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BAGHDAD: Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia and other countries in the Middle East on Thursday condemned the burning of a missile The Quran By an Iraqi living in Sweden, warning that such actions “inflame” the feelings of Muslims around the world.
Under a heavy police presence, Sloane Momica, a 37-year-old who fled to Sweden several years ago, on Wednesday trampled on the Quran before burning several pages in front of Stockholm’s largest mosque.
Police in the Swedish capital had given him permission to protest in line with measures protecting freedom of expression, but later said they had opened an investigation into the man for “agitation”.
The incident occurred when Muslims around the world began celebrating the remembrance Eid al-Adha As the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia draws to a close.
Iraq condemned the Swedish authorities’ decision to grant “extremists” permission to burn the Qur’an.
“These events inflame the feelings of Muslims around the world and represent a serious provocation for them,” the foreign ministry said in Baghdad.
Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has called for a demonstration outside the Swedish embassy in Baghdad to demand the ambassador’s dismissal, accusing his country of “anti-Islam”.
Iran joined the condemnation, calling the burning of the Qur’an “provocative, ill-conceived and unacceptable”.
“The government and people of Iran … do not tolerate such an insult and strongly condemn it,” said a spokeswoman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry. Nasser Kanani.
He added, “It is expected that the Swedish government will seriously consider the principle of responsibility and accountability in this regard, while preventing the recurrence of insulting the sanctities.”
Saudi Arabia, which hosted about 1.8 million Muslim pilgrims to perform the rituals of Hajj, which ended on Wednesday, also denounced the burning of the Qur’an.
“These reprehensible and repeated acts cannot be accepted with any justification,” the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
Egypt, the Arab world’s most populous country, described the burning of the Qur’an as a “disgraceful act that arouses the feelings of Muslims” on the occasion of the holiday.
The Cairo-based League of Arab States described the Holy Quran as “an assault on the very essence of our Islamic faith.”
It called on Kuwait to bring the perpetrators of these “hostile acts” to justice and “prevent them from using the principle of freedoms as a ruse to justify hostility to Islam or any sacred belief.”
The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council and Morocco also condemned the burning of the Qur’an, which recalled its ambassador to Stockholm.
“This new offensive and irresponsible act ignores the feelings of more than a billion Muslims at this sacred time of the great pilgrimage to Mecca and the blessed Eid al-Adha,” the kingdom said.
The statement added that “in the face of these repeated provocations committed under the watch of the complacent Swedish government,” Morocco summoned the Swedish charge d’affaires in Rabat and recalled its ambassador.
The Syrian government condemned the “disgraceful act” on one of the holiest days for Muslims “by an extremist with the permission and approval of the Swedish government”.
The powerful Iranian-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah accused the Swedish authorities of “complicity in the crime”.
Hezbollah called on Sweden to put an end to such actions “instead of hiding behind freedom of expression.”
She urged religious authorities and Muslim and Arab countries to take “all necessary steps” to force Sweden and other countries to prevent the recurrence of such incidents and to stop “the spread of a culture of hate”.
The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs denounced what it described as “a flagrant attack on human rights and the values ​​of tolerance, acceptance of the other, democracy and peaceful coexistence among followers of all religions.”
Beyond this, the Afghan Taliban government, which enforces a strict interpretation of the Qur’an and Islamic law, reacted angrily, calling the burning of the Qur’an an act of “utter contempt for this noble religion”.
In January, a Swedish-Danish right-wing extremist burned a copy of the Koran near the Turkish embassy in Stockholm, outraging the Muslim world.
Under a heavy police presence, Sloane Momica, a 37-year-old who fled to Sweden several years ago, on Wednesday trampled on the Quran before burning several pages in front of Stockholm’s largest mosque.
Police in the Swedish capital had given him permission to protest in line with measures protecting freedom of expression, but later said they had opened an investigation into the man for “agitation”.
The incident occurred when Muslims around the world began celebrating the remembrance Eid al-Adha As the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia draws to a close.
Iraq condemned the Swedish authorities’ decision to grant “extremists” permission to burn the Qur’an.
“These events inflame the feelings of Muslims around the world and represent a serious provocation for them,” the foreign ministry said in Baghdad.
Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has called for a demonstration outside the Swedish embassy in Baghdad to demand the ambassador’s dismissal, accusing his country of “anti-Islam”.
Iran joined the condemnation, calling the burning of the Qur’an “provocative, ill-conceived and unacceptable”.
“The government and people of Iran … do not tolerate such an insult and strongly condemn it,” said a spokeswoman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry. Nasser Kanani.
He added, “It is expected that the Swedish government will seriously consider the principle of responsibility and accountability in this regard, while preventing the recurrence of insulting the sanctities.”
Saudi Arabia, which hosted about 1.8 million Muslim pilgrims to perform the rituals of Hajj, which ended on Wednesday, also denounced the burning of the Qur’an.
“These reprehensible and repeated acts cannot be accepted with any justification,” the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
Egypt, the Arab world’s most populous country, described the burning of the Qur’an as a “disgraceful act that arouses the feelings of Muslims” on the occasion of the holiday.
The Cairo-based League of Arab States described the Holy Quran as “an assault on the very essence of our Islamic faith.”
It called on Kuwait to bring the perpetrators of these “hostile acts” to justice and “prevent them from using the principle of freedoms as a ruse to justify hostility to Islam or any sacred belief.”
The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council and Morocco also condemned the burning of the Qur’an, which recalled its ambassador to Stockholm.
“This new offensive and irresponsible act ignores the feelings of more than a billion Muslims at this sacred time of the great pilgrimage to Mecca and the blessed Eid al-Adha,” the kingdom said.
The statement added that “in the face of these repeated provocations committed under the watch of the complacent Swedish government,” Morocco summoned the Swedish charge d’affaires in Rabat and recalled its ambassador.
The Syrian government condemned the “disgraceful act” on one of the holiest days for Muslims “by an extremist with the permission and approval of the Swedish government”.
The powerful Iranian-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah accused the Swedish authorities of “complicity in the crime”.
Hezbollah called on Sweden to put an end to such actions “instead of hiding behind freedom of expression.”
She urged religious authorities and Muslim and Arab countries to take “all necessary steps” to force Sweden and other countries to prevent the recurrence of such incidents and to stop “the spread of a culture of hate”.
The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs denounced what it described as “a flagrant attack on human rights and the values ​​of tolerance, acceptance of the other, democracy and peaceful coexistence among followers of all religions.”
Beyond this, the Afghan Taliban government, which enforces a strict interpretation of the Qur’an and Islamic law, reacted angrily, calling the burning of the Qur’an an act of “utter contempt for this noble religion”.
In January, a Swedish-Danish right-wing extremist burned a copy of the Koran near the Turkish embassy in Stockholm, outraging the Muslim world.
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