Bashy Quraishy
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Bashy Quraishy is a Danish-Pakistani author and consultant regarding minority rights.
Quraishy served as the Chairman of Denmark's largest immigrant organisation POEM, Paraplyorganisationen for de Etniske Mindretal, until 2003.[1] Between 13 and 17 October 2003, the Danish daily newspaper Ekstra Bladet ran a series of investigative articles revealing numerous irregularities related to accounting practices and inflated membership figures within POEM.[2] Following the revelations, all public funding for the organization in Denmark was withdrawn.[2] The newspaper also suggested that Bashy Quraishy was likely aware of, and possibly involved in, what appeared to be extensive fraudulent activity.[2]
Quraishy resigned as the chairman of POEM on 29 October 2003 soon after this controversy came to light.[1]
