Brussels - Capitals: Europe and the Arabs
At a time when hundreds of millions of Muslims around the world are celebrating, attempts to insult Islam and the Holy Quran continue, and it is repeated that statements of denunciation and condemnation are issued from the capitals of Arab and Islamic countries, as well as international and regional organizations.
The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed the Kingdom's strong condemnation and denunciation of an extremist's burning of a copy of the Holy Qur'an at the Stockholm Central Mosque in Sweden, after the Eid al-Adha prayer.
The Foreign Ministry said that these hateful and repeated acts cannot be accepted with any justification, and they clearly incite hatred, exclusion and racism, and directly contradict international efforts seeking to spread the values of tolerance, moderation and rejection of extremism, and undermine the necessary mutual respect for relations between peoples and states.
In turn, the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed - in a statement carried by the Iraqi News Agency "NINA" - the strong condemnation and denunciation of the Republic of Iraq, for the Swedish authorities allowing an extremist to burn a copy of the Noble Qur’an in a manner that constitutes a grave insult to religious sanctities, adding that "these events would inflame the feelings of Muslims around the world and constitute a dangerous provocation to them.. calling on the international community to assume its responsibilities to stop such unacceptable acts, to reject all forms of hatred and extremism, and to hold the perpetrators accountable.
For his part, the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, called for an angry mass demonstration against the Swedish embassy in Baghdad, demanding the severance of relations with Sweden and the expulsion of its ambassador, against the background of the Swedish authorities allowing the burning of a copy of the Noble Qur’an.
For its part, Syria condemned - in a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates today - in the strongest terms the disgraceful act of insulting the Holy Qur'an on the morning of the holiest days for millions of Muslims by an extremist with the permission and approval of the Swedish government.
The statement - which was reported by the Syrian News Agency "SANA" - stated that "this crime, in addition to affecting the feelings of millions of Muslims and contradicting the feelings of love and respect between religions, clearly demonstrates the moral level to which Western governments have descended, and the hypocrisy and lies of the values they claim." Which the most extreme groups did not reach, and away from human and spiritual values.
The statement added that the governments of the West, which suffer from the complex of civilizational superiority, must stop spreading and fueling feelings of hatred among peoples, and know that the freedom of some stops at the limits of the freedom of others and respect for their feelings, and therefore they cannot in any way justify their crime by attacking the Holy Quran.
In turn, the Yemeni government - in a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriate Affairs - condemned in the strongest terms this extremist act, stressing that it deliberately provoked the feelings of Muslims around the world on Islamic holy occasions by an abhorrent extremist movement that requires accountability and punishment of all those who encourage and stand behind these repeated abuses. .. calling for taking measures to prevent such abuses, which aim to spread a culture of hatred and do not believe in the values of tolerance.
In the same context, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry - in a statement today - strongly condemned the despicable act of desecration of the Holy Quran outside a mosque in Sweden on Eid Al-Adha.
The Pakistani Foreign Ministry added that such deliberate incitement to discrimination, hatred and violence cannot be justified under the pretext of freedom of expression and protest. “Under international law, states must prevent any advocacy of religious hatred that leads to incitement to violence, and the recurrence of such anti-Islamic incidents Over the past few months in the West calls for serious questioning about the legal framework, which allows such acts motivated by hate."
The statement stressed that the right to freedom of expression and opinion does not provide a license to stoke hatred and destroy harmony between religions.
The Pakistani Foreign Ministry urged the international community and national governments to take credible and concrete measures to prevent the escalation of incidents of xenophobia, Islamophobia and hatred against Muslims.
On the other hand, the General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation expressed its strong condemnation of the burning of a copy of the Holy Quran by an extremist in front of the Central Mosque in the Swedish capital, Stockholm, after the Eid al-Adha prayers.
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation had previously denounced such reprehensible acts that some extremists intend to commit, which incite hatred, exclusion and racism, and warned the Organization of Islamic Cooperation of the seriousness of these acts, which undermine mutual respect and harmony among peoples and contradict international efforts to spread the values of tolerance, moderation and rejection of extremism. The OIC urged the governments of the concerned countries to take effective measures to prevent a recurrence. And that the General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, while deploring the recurrence of these despicable attacks and all attempts to desecrate the Holy Qur’an and other Islamic values, symbols and sanctities, reaffirms the commitment that all states have undertaken, under the Charter of the United Nations, to promote and encourage respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms for all. globally, without distinction as to race, sex, language or religion.
The General Secretariat recalls the need to ensure that everyone exercises the right to freedom of expression responsibly and in accordance with relevant international human rights laws and instruments, and reaffirms the importance of promoting dialogue, understanding and cooperation among religions, cultures and civilizations for peace and harmony in the world.
The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants condemned in the strongest terms the burning of a copy of the Noble Qur’an (the Noble Qur’an) in Sweden by a group of extremists.
The Lebanese Foreign Ministry confirmed in a statement today, Thursday, that this act, which is repeated for the second time, constitutes an assault on the sanctities of Muslims and a provocation to their feelings, and comes to intensify hatred towards them instead of consolidating the values of tolerance and coexistence between religions and civilizations, which cannot be justified under the pretext of freedom of expression as it is It fuels hatred and breeds violence.
The Ministry called for a definitive end to these provocations and to consider them crimes punishable by law. Due to its negative repercussions on the relationship between religions and peoples.
The Arab Parliament also called on the Arab and Islamic countries to take serious positions in this regard in order to support the Islamic religion and the Noble Qur’an.
This came - according to a statement issued by the Arab Parliament today in response to the decision of the Swedish authorities to allow the burning of the Holy Qur’an, as an extremist Swede carried out his vow to desecrate the Holy Qur’an, and proceeded under the protection of the Swedish authorities to tear and burn the Holy Qur’an outside the main mosque in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, and tore the Swedish extremist Pages from a copy of the Holy Qur'an, then put bacon fat in the Holy Qur'an and set it on fire.
The Arab Parliament stressed that these violations against the Book of God, the Holy Qur’an, are considered a full-fledged crime, rejected by all international laws and covenants that stress the need to respect religions and holy books and prevent contempt of religions. He indicated that these provocations arouse the feelings of Muslims and are totally rejected.
Morocco announced the summoning of the Chargé d’Affairs of Sweden to Rabat, and the Moroccan ambassador to Stockholm for consultations, on the instructions of the Moroccan King Mohammed VI, against the backdrop of the Swedish government’s agreement, once again, to organize a demonstration, during which a copy of the Holy Qur’an was burned in front of a mosque in Stockholm.
A statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that this new irresponsible hostile act; It hits the wall with the feelings of more than a billion Muslims in this sacred period, which coincides with the season of Hajj and Eid al-Adha.
Morocco clarified - in its statement - that "whatever the political positions or differences that may exist between countries, it is considered unacceptable to disrespect the Muslim faith in this way, just as the principles of tolerance and universal values cannot be reduced to accommodating the views of some, and at the same time, Paying little regard to the beliefs of over a billion Muslims."

The Moroccan Foreign Affairs statement read, "In the face of these repeated provocations, which were committed under the watchful eyes and with the consent of the Swedish government, and on instructions from King Mohammed VI, the Chargé d'Affairs of Sweden in Rabat was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During this summons, the Kingdom of Morocco's condemnation was strongly expressed. For this attack and its rejection of this unacceptable act, the Moroccan ambassador to Sweden was summoned for consultations for an indefinite period.