A Danish citizen with Iraqi roots who tried to stop the burning of a Quran in Copenhagen however was stopped by the police says regardless of being falsely accused of theft, she has no regrets.
“I don’t care if I lose my Danish citizenship for trying to protect the Quran. I don’t regret defending the Quran,” Quds Al-Samarrai instructed Anadolu.
Last week, Al-Samarrai, who has been residing in Denmark for almost 1 / 4 century, tried to stop a Quran burning by the anti-Islamic, ultranationalist group known as Danske Patrioter in entrance of the Iraqi Embassy in Copenhagen.
She mentioned: “When I was passing through Copenhagen, I saw a burned Quran on the side of the road and I immediately picked it up. When the person who burned the Quran saw me carrying it, he immediately attacked me and asked me why I picked it up. I was pushed and beaten on my shoulder by the same person.”
She added that she additionally noticed one other Quran with sneakers on it and moved to take the sneakers off the scripture.
“When I used to be attempting to take the sneakers off the Holy Quran, the Danish particular person attacked me once more and I used to be crushed within the again. Then I noticed him inserting the sneakers on the Holy Quran with nails. I continued to be attacked whereas the Quran was in my hand.
“Then I called the police and when they arrived, the person who burned the Quran told the police that I had stolen his belongings. I took the Quran from him but then the police returned it to him to burn,” she mentioned.
“When I went to the police station the next day, I found out that he had also filed a complaint against me and slandered me for ‘stealing his belongings’.”
Al-Samarrai mentioned that the motion towards the Quran passed off in entrance of the Iraqi Embassy however she acquired no assist from the embassy.
Recent months have seen repeated acts of Quran burning or desecration, or makes an attempt by Islamophobic figures or teams, particularly in northern European and Nordic international locations, drawing outrage from Muslim international locations and the world.
Danske Patrioter burned the Quran on Monday and Tuesday outdoors the Iranian, Iraqi, Turkish and Egyptian embassies in Copenhagen.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
