Wide denunciation over burning of Quran in Swedish capital – The Peninsula

Wide denunciation over burning of Quran in Swedish capital – The Peninsula

Doha: A wave of fury and denunciation has swept the Arab and Islamic world after one of the far-right members in Sweden burned a copy of the Holy Quran in front of the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm, in a racially-motivated malevolence, which is hostile to the religion of peace and harmony.

All reactions have unanimously described such a heinous crime as provocation against the feelings of Muslims all over the world, and indicative of escalating the hatred in some western countries against Islam and Muslims.

They demanded the Swedish authorities to uphold its responsibility and never tolerate such diabolical provocations, as the incident triggered wide fury and anger among Muslims, followed by condemnations from Arab and Islamic countries. In this context, the State of Qatar condemned and denounced this brutal incident and considered it as dangerous provocative act against the feelings of over two billion Muslims in the world.

The Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed in a statement the Qatar’s rejection to all forms of hate speech that is based on belief, race or religion, and to involve the sanctities in the political standoff, warning that hatred campaigns against Islam and Islamophobia speech have witnessed a dangerous escalation with the continuation of