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The Arab and Islamic capitals strongly condemned the repeated offense to the Holy Quran and denounced the matter in light of the approval of the Swedish authorities for those who carry out such acts.
In a new provocation to the feelings of Muslims around the world, an Iraqi atheist named Silwan Momica burned a copy of the Holy Quran and the Iraqi flag in front of the Iraqi embassy in Stockholm. In turn, the Iraqi Prime Minister, Muhammad Shia' al-Sudani, directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to withdraw the Iraqi Chargé d'Affairs from the Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in the Swedish capital, Stockholm. He also directed a request from the Swedish ambassador in Baghdad to leave Iraqi territory, in response to the repeated permission of the Swedish government to burn the Noble Qur’an, insult Islamic sanctities, and burn the Iraqi flag.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates in Lebanon issued a statement expressing its disapproval of the Lebanese, for what Lebanon symbolizes of a model of coexistence between religions and civilizations, and condemning them for once again allowing offense to the Holy Quran in Stockholm, which constitutes a continuous violation of the feelings and dignity of Muslims.
In its statement, the ministry called on the Swedish authorities to take appropriate measures to put an end to everything that would deepen feelings of hatred, Islamophobia, racism in all its forms, incitement to violence, and insulting religions.
The ministry also denounced the burning of the Iraqi flag during the demonstration in Stockholm and calls for the perpetrators to be held accountable without hesitation, in parallel with its condemnation of the attack on the Swedish embassy in Baghdad, against the backdrop of what happened last time in terms of burning the Holy Quran.
It praised the Iraqi government's position rejecting this attack and its determination to hold those responsible accountable. The ministry also welcomes any international effort to enact legislation prohibiting insulting religious symbols and sanctities.
The Sultanate of Oman strongly condemned the repeated granting of permits and protection by the competent authorities in Sweden to extremists to burn and desecrate copies of the Noble Qur’an, and denounced those provocative actions against the feelings and sanctities of Muslims and what they represent of incitement to violence and hatred. According to the Omani News Agency.
The Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs called on the international community to take a firmer stance by criminalizing all acts that incite hatred and conflict between religions and cultures and offend laws and beliefs, stressing the importance of promoting the culture and values of peaceful coexistence and tolerance among all members of societies of different religions and cultures, and promoting international understanding and cooperation in order to build a world of peace and mutual respect.
The first copy of the Qur’an was burned last January by the right-wing Swedish-Danish extremist Rasmus Paludan to denounce Sweden’s request to join NATO and negotiate with Turkey for this purpose.
  On June 28, an Iraqi refugee in Sweden, Silwan Momica, burned pages from a copy of the Qur'an in front of the largest mosque in Stockholm on Eid al-Adha.
The two incidents sparked condemning reactions in the Islamic world.
While the Swedish government in January and June condemned the "offensive" and "anti-Islam" actions, it does not intend to change Swedish law, which is more liberal than any other country.
On the other hand, the Swedish police can refuse to allow the demonstration if it threatens the security of the country or if it leads to acts or words that incite racial hatred.
For his part, the Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Jassim Muhammad Al-Budaiwi, expressed his strong condemnation and denunciation of the continued provocations against the feelings of Muslims, and the desecration of another copy of the Noble Qur’an in the Swedish capital, Stockholm. According to a press release of the Gulf Cooperation Council.
The Secretary-General stressed that these heinous and unacceptable acts provoke the feelings of Muslims all over the world, and that the Swedish authorities must take immediate and serious action to stop these behaviors and hold extremists accountable, and that these heinous, incitement and contrary to the principles of tolerance and freedom of religion are indicative of hatred, hatred and extremism.
The Secretary referred to the emergency session of the Human Rights Council, which was held last week, and the decision issued by it to condemn acts of religious hatred, which also condemned the previous incident of burning the Holy Qur’an in Sweden, to the necessity of activating it, uniting and moving all countries and international organizations, to prevent these irresponsible acts and address them by all legal means, in accordance with international laws, treaties and norms that protect and preserve religions.
The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's strong condemnation and denunciation of the repeated and irresponsible actions of the Swedish authorities by granting some extremists official permits authorizing them to burn and desecrate copies of the Holy Quran, in an act that is a systematic provocation of the feelings of millions of Muslims around the world.
In this regard, the Saudi Foreign Ministry confirmed that it will summon the Chargé d'Affaires of the Swedish Embassy in the Kingdom to hand him a protest note that includes the Kingdom's request to the Swedish authorities to take all immediate and necessary measures to stop these disgraceful acts, which violate all religious teachings, international laws and norms, stressing the Kingdom's categorical rejection of all these acts that fuel hatred between religions and limit dialogue between peoples.
The Mauritanian government strongly condemned the Swedish extremist's attack on a copy of the Holy Qur'an by burning in the Swedish capital, Stockholm.
In a statement published by the Foreign Ministry, the Mauritanian government denounced the Swedish authorities' permission to repeat such a heinous act.
The statement emphasized that allowing the Swedish authorities to repeat this heinous act represents an unacceptable provocation to the feelings of all Muslims and contradicts the values of dialogue and the basic principles of human rights.
Mauritania called on the international community to stand firm against destructive extremist currents that threaten peaceful coexistence between peoples and cultures.