Arab and Islamic reactions denounced the Swedish authorities' permission, today, Saturday, for the leader of the Danish far-right "hard line" party, Rasmus Paludan, to burn a copy of the Noble Qur'an in front of the Turkish embassy in Stockholm.

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation condemned "in the strongest terms the burning of a copy of the Holy Qur'an in Sweden," and considered it "a provocative act targeting Muslims and insulting their sacred values."

The Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Hussein Ibrahim Taha, said that this act constitutes another example of the alarming level that Islamophobia has reached, calling on the Swedish authorities to take the necessary measures against the perpetrators of this hate crime.

tolerance values

For its part, the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed the Kingdom's strong condemnation and denunciation of the incident, stressing Riyadh's firm position calling for the importance of spreading the values ​​of dialogue, tolerance and coexistence, and rejecting hatred and extremism.

The Kuwaiti Foreign Minister, Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, also condemned the extremist Al-Waddan's attempt to burn a copy of the Holy Quran in Sweden.

The minister warned, in a statement carried by Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), that these events would inflame the feelings of Muslims around the world and constitute a serious provocation for them.

The Kuwaiti minister called on the international community to "assume its responsibilities to stop such unacceptable acts, reject all forms of hatred and extremism, and hold the perpetrators accountable."

He also called for "spreading the values ​​of dialogue, tolerance and peaceful coexistence among peoples, and preventing any form of insult to all monotheistic religions."

fueling violence

In Jordan, the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and the Islamic Endowments and Affairs and Holy Sites condemned the burning of the Noble Qur’an in Sweden today.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirmed, "The Kingdom's rejection and condemnation of this act, which fuels hatred and violence, and threatens peaceful coexistence."

The Ministry of Religious Endowments considered "this act as a crime and an insult to the religious feeling of every Muslim" and said that it "stokes hatred among the peoples of the world."

In turn, the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned the "abhorrent act of desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden," and said that "this illogical and provocative anti-Islamic act does not fall under any legitimate right to express opinion."

hate crime

Earlier on Saturday, Turkey strongly condemned the burning of a copy of the Holy Quran in Sweden, classifying it as a "hate crime" under the guise of freedom of expression.

In a statement, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said, "This despicable act is a new indication of the alarming level of anti-Islamism and currents of racism and discrimination in Europe."

The Foreign Ministry called on the Swedish authorities to take the necessary measures against the perpetrators of this hate crime, while calling on all countries and international organizations to take concrete measures, in solidarity, against Islamophobia.

Sweden's foreign minister, Tobias Billström, previously described the anti-Islamic provocations as "appalling", and said in a tweet that "the anti-Islamic provocations are appalling. Sweden has great freedom of expression but this does not mean that the Swedish government or I myself endorse the opinions expressed."