Institute for Research and Studies of Muslim Minorities (IRSMM)

In May 2008, the Danish Peoples' Party - a Danish right wing political party - began a campaign against Muslim female judges wearing hijab in Danish courts. This campaign has resulted in the Danish Parliament debating a bill prohibiting judges from displaying any types of religious and political symbols. On January 23, 2009, the first reading of the bill, which has publicly been referred to as "the headscarf" bill, was submitted to the Danish Parliament.