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===2017–present Denmark===
[[File:Rasmus Paludan burning quran in 2019.ogv|thumb|thumbtime=0:51|Paludan burning a Quran under police protection in [[Nørrebro]], Copenhagen, Denmark in 2019]]
It has been legal to desecrate Qurans in Denmark since 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/quran-burner-denmark-facebook-blasphemy-laws-repeal-a7771041.html|title=Quran-burner trial dropped after Danish parliament revokes centuries-old blasphemy law|date=3 June 2017|work=The Independent}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=L 170 Forslag til lov om ændring af straffeloven. |url=https://www.ft.dk/samling/20161/lovforslag/l170/index.htm |website=[[Folketing]]}}</ref> Burnings of the Quran, sometimes wrapped in bacon,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nettavisen.no/nyheter/islamkritiker-rasmus-paludan-brente-koran-surret-inn-i-bacon/s/12-95-3423679174|title=Islamkritiker Rasmus Paludan brente Koran surret inn i bacon |date=2 May 2019|work=Nettavisen|language=no}}</ref> and other forms of desecration such as throwing the book to the ground is a regular occurrence at rallies of the party [[Stram Kurs]] and party leader [[Rasmus Paludan]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.euronews.com/2019/04/25/denmark-s-quran-burning-politician-gathering-support-for-election-candidacy|title= Denmark's Quran-burning politician gathering support for election candidacy Access to the comments|date=25 April 2019|work=Euronews}}</ref> Paludan calls on his supporters to urinate on the Quran,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.aftenposten.no/verden/i/jdLvez/hoeyreradikal-provokatoer-og-koranbrenner-kan-bli-valgt-inn-i-folketinget|title=Høyreradikal provokatør og koranbrenner kan bli valgt inn i Folketinget|date=4 May 2019|work=Aftenposten|language=no}}</ref> calls it a "shit book", and the Prophet [[Muhammad]] a [[Aisha#Age at the time of marriage|pedophile]] murderer.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ekstrabladet.dk/nyheder/politik/valg19/paludans-far-ubehageligt-at-laese-om-rasmus/7655728|title=Paludans far: Ubehageligt at læse om Rasmus|date=1 June 2019|work=Ekstrabladet|language=Danish}}</ref>
A group called the Danish Patriots set fire to Qurans in front of the Turkish and Egyptian embassies in 2023. <ref name=dpatriots>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/protesters-burn-koran-front-egyptian-embassy-denmark-2023-07-25/|title=Korans burnt in front of Egyptian, Turkish embassies in Denmark}}</ref>
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