By the 1990's the growing urban Muslim population was obvious – and its unwillingness to integrate into Danish
society was obvious. Years of immigrants had settled into Muslim-exclusive enclaves. As the Muslim leadership
became more vocal about what they considered the decadence of Denmark's liberal way of life, the Danes -
once so welcoming - began to feel slighted. Many Danes had begun to see Islam as incompatible with
their long-standing values: belief in personal liberty and free speech, in equality for women, in tolerance for
other ethnic groups, and a deep pride in Danish heritage and history