Saudi Arabia seeks decisive global action to prevent recurrence of Qur’an desecration

Saudi Arabia seeks decisive global action to prevent recurrence of Qur’an desecration

Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia strongly condemned and denounced the despicable act of the Holy Qur’an burning in Sweden. The Kingdom called on the international community to stand firmly against such provocative practices as well as to take decisive measures to prevent their recurrence. Dr. Saleh Al-Suhaibani, permanent representative of Saudi Arabia to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), made this call while chairing the emergency open meeting of the OIC Executive Committee at the OIC headquarters here on Sunday to discuss the Qur’an burning incident. Presiding over the session, Dr. Al-Suhaibani strongly denounced the act that was taken place on Wednesday, the first day of Eid Al-Adha. The copy of the Holy Qur’an was burned by Salwan Momika, an Iraqi refugee, in front of the Central Mosque in Stockholm, capital of Sweden on June 28. The OIC meeting was convened at the request of Saudi Arabia, the current chair of the pan Islamic organization, which groups 57 Muslim countries, to discuss the measures to be taken in the wake of the Qur’an burning incident. The OIC meeting denounced the act, saying that the incident undermines mutual respect among people and global efforts to foster tolerance and moderation.