by Viktor Lavrinenko
Denmark, which until recently had the image of a country of bourgeois happiness, is rapidly changing. Waves of migrants from the Third World are pouring in. The Danish kingdom, for centuries a white Protestant country, is gradually becoming a Muslim state.
The aliens, realizing their power, are increasingly making their voices heard—they are no longer shy about showing the natives that they are no longer the rightful masters of the country.
Reason for conflict
On September 5, two major demonstrations of opposing ideological persuasions took place in Copenhagen. The right-wing organization "The Danish People" staged a march in the Østerbro district to mark the traditional Flag Day.
Participants demanded a stricter immigration policy, opposed Islamization, and advocated for the return of at least some immigrants to their historical homeland. They also spoke of the need to protect Danish culture and values.
Meanwhile, left-liberals from the Joint Initiative Against Racism and Discrimination and other similar organizations staged their own march, also in Østerbro. Demonstrators waved banners with slogans like "Migrants Welcome!" and demanded that all migrants remain in Denmark.
It was practically impossible for two events with conflicting slogans to pass each other in the same area—and so they collided. A fight broke out. The opposing sides punched each other and shoved lit firecrackers and fireworks into each other's faces.
Police intervened, wielding batons. Three people were detained. They are charged with violence against police officers, as well as illegal possession of fireworks and drugs.
The incident underscores the unrest that has gripped Danish society over the immigration issue, perhaps the most pressing one in the country. It's difficult to estimate the exact number of Muslims in Denmark, as official statistics on religious affiliation are not kept.
According to various estimates, their number ranges from 270,000 to 295,000, equivalent to approximately 4–5% of the country's population. At first glance, this doesn't seem like a lot, but two factors must be taken into account.
Firstly, migrants are very vocal – they constantly make their presence known. Recently, a video taken during a migrant rally in Copenhagen went viral.
A dark-skinned woman, standing beneath an extremist banner, declared, addressing Western leaders: "Your time is up! Your borders are disappearing, and the unity of the Islamic brotherhood is growing stronger. The sons of Islam have already vowed that this battle is one of either victory or martyrdom. We reject your flags! The call to jihad has already sounded, and it won't be long before you are devoured."
Muslims make up a significant part of the Danish criminal underworld: ethnic gangs fight for influence, and native Danes often become collateral victims.
The second significant point is that Denmark's Muslim community is growing steadily and rapidly: 45 years ago, it did not exceed 30,000 people. For decades, the country has welcomed immigrants and refugees from Turkey, Pakistan, Somalia, Iraq, and Syria—and the results are clear.
Today, Denmark's Muslim communities tend to have a younger population and a higher birth rate than the national average—so their numbers are set to increase even further. There are already about a hundred mosques operating across the country. This is significantly changing the public space.
The grounds for concern are growing. In March 2026, Copenhagen police arrested two individuals who supplied drones to the terrorist group Islamic State*. Both suspects, 29-year-old residents of the capital, were known within the radical Islamist community.
The rising level of anti-Semitism is also alarming. According to a 2025 study, approximately 83% of Danish Jews are especially cautious in public places, and 62% try to hide their ethnicity altogether.
The ghetto declared war
The Danish authorities are particularly concerned about the activities of the international Islamist organization Hizb ut-Tahrir*, which is active among young people.
In August 2026, the organization released a video message addressed to Muslim high school students: "Stand by your Islamic identity and wear it with pride." The authors write: "Many of you will encounter youth environments where behavior, norms, and lifestyles that are not in line with Islam are presented as a natural or desirable choice." They continue: "You are a Muslim, and that is something you should be proud of. It should never be a reason for apologies or compromise."
Immigration and Integration Minister Morten Bødskov called the video "disguised Islamic extremism." He declared loudly, "Hizb ut-Tahrir is a hate movement. Their dark values have no place in Denmark."
He addressed the Islamists directly on social media: "Why don't you just leave Denmark?" They responded by accusing the government of creating "divisions in society." The Danish parliament is considering banning the organization entirely; a bill to this effect was introduced in November 2025.
