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August 30, 2023

Denmark Introduces Law to Criminalize Burning the Qur'an
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The Danish government has proposed a new bill that would ban the burning
of the Qur'an under penalty of fines or up to two years in prison. This
comes after recent public desecrations of the Qur'an by far-right
protesters in Denmark and Sweden, setting off international condemnation
and demonstrations across the Muslim world. This is Denmark's justice
minister.

Peter Hummelgaard: "When individuals demonstratively go out and burn the
Qur'an daily, as we have seen recently, it's a basic mockery and
unsympathetic action. It harms Denmark and Danish interests, and it
risks the security of Danes out in the world and at home."



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