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Denmark’s parliament on Tuesday will debate a bill to ban burnings of the Holy Quran, after a string of desecrations of the holy book sparked anger in Muslim countries. Nearly 1,000 protesters attempted to march to the Danish embassy in Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone in late July, following a call by firebrand cleric Moqtada Sadr. Denmark’s government said the tensions posed a threat to …

Denmark’s parliament on Tuesday will debate a bill to ban burnings of the Holy Quran, after a string of desecrations of the holy book sparked anger in Muslim countries. Nearly 1,000 protesters attempted to march to the Danish embassy in Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone in late July, following a call by firebrand cleric Moqtada Sadr. Denmark’s government said the tensions posed a threat to …