Rasmus Paludan's anti-Muslim, Quran burning actions remain short of conviction, as there is no law in the country to challenge him.
Rasmus Paludan and Edwin Wagensveld separately burned Quran, Islam's holy book, in Sweden, the Netherlands, and Denmark last week.
Public burning or other desecration of book held sacred by religious community would be met with police intervention.
The latest report by the Council of Europe’s anti-racism commission regrets to note that Muslims in Denmark are increasingly depicted, including by politicians of different political parties, as a threat to Danish values and culture.
Local police have launched a criminal investigation against seven suspects, who first verbally then physically attacked the family in the East German town of Merseburg.
Foreign Ministry issues travel warnings for US and some European countries, citing surge in anti-foreigner and racist attacks and growing religious intolerance.
The planned protest, intending to burn a scroll of Torah outside the Israeli embassy in Stockholm, has been called off after the involvement of senior Israeli and Swedish officials.
As Europe is plagued by anti-Muslim hatred and acts of Quran-burning aren't punished by law, we spoke to Islamic scholars about what Islam says about tackling hatred.
Recent desecration of the Quran in the West by provocateurs has sparked anger among Muslims across the world, who don't believe that "freedom of expression" means offending the beliefs of a certain group.
The fascinating evolution of far-right Dutch politician Geert Wilders' right-hand man Joram Van Klaveren, who recently shared his story of conversion with us.
In a recent provocative act against Ankara, Rasmus Paludan, a controversial Danish far-right politician, was allowed to burn a copy of the Quran in front of the Turkish Embassy in the Swedish capital.
"In the Kristallnacht incident, the Nazis burned the pages of the Torah. Would the Swedish authorities today define such a disgusting thing as freedom of expression?” Altun asked.
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