RIYADH: The secretary-general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has strongly condemned the planned burning of a copy of the Holy Qur’an on Thursday outside the Iraqi Embassy in Sweden, describing it as an act of incitement, Arab media reported.
OIC Condemns Planned Burning of Holy Qur’an in Sweden
Hissein Brahim Taha expressed his deep disappointment that Sweden continues to grant authorization to such provocative acts.
Earlier, many countries including Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq strongly condemned the incident in Sweden. Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs described it as “an act that is a systematic incitement of the feelings of millions of Muslims across the world.”
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that it would summon the charge d’affaires of the Swedish embassy to hand over him a protest note with the KSA’s demand to Sweden to take all necessary and immediate steps to prevent these disgraceful acts, which violate all religious teachings, and global laws and norms.
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Several other nations have also summoned their Swedish diplomats, with Iraq expelling the Swedish ambassador earlier on Thursday.
Similarly, Pakistan on Thursday strongly condemned the Islamophobic act of public desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden.
In a statement, Pakistan’s Foreign Office Spokesperson said, “Permission to carry out premeditated and provocative acts of religious hatred cannot be justified under the guise of freedom of expression, opinion, and protest,”.
The spokesperson reiterated Islamabad’s call on the world to unambiguously condemn these Islamophobic acts, isolate those who fuel religious hatred, build deterrence, and promote mutual respect, tolerance, and harmony among religions, faiths, and cultures.
