Iran calls for emergency OIC meeting over the desecration of Quran
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Over a phone call with the Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the Iranian the recent act of desecration of the Quran in Sweden.
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Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian speaks during a press conference with his Iraqi counterpart Fouad Hussein during his visit to Baghdad, Iraq, February 22, 2023 (AP)
In a conversation with the Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Hissein Brahim Taha, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian called for an emergency meeting of the foreign ministers of the OIC in light of the recent act of blasphemy of burning the Quran in outside a Mosque in Sweden.
"The OIC foreign ministers should hold the meeting at the earliest possible time to address the desecration," Amirabdollahian said.
Amir-Abdollahian pointed out that the OIC meeting can be made concurrently with the Ministerial Meeting of the Coordinating Bureau of the Non-Aligned Movement in Baku, Azerbaijan, on July 5-6.
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On Wednesday, a man named Salwan Momika, 37, burned a copy of the Holy Quran outside the Stockholm Central Mosque. He was granted a permit from Swedish authorities prior to carrying out his act.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani considered that the repeated violation of sanctities is a provocative, ill-conceived, and unacceptable measure.
Kanaani pointed out that insulting holy books is a source of aggression and spreading hatred, and contradicts the values ​​of human rights.
Several international bodies similarly denounced burning a copy of the Holy Quran as well as the Swedish authorities' approval of this act.
Lebanese Resistance party Hezbollah considered that the Swedish official authorities were accomplices in the crime of burning a copy of the Quran, as they greenlighted such an act "despite the fact that they previously knew about the perpetrators’ intention."
Hezbollah underlined that the repeated desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden and elsewhere cannot be tolerated, stressing that the Swedish government "must stop this grim downward trajectory."
Egypt expressed its deep concern about the repeated incidents of burning a copy of the Quran and the recent escalation of Islamophobia and blasphemy crimes in some European countries.
The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign condemned the burning of a copy of the Quran in Sweden, underlining the responsibility of states to prevent such incitement calls.
The ministry affirmed its total rejection of all hateful practices that insult the religious beliefs of Muslims.
On its part, Egypt's Al-Azhar Al-Sharif Islamic scientific body called on all Islamic and Arab peoples to renew the boycott of Swedish products.
In a statement, Al-Azhar indicated that the call to boycott Swedish products comes after repeated unacceptable violations and permanent provocations of the masses of Muslims around the world under the false banner of freedom of opinion and expression.
The statement also called on the governments of Islamic and Arab countries to take serious and unified positions towards those violations that cannot be accepted in any way.
Lebanese Resistance party Hezbollah considered that the Swedish official authorities were accomplices in the crime of burning a copy of the Quran, as they greenlighted such an act "despite the fact that they previously knew about the perpetrators’ intention."
Hezbollah underlined that the repeated desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden and elsewhere cannot be tolerated, stressing that the Swedish government "must stop this grim downward trajectory."
Egypt expressed its deep concern about the repeated incidents of burning a copy of the Quran and the recent escalation of Islamophobia and blasphemy crimes in some European countries.
The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign condemned the burning of a copy of the Quran in Sweden, underlining the responsibility of states to prevent such incitement calls.
The ministry affirmed its total rejection of all hateful practices that insult the religious beliefs of Muslims.
On its part, Egypt's Al-Azhar Al-Sharif Islamic scientific body called on all Islamic and Arab peoples to renew the boycott of Swedish products.
In a statement, Al-Azhar indicated that the call to boycott Swedish products comes after repeated unacceptable violations and permanent provocations of the masses of Muslims around the world under the false banner of freedom of opinion and expression.
The statement also called on the governments of Islamic and Arab countries to take serious and unified positions towards those violations that cannot be accepted in any way.
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