Integration minister Ella Vogelaar has made it clear that banning the Koran in the Netherlands is out of the question as far as the cabinet is concerned and will remain so in the future, reports ANP news agency on Wednesday afternoon.

Vogelaar’s comments are a reaction to this morning’s call by Geert Wilders, the controversial leader of the anti-immigration PVV party, who wants the Koran banned in the Netherlands.
The minister said Wilders’ comments, published in today’s Volkskrant, are ‘damaging’ to inter-community relations and could deepen the gap between Muslims and non-Muslims.