizations established in 2005