OIC on Quran Desecration: Intl. Law Should Be Used to Stop Religious Hatred
The statement by the 57-member organization, most of whose members have a Muslim-majority population, was issued after an extraordinary meeting in Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah called to discuss Wednesday’s incident of Quran desecration.
“We must send constant reminders to the international community regarding the urgent application of international law, which clearly prohibits any advocacy of religious hatred,” OIC Secretary-General Hissein Brahim Taha said.
The statement came after a man tore up and burned a copy of the Holy Quran outside Stockholm’s central mosque on Wednesday, the first day of the Muslim Eid al-Adha holidays.
People in other Muslim countries also took to the streets in protest against the move.
The perpetrator of the insult told a Swedish newspaper late Thursday that he intended to repeat his protest in July.
Sweden has repeatedly permitted Quran burnings in recent years. In January, a Swedish-Danish right-wing extremist burned a copy of the Quran near the Turkish embassy in Stockholm.
Source: Agencies
