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Saudi Arabia, Kuwait demand European action on Quran burning

Saudi Arabia and Kuwait on Saturday called for European action against the repeated burning of the Quran, Islam's holy book, reports Anadolu Agency. On Friday, Swedish-Danish politician Rasmus Paludan, the leader of the far-right Stram Kurs (Hard Line) Party, burned a copy of the Quran in front of a mosque in Denmark. The Islamophobic act came days after the far-right leader burned the Islamic book outside the Turkish Embassy in the […]

30 January 2023

International

Erdogan warns Sweden on NATO bid after Quran burning protest

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned Sweden that it should not expect his backing to join NATO following the burning of the Quran outside Ankara’s embassy in Stockholm during a protest. “Those who allow such blasphemy in front of our embassy [in Stockholm] can no longer expect our support for their NATO membership,” Erdogan said on Monday, in his first official response to the act by a far-right politician during a […]

24 January 2023

International

Top Islamic bloc condemns Quran burning in Sweden

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), on Tuesday, strongly condemned the burning of copies of the Muslim Holy Book, the Quran, in Sweden, Anadolu News Agency reports. In a statement, OIC Secretary-General, Hissein Brahim Taha denounced "the provocative actions of burning copies of the Holy Quran during anti-Muslim demonstrations, which have been taking place in Linkoping, Norrkoping, and other cities in Sweden." The pan-Muslim group said the burning has raised Muslim concerns […]

20 April 2022

quran burning

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait demand European action on Quran burning

Erdogan warns Sweden on NATO bid after Quran burning protest

Top Islamic bloc condemns Quran burning in Sweden

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