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\u00a0Denmark\u2019s immigration minister, who last year celebrated the country\u2019s increasingly strict entry laws by posting a Facebook picture of herself with a cake, has suggested that Muslims fasting for Ramadan should stay home from work \u201cto avoid negative consequences for the rest of Danish society.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Denmark\u2019s immigration minister, who last year celebrated the country\u2019s increasingly strict entry laws by posting a Facebook picture of herself with a cake, has suggested that Muslims fasting for Ramadan should stay home from work \u201cto avoid negative consequences for the rest of Danish society.\u201d<\/h4>\n

The minister, Inger Stojberg, made the remarks in a newspaper column on Monday in which she called adherence to the religious practice \u201ca danger to all of us.\u201d\u00a0<\/h4>\n

The month long Ramadan holiday, which began last week, involves daily fasting from dawn to dusk, a period that in Denmark lasts up to 18 hours a day during the spring and summer. Ms. Stojberg pointed in particular to bus drivers and people working in hospitals.\u00a0<\/h4>\n

Her comments prompted criticism from Muslims and immigration advocates.\u00a0<\/h4>\n

\u201cThis is a minister who is supposed to strengthen integration and strengthen social cohesion between population groups,\u201d said Natasha Al-Hariri, an integration consultant who holds a law degree and is Muslim.<\/h4>\n

The office of Ms. Stojberg, whose official title is immigration and integration minister, did not return a call for comment.\u00a0<\/h4>\n

Members of her center-right Liberal Party, which leads the current government, distanced themselves from her remarks.<\/h4>\n

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