INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN - Swedish authorities have confirmed that individuals had applied for and received permission from police to burn the Quran, once
desecrated the Quran by kicking and partially damaging the holy book
repeated permissions being granted by the Swedish government to allow the burning a copy of the Holy Quran.Prime Minister Muhammad Shia
al-Sudani has also directed the Foreign Ministry to recall the country's charge d'affaires from the Republic of Iraq's embassy in
of the Holy Quran on Swedish soil or to grant approvals under the pretext of freedom of expression would necessitate severing diplomatic
as telecom giant Ericsson on Iraqi soil.The Iraqi Foreign Ministry has announced that Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein issued a request to hold
authorities to conduct an urgent investigation and take the necessary security measures in order to uncover the circumstances of the
incident and identify the perpetrators of this act and hold them accountable according to the law," the Foreign Ministry said.Ahead of the
planned Quran burning, angry protesters stormed the Swedish embassy in Baghdad early Thursday, breaking into the compound and lighting a
small fire.Videos circulating on social media shows demonstrators at the diplomatic mission waving flags and photos showing Iraqi Shia
cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.The footage shows dozens of men climbing over the fence at the complex, with the sound of them trying to break down a
appears to be a room at the embassy
An alarm is audible in the background
Others performed morning prayers outside of the embassy.Police and other security officials gathered at the embassy as small plumes of smoke
Firefighters tried to douse the flames from the ladder of a fire truck
Wednesday and were unharmed.Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said that the approval of a protest with intent to burn the Quran was
"legitimate, but not appropriate."Regarding the incident at the Swedish embassy in Baghdad, he said that this was a security breach that
must be dealt with immediately, and those responsible for security must be held accountable.Before being recalled to Baghdad,
It is the second time in a short time that this has happened
government's emergency meeting ordered those responsible for storming the embassy, ??who were arrested, to the judiciary, as well as
referring any negligent security officials for an investigation, and to take legal measures against them.Just weeks ago, Momica burned a
copy of the Holy Quran in front of Stockholm's largest Mosque, when Muslims were celebrating Eid al-Adha, which triggered widespread
condemnation in Islamic countries, and a call from the OIC to take collective measures against the repeated desecration of the Quran, while
Yemen issued a decision to boycott Swedish products.Earlier this year, the Swedish police also allowed Rasmus Paludan, leader of the
protesters braved the summer heat to flood the streets nationwide
protests outside mosques and churches across the country after Friday prayers following a call by the Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Sayyed
Quran and gather in front of mosques, so that it is not an ordinary Friday"Seyyed Nasