Türkiye on Tuesday condemned the most recent in a string of Quran burnings in entrance of its embassy in Denmark.
“After the events that took place yesterday, we condemn in the strongest possible terms the continued attacks in Copenhagen against our holy book, the Quran, including one today (July 25) in front of our embassy,” the Foreign Ministry confused in an announcement.
“The fact that the Danish authorities persistently turn a blind eye to these attacks and provide protection to these provocations shows that they do not see the peril of the consequences that incidents might cause,” the assertion added.
“Such attacks not only offend billions of Muslims, but also harm social peace and the culture of coexistence,” the ministry underlined.
Ankara additionally referred to as on Danish authorities to “take the necessary measures to prevent the recurrence of this hate crime.”
A far-right Islamophobic group often called the Danske Patrioter desecrated copies of the Muslim holy ebook on Tuesday and Monday exterior the Turkish, Egyptian, and Iraqi embassies in Copenhagen.
Recent months have seen repeated acts of Quran burning or desecration, or makes an attempt to take action, by Islamophobic figures or teams, particularly in northern European and Nordic international locations.
‘ABOMINABLE AND SATANIC’
The repeated assaults additionally drew unfavourable reactions from Pakistan.
“The latest incident of desecration of the Holy Quran in front of an Iraqi Embassy in Denmark has left Muslims all over the world deeply anguished,” the South Asian nation’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif tweeted.
All of Pakistan is “in deep pain and distress,” Sharif mentioned, describing the assaults as “abominable and Satanic.”
He asserted that such acts have “a sinister design” and meant to “hurt the inter-faith relations, damage peace and harmony and promote religious hatred and Islamophobia.”
“I call upon the governments and faith leaders in particular to put an end to such abhorrent practices,” he famous.
“Let us not enable a handful of misguided and evil folks to harm the feelings of billions of individuals.
“Let them not dictate their nefarious agenda,” the prime minister added.
‘DISGRACEFUL’ ATTACKS IN VIOLATION OF INT’L LAW
Saudi Arabia was one other nation that criticized the a number of latest assaults in opposition to the Quran.
The “disgraceful actions” had been on the agenda at a Cabinet session held Tuesday in Jeddah, in accordance with Saudi Press Agency.
Contravening “international efforts to spread tolerance and moderation, and reject hatred,” acts desecrating the Muslim holy ebook are a “flagrant violation of all laws and customs,” the Cabinet mentioned.
It reiterated the nation’s “strong condemnation” of the acts.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
