Denmark is to approve the building of a number of ‘women’s only mosques in secret locations, due to threats from radical Islamists. With mosques in Denmark so often funded by radical Salafists from Saudi Arabia, female Muslims are typically relegated to overcrowded back-rooms, while the men enjoy the elaborately decorated prayer halls most associate with mosques. “There are many women in mosques who are kept in dark dungeons or completely unusable spaces,” Ekrem Keles, Vice Chief of Turkish religious duties in Denmark said. The first female only mosque has already been built in the Danish capital of Copenhagen, and even the Imam is a woman. This factor has led to the mosque being run in secret, since radical Islamists who have little respect for the opinions or rights of women threaten the existence of the project. “I have never felt at home in the existing mosques. The new large mosques are very beautiful, but women like us are standing on a balcony and can only watch the action below,” said Imam Sherin Khankan, Mariam mosque leader and sometimes left-wing politician who is also a spokesperson for a liberal Danish Muslim organization called ‘Critical Muslims’. “Women and young people often don’t go to mosque