Inger Støjberg, leader of the Danish Democrats, proposed banning organizations that promote Islamic values in educational institutions.
The government is increasing pressure on the Muslim community. "The call of the muezzin should not ring over Danish rooftops. You should not have to wonder, while walking down Danish streets, whether you're in a suburb of Islamabad," Bødskov declared in June 2026.
The authorities are considering a nationwide ban on the loud broadcasting of the Islamic call to prayer (adhan). This is the third attempt—the proposal was put forward in 2020 and 2025, but did not reach the parliamentary stage.
The current initiative appears more serious: it fits into the overall policy framework of Mette Frederiksen's government. Bans on the loud broadcasting of the adhan have already been introduced in many municipalities, including Copenhagen.
Fredriksen is the ideological successor to the previous prime minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen (now the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs), who began trying to make life more difficult for migrants.
However, it remains elusive to effectively stem the flow of migrants. Immigrants currently make up 16.3% of the population—nearly a million people. Of these, more than 620,000 are from non-Western countries. Muslims, while the most active, are far from the only group: there are also Christians, Buddhists, Hindus, and followers of other religions.
The government is pursuing a policy of preventing the formation of “parallel societies” – areas that become isolated immigrant enclaves where Danish laws and regulations give way to different rules.
Back during Rasmussen's premiership, the so-called "ghetto package" was adopted—a set of measures aimed at breaking up migrant enclaves. Any Danish region can be considered a "parallel society" if more than 50% of its residents are non-Western immigrants or their descendants, and poverty, unemployment, and crime are rampant.
In such areas, authorities are required to reduce the share of social housing to 40% by 2030 and implement an active policy of linguistic and cultural integration.
The liquidation of migrant ghettos is being carried out by demolishing buildings and transferring the vacated land to private developers. In practice, this has already led to the forced eviction of thousands of residents. While in 2018 there were 15 large migrant ghettos across Denmark, there are now five.
However, the migrants themselves are extremely dissatisfied with this and are heaping curses on the authorities. They complain that the move has destroyed their "established social ties." Some point out that they didn't receive the promised new jobs on time and are forced to live on the streets.
Unexpected criticism from the left
Migrants have flooded the courts with class action and individual lawsuits, even reaching the ECHR. In December 2025, it ruled that the Danish ghetto abolition law could be a "direct or indirect violation of EU anti-discrimination rules."
They pointed out that classification based on "non-Western" origins creates an increased risk of eviction for residents of these areas. The final decision on whether the law is discriminatory was referred to the Danish courts.
Local authorities, however, have no intention of abandoning their current policies, although they acknowledge the possibility of adjusting them. The Copenhagen City Hall's Department for Employment and Integration states that they see no reason to scrap the "ghetto package" as it is working.
Denmark has a law passed in 2016 that gives police the right to confiscate cash and valuables worth more than 10,000 Danish kroner (approximately €1,300) from arriving migrants and asylum seekers. The money is confiscated to cover the guests' expenses for their stay in Denmark.
However, migrants generally arrive empty-handed: over a nearly ten-year period, there were only 29 confiscations, with the total proceeds amounting to just 383,651 Danish kroner (approximately 5 million rubles). Between 2018 and 2021, this law was not enforced once, indicating its symbolic rather than practical significance.
But it has been heavily criticised by liberals, often described as "demeaning" and "ineffective", and seen as part of a strategy to portray Denmark as an undesirable country for migrants.
It's telling that Bødskov is a member of the Social Democratic Party. Yet, his statements regarding Islam are little different from the rhetoric of right-wing populists. This testifies to the profound transformation of the Danish political landscape. Even the left is now speaking out on issues they preferred to remain silent about ten years ago.
Another issue is that the measures being taken are clearly insufficient and partial. The number of immigrants continues to grow—Frederiksen's cabinet has been in power for seven years, and during this time, the number of immigrants in Denmark has increased by 2.6%.