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JEDDAH: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) convened an open-ended Extraordinary Meeting of its Executive Committee at headquarters in Jeddah on Tuesday to express the common stance of the organization against the recent incidents of the desecration of the Holy Qur’an in Sweden, Denmark, and the Netherlands. The meeting also discussed possible actions that the OIC could take against the perpetrators of the despicable Islamophobic acts.
OIC chief expresses dismay over provocative acts
During the meeting, the Secretary-General of OIC, Hissein Brahim Taha, reiterated his dismay at the provocative acts committed by far-right activists. He emphasized that these are criminal acts perpetrated with the main intention of targeting Muslims worldwide to insult their sacred religion, symbols, and values.
The OIC Secretary-General said that the relevant governments must take strict counter-measures, particularly because such provocations have been committed repeatedly by far-right extremists in their countries.
The OIC head stated that the intentional act of desecrating the Holy Qur’an and insulting Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) must not be seen as an ordinary incident of Islamophobia. He said such acts are a direct insult to the entire 1.6 billion Muslim population. Brahim Taha called all stakeholders to take firm action so that a similar provocation will not reoccur.
