The State of Qatar condemned and denounced this brutal incident and considered it as dangerous provocative act against the feelings of over two billion Muslims in the world. Image used for representation only.
Doha: A wave of fury and denunciation has swept the Arab and Islamic world after one of the far-right members in Sweden burned a copy of the Holy Quran in front of the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm, in a racially-motivated malevolence, which is hostile to the religion of peace and harmony.
All reactions have unanimously described such a heinous crime as provocation against the feelings of Muslims all over the world, and indicative of escalating the hatred in some western countries against Islam and Muslims.
They demanded the Swedish authorities to uphold its responsibility and never tolerate such diabolical provocations, as the incident triggered wide fury and anger among Muslims, followed by condemnations from Arab and Islamic countries. In this context, the State of Qatar condemned and denounced this brutal incident and considered it as dangerous provocative act against the feelings of over two billion Muslims in the world.
The Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed in a statement the Qatar’s rejection to all forms of hate speech that is based on belief, race or religion, and to involve the sanctities in the political standoff, warning that hatred campaigns against Islam and Islamophobia speech have witnessed a dangerous escalation with the continuation of systematic calls to replicate the targeting of Muslims in the world.
The Ministry called on the international community to assume its responsibilities to reject hatred, discrimination, incitement and violence, and stressed the importance of upholding the principles of dialogue and mutual understanding.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated the State of Qatar’s full support to tolerance and mutual coexistence values, in addition to its keenness to lay the foundation of international peace and security principles through dialogue and understanding.
The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its strong condemnation and denunciation over allowing one of the far-right elements in Sweden to burn a copy of the Holy Quran, and reiterated its firm position on the importance of propagating values of dialogue, tolerance and coexistence and repudiating hatred and extremism.
Kuwait and Oman also expressed their denunciation over burning a copy of the Holy Quran, and stressed that such an act is provocative against Muslims’ feelings and Islamic sanctities. Egypt also condemned the incident and described it as an outrageous act that provokes the feelings of millions of Muslims in all over the world. The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned against the menace of such acts that offend religious feelings and foment hate speech and violence, calling for the promotion of peaceful tolerance and coexistence.
