INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
to the sacrilege to the holy book
A number of people in Tehran demonstrated on Friday to protest the repetition of desecration of the holy Quran after the Friday prayers
which issued formal permission for the desecration of the holy Quran.This is the second time in a few weeks that Sweden angers the Muslim
world by allowing a fanatic to burn the holy Quran
The first desecration caused global uproar and pitted the whole Muslim world against the Scandinavian country
While there was hope that Sweden puts an end to provoking Muslims, the Swedish government shocked them by issuing another permission, not
just for Quran burning, but also for setting fire to the Iraqi flag in front of the Iraqi embassy in Stockholm, which raised many questions
in Sweden and we believe that the Swedish government is fully responsible for the consequences of provoking the sentiments of world
organized violence and a hostile move against two billion Muslims of the world, God-believing people and followers of divine religions.The
resolution approved by the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva against the desecration of the holy Quran, Kanaani said the Swedish
He demanded the Swedish government fulfill its international responsibilities in preventing the repetition of such regrettable acts which
constitute a violation of human rights and are in contradiction to religious and human values.Kanaani said the Islamic Republic of Iran
believes that any insult to religious sanctities and divine books anywhere by anyone is deplorable
He noted that any freedom of speech which is meant to violate the dignity, values and religious sanctities of good and God-loving people is
not freedom of speech and has no value
Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian also moved to condemn the disgusting move of desecrating the holy Quran
He spoke over the phone with his Iraqi counterpart, Fuad Hossein
In this call, they strongly condemned the desecration of the holy Quran in Sweden
During the telephone conversation, Hossein Amir Abdollahian and Fuad Hussein, described the defiling of the Quran as an insult to
rationality and freedom of speech and condemned the irresponsible behavior of the Swedish government.The top diplomats of Iran and Iraq then
underlined the need for the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to hold a meeting.Also, the Iranian foreign minister sent a letter to
Sweden has severely hurt the feelings of the world's Muslims and followers of divine religions, and the shock and worry caused by such
happened for the second time in the past month and it strongly warns that the continuation of such acts under the guise of freedom of speech
stem from the same mindset, which pursues Islamophobia and de-Islamization by abusing freedom of speech, and it will have irreversible
consequences, including the spread of hate, violence and xenophobia in different countries
The persistence of such acts will ultimately pose a serious threat to peace and peaceful coexistence of the followers of different divine
necessary measures ASAP in order to prevent the repetition and the dangerous implications of the expansion and persistence of this insulting
and provocative phenomenon
I also request Your Excellency to ask the member states of the United Nations to deal strongly with the orchestrators and perpetrators of
the Swedish government to support this disgusting act is highly deplorable
Insulting the beliefs and divine books has no place in any of the divine religions, he said, adding that Iran, alongside other Muslim
countries and those that believe in divine books, is ready to take coordinated and deterring action.Also, the Swedish foreign minister,
He condemned the desecration of the holy Quran, saying it does not represent the position of the Swedish government
pretext of freedom of expression is not acceptable
He called on Sweden to stop the promotion of discord and violence
