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Turkey urges Denmark to take urgent action to prevent Koran burnings (www.reuters.com)

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ANKARA, July 29 (Reuters) - Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Saturday urged Denmark to take urgent action to prevent burnings of the Koran, a Turkish foreign ministry source said.

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[–] Madison_rogue@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Appreciate the insight. Didn’t know that’s the case in regards to other religious groups in Denmark.

[–] pragmakist@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Ah, but it isn't really about religion.

It's a simple question of who can 'othered'? Who can be designated as victims?

So it's not other religious groups, but specifically muslims.