Quran desecration in Sweden: Over 1.5 billion Muslims are hurt

• Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey are Muslim nations.

• Sweden’s decision to allow infamous habitual offender Rasmus Paludan to burn a copy of the Holy Quran under the pretext of “freedom of expression.”
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• Qatar criticized the Swedish government for allowing the Holy Quran to be burned.

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey are the Muslim nations most outraged at Sweden’s decision to allow infamous habitual offender Rasmus Paludan to burn a copy of the Holy Quran under the pretext of “freedom of expression.”

After Sweden let a far-right racist politician, Rasmus Paludan, burn a copy of the Muslim holy book Quran in front of the Turkish embassy building in Stockholm, the Muslim world exploded in outrage and worry.

Here are a few of the initial responses:

Türkiye

According to a statement from the Turkish Foreign Ministry, “We condemn in the greatest terms the heinous attack on our sacred book, the Quran, in Sweden today (21 January), despite our repeated warnings before.”

“Permitting this anti-Islam act, which targets Muslims and degrades our fundamental beliefs, under the cover of freedom of expression is utterly unacceptable,” the ministry stated, referring to the incident as “an outright hate crime.”

The dangerous extent that Islam phobia and other racist and discriminatory movements have reached in Europe is demonstrated once again by this horrible deed.

Pakistan

According to a statement from the Pakistani Foreign Ministry, “This stupid and aggressive Islamophobic act insults the religious sensitivities of nearly 1.5 billion Muslims around the world.”

These behaviors “do not fall under any reasonable exercise of the right to freedom of expression or opinion, which contains obligations under international human rights law, such as the requirement not to engage in hate speech and encourage people to violence.”

“The authorities in Sweden are being informed of Pakistan’s worries. We implore them to be cognizant of the feelings of Muslims everywhere and the people of Pakistan, and to take action to stop acts of Islamophobia “the sentence included

Kuwait

In remarks quoted by the state news agency KUNA, Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al Jaber Al Sabah claimed that the act “hurts Muslims’ sensibilities throughout the world and represents major provocation.”

“Showing responsibility by halting such reprehensible acts, denouncing all forms of intolerance and extremism, and bringing the culprits to account,” he urged the world community.

Saudi Arabia

The Saudi Foreign Ministry issued a statement in which it stated that Saudi Arabia “calls for spreading the ideals of discourse, tolerance, and coexistence and opposes intolerance and extremism.”

UAE

In opposition to human and moral norms and principles, the United Arab Emirates said that it was against “any activities aimed at disrupting security and stability.”

Qatar

Qatar criticized the Swedish government for allowing the Holy Quran to be burned and urged the world community to take responsibility for rejecting intolerance and violence.

Iran

According to Nasser Kanaani, a spokesperson for the foreign ministry, some European nations “enable extremist and extreme groups to propagate hatred against Islamic sanctuaries and values” under the false pretense of promoting freedom of speech.

Even while Islam places a significant focus on human rights, anti-Islamism and Islam phobia are still institutionalized in European societies, according to Kanaani.

The trashing of the Quran, he continued, is “obvious evidence of hatred being promoted and violence being fueled against Muslims,” and it has “nothing to do with freedom of expression or ideas.”

Jordan

Jordan “condemned the burning of a copy of the Holy Qur’an in Stockholm, Sweden, emphasizing the Kingdom’s rejection of this act that promotes enmity.”

Spreading a culture of peace and tolerance was highlighted, and it was stated that “condemning extremism is a societal obligation.”

Egypt

Egypt strongly denounced the deplorable conduct that incites strong emotions in hundreds of millions of Muslims worldwide.

Egypt urged upholding the values of tolerance and peaceful coexistence and preventing offense to all religions and their sanctities through such extremist practices that run counter to the values of respect for religion. Egypt warned of the dangers of the spread of such acts that offend religions and fuel hate speech and violence.

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