- Pope Francis condemns Koran burning in Sweden
- He expressed anger and disgust at the desecration of the Muslim holy book
- Any book considered sacred to Muslims should be respected by believers
Vatican City’s Pope Francis condemned last week’s Koran burning in Sweden, saying he was angered and disgusted by the desecration of the Muslim holy book. In a report published by a UAE newspaper, the Pope was quoted as saying that believers should respect any book considered sacred to Muslims. I feel anger and disgust at such things.
Torn the Quran outside the mosque
A man tore up and burned a Quran outside a mosque on the occasion of Eid al-Adha in Stockholm, Sweden on Wednesday (June 28). Other Islamic countries including Turkey and Saudi Arabia condemned the incident. On the other hand, on Sunday (July 2), the Islamic Cooperation (IOC), a group of 57 countries, said that collective action is needed to stop religious hatred. International law should be used for this.
The IOC said in its statement that we must constantly remind the international community of international law that clearly prohibits any act of religious hatred.
Protests broke out in Baghdad
Saudi Arabia also summoned Sweden’s ambassador on Monday (July 3) over the Koran burning issue. The Saudi Foreign Ministry asked Sweden to try to stop all such actions. Which directly harms relations between countries by spreading values ââof tolerance, moderation and rejection of extremism. At the same time, the Swedish government and the US also condemned the incident and large-scale protests broke out in Baghdad.
