Denmark, Fearing Reprisals, Bans Quran Burning

THE NEW TORK TIMES: The law came after a series of public Quran burnings in Scandinavia caused uproar in Muslim communities.

EXTRACT: … “The terrorist threat level against Denmark is alarmingly high,” said a spokesman for the Moderates party, which is part of the coalition government. “This law is introduced out of necessity, not out of desire.”

But the measure was sharply criticized by opponents, including the right-wing Liberal Alliance party. Steffen Larsen, a Liberal Alliance lawmaker, said during a heated debate in Parliament on Thursday that it was a product of “political correctness” and that it was “designed to restrain the freedom of speech and the artistic freedom.”

The measure, Mr. Larsen said, is “nothing to be proud of.”

Nina Palesa Bonde, a deputy judge at the Copenhagen District Court, also criticized the ban, arguing on social media that it protected a text that “is used as a death sentence for women, Jews, homosexuals in many countries.” … Read the whole article here » | Maya Tekeli and Emma Bubola | Maya Tekeli reported from Copenhagen, and Emma Bubola from London. | Thursday, December 7, 2023

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UNHRC Holds Urgent Meeting on Quran Burning in Sweden

Jul 11, 2023 | United Nations Human Rights Council holds urgent meeting on the burning of Quran in Sweden in June. The urgent meeting at the UN Human Rights Council about Quran burning follows a request from Pakistan. Police protected the man while he burned the Quran outside a mosque in Stockholm on June 28.