Britain has condemned the desecration and burning of the Quran, Islam’s holy ebook, within the Swedish capital metropolis of Stockholm.
In a written assertion issued by a spokesperson of UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), the British authorities mentioned such actions are “deeply insulting to Muslims around the world and completely inappropriate.”
Saying the UK denounces hatred on the premise of faith or perception, the Foreign Office mentioned: “We will defend freedom of religion or belief for all, and promote mutual respect. We recognize the deep suffering experienced by Muslims around the world caused by the burning of the Qur’an.”
Arab and Islamic states decried Sweden’s permission for the desecration of the Quran.
On Thursday, a crowd of Iraqis stormed Sweden’s Embassy in Baghdad and set it ablaze in protest of the June 28 burning of a duplicate of the Quran by Salwan Momika, an Iraqi-born man who now lives in Sweden.
Many international locations, together with the U.S., Russia, Türkiye, Iraq, Pakistan, Indonesia, and Afghanistan, in addition to different Islamic states, condemned the assault.
Following the storming of Sweden’s diplomatic mission, Momika desecrated one other copy of the Quran by stepping on it and the Iraqi flag in entrance of the Iraqi Embassy in Stockholm.
In response to the repeated act, the Iraqi authorities warned Sweden that it might break diplomatic relations if such desecrations of the Muslim holy ebook continued.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
