Naser Khader

Naser Khader ( ) (born July 1, 1963) is a member of the Parliament of Denmark for the Conservative Party . As a member of parliament, he has represented both Social Liberal Party and Liberal Alliance , the latter as founding leader until January 5, 2009. A leading proponent of peaceful co-existence of democracy and Islam , he established a new movement, Moderate Muslims (later renamed to Democratic Muslims ), when the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy started. In the national elections on 13 November 2007, Naser Khader's Liberal Alliance party succeeded in winning five parliamentary seats. After a growing decay of the party and its membership, Naser Khader himself left the party. After a short time as an independent member of the Danish parliament, Naser Khader on March 17, 2009 became member of the Conservative People's party. Khader is co-founder of an association of globally known Islam critics who work to promote freedom of speech and inspire moderate Muslims worldwide. Khader has described the burqa as un-Danish and oppressive towards women and advocated a complete ban.

Naser Khader ( Levantine pronunciation: ) (born July 1, 1963) is Danish - Syrian and a former member of the Parliament of Denmark for the Conservative Party . As a member of Parliament, he has represented both Social Liberal Party and Liberal Alliance , the latter as founding leader, until January 5, 2009. A leading proponent of peaceful co-existence of democracy and Islam , he established a new movement, Moderate Muslims (later renamed Democratic Muslims ), when the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy began. In the national elections on 13 November 2007, Naser Khader's Liberal Alliance party won five parliamentary seats. After a crumbling of the party and its membership base, Naser Khader left the party. Following a short period as an Independent Member of the Danish Parliament, Naser Khader joined the Conservative People's Party 17, March 2009. Khader lost his mandate in the 2011 Danish parliamentary election . Khader co-founded an association of Islamism critics in 2008, with the aim to promote freedom of speech and inspire moderate Muslims worldwide. Khader and the Conservative Party advocate a complete ban on the burqa as part of an integration initiative by the Conservatives' parliamentary group, describing it as "un-Danish" and "oppression against women".

Naser Khader ( Levantine pronunciation: ; born 1 July 1963) is a Syrian-Danish politician who is member of the Parliament of Denmark for the Conservative People's Party . He was first elected to Parliament representing the Danish Social Liberal Party in 2001. In 2007 he left this party to found New Alliance (later Liberal Alliance ), whom he represented from 2007 until 5 January 2009. A leading proponent of peaceful co-existence of democracy and Islam , he established a new movement, Moderate Muslims (later renamed Democratic Muslims ), when the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy began. In the national elections on 13 November 2007, Naser Khader's New Alliance party won five parliamentary seats. After a tumultuous year, in which two MPs left the party, one was excluded from the parliamentary group, and the party was renamed to Liberal Alliance , Naser Khader too left the party. Following a short period as an Independent Member of the Danish Parliament, Naser Khader joined the Conservative People's Party on 17 March 2009. Khader lost his seat in the 2011 Danish parliamentary election , but regained it in the 2015 election . Khader co-founded an association of Islamism critics in 2008, with the aim to promote freedom of speech and inspire moderate Muslims worldwide. Khader and the Conservative Party advocate a complete ban on the burqa as part of an integration initiative by the Conservatives' parliamentary group, describing it as "un-Danish" and "oppression against women". Autobiography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget) .

Syrian-Danish politician Naser Khader ( Levantine pronunciation: ; born 1 July 1963) is a Syrian-Danish politician and member of the Folketing 2001-2011 and again 2015-2022. Until 2021 he was a member of the Conservative People's Party . He was first elected to Parliament representing the Danish Social Liberal Party in 2001. In 2007, he left this party to found New Alliance (later Liberal Alliance ). In the national elections on 13 November 2007, Naser Khader's New Alliance party won five parliamentary seats. After a tumultuous year, the party dissolved and Khader became an Independent Member of the Danish Parliament until joining the Conservative People's Party on 17 March 2009. Khader lost his seat in the 2011 Danish parliamentary election , but regained it in the 2015 election . In 2021, Khader left the Conservative People's Party and announced he would not run for re-election. In 2000, he introduced the idea of a 24-year rule . In his book 'Khader.dk', he argued that the rule should be included in the Danish immigration law to prevent forced marriages . The 24-year rule was introduced in 2002. It was voted into law supported by all major political parties in Parliament as Immigration Law §9, 1. A leading proponent of peaceful co-existence of democracy and Islam , Khader co-founded an association of opponents of Islamic supremacism and jihadism in 2008, with the aim to promote freedom of speech and inspire moderate Muslims worldwide when the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy began. The new movement was called Moderate Muslims , later renamed Democratic Muslims . In 2009, Khader first suggested a complete ban on the burqa as part of an integration initiative by the Conservatives' parliamentary group, describing it as "un-Danish" and "oppression of women". But it wasn’t before May 2018, lawmakers approved the law, suggested by Khader and popularly known as the Burqa Ban . Naser Khader has been named among the hundred most influential Danes of the 20th Century, and has been one of the world's 500 most influential Muslims since 2009. Autobiography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget) . "Khader mod Jelved i den nye værdikamp" (in Danish).