May 31 Denmark joins some European nations in banning burqa, niqab By Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Denmark joined some other European countries in deciding Thursday to ban garments that cover the face, including Islamic veils such as the niqab or burqa. Continue reading
Feb 24 Watch 24:43 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode February 24, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Feb. 24, gun control advocates push companies to cut ties with the National Rifle Association and divest from gun manufacturers. Also, airstrikes in Syria killed an estimated 500 civilians this week. And in Denmark, some… Continue watching
Feb 24 Watch 9:46 Women leading Danish mosque challenge patriarchy and right-wing religious control By PBS News Hour Along with Scandinavia’s first female imam, Mariam mosque in Copenhagen is reinterpreting the Koran with a focus on women’s rights, including the right to marry outside the faith and file for divorce. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports on… Continue watching
Feb 14 Prince Henrik, husband of Danish monarch, dies at age 83 By Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Prince Henrik, the French-born husband of Danish monarch Queen Margrethe who publicly vented his frustration at not being the social equal of his wife or their son in line to become Denmark's king, died late Tuesday. He… Continue reading
Apr 17 This Earth Day, remembering America’s vanishing farms By Elizabeth Flock In the United States, the small American family farm has been in decline since the 1930s. These poems celebrate and remember those disappearing communities. Continue reading
Mar 30 Trump to meet Denmark’s prime minister amid Brexit, NATO concerns By Vivian Salama, Associated Press Lokke Rasmussen is the latest wary European ally to visit the White House since Donald Trump took office, looking to ease concerns that the new administration will honor multilateral agreements with Europe and take a firmer stance against Russian aggression. Continue reading
Feb 18 Balancing privacy and community with design in cohousing By Corinne Segal Architect Laura Fitch describes cohousing communities as "privacy within your home, and community at your doorstep."… Continue reading
Oct 17 Watch 9:20 Anti-migrant sentiment lifts Denmark’s right-wing By PBS News Hour In Denmark, policies aimed at deterring the arrival of asylum seekers -- by making the country less hospitable -- appear to be working. And yet that slowing hasn't stopped the country from turning more to the right, in a dramatic… Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch 8:50 To combat climate change, these scientists are turning CO2 into rock By PBS News Hour Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is a major contributor to global warming. But what if there were a way to turn that gas into rock and store it safely, thousands of feet underground? One power plant in Iceland is attempting… Continue watching
Aug 05 Denmark enters Syrian conflict By Daniel Moritz-Rabson Danish warplanes dropped bombs on the Islamic State in Syria for the first time, the country's military said Friday. Continue reading