UNA condemns burning of Holy Quran copy in Stockholm

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Union of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) News Agencies (UNA) on Saturday condemned the burning of the Quran, Muslim’s Holy Book, in Stockholm with the permission of local authorities.

“In the strongest terms, we condemn the vile act of burning the holy Quran by far-right activists, in front of the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden”, the UNA quoted OIC Secretary-General.

“The OIC warns that this provocative action, which is considered a hate crime and has been committed repeatedly by far-right extremists, targets Muslims, insults their sacred values, and serves as a further example of the alarming level reached by Islamophobia, hate, intolerance, and xenophobia”, the official media center of OIC, a strong 57-member representative body of Islamic nations, said.

“OIC urges the Swedish authorities to take necessary measures against the perpetrators of this hate crime and calls for increased international efforts to prevent the re-occurrence of such acts”, it said.

//Petra// RZ