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This quote comes from "For 'New Danes,' Differences Create a Divide", by Roger Cohen. The story was published December 18, 2000 in the New York Times.

"They say we'll change or threaten their culture, but if your culture is strong what do you have to fear from Islam? The fact is the Danes have little national culture left. They adopt Halloween. They adopt Thanksgiving. They adopt Valentine's Day. They eat burgers. And they see our more genuine culture and worry."

-- Fatma Oektem, a Turkish immigrant in Denmark

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