In the Danish town of Aarhus a battle of ideals spurred by Mohamed Merah's recent killing spree in France - turned violent Saturday.<br/> <br />Two-hundred far-right protesters from countries including Britain, Germany and Poland gathered for three hours in a park in the city centre.<br/> <br />They claimed Merah was radicalized during a 10-month prison term, and that he took his orders from the Quran.<br/> <br />The protest was organized by the English Defense League. According to their page on social media site Facebook, this was a "counter-jihad meeting" aimed to be a public discussion of "Sharia law, halal, immigration and the continuing Islamification of Europe."<br/> <br />Tommy Robinson is co-founder and spokesman for the English Defense League. He says Islam is threatening the western way of life. That is why groups like his are gaining ground.<br/> <br />Around 4,000 people turned out for a rival march through the city to demand respect for democracy and tolerance of foreigners.<br/> <br />Scuffles between the counter-demonstrators and the security forces resulted in a number of arrests.<br/> <br />Sarah Wali, Reuters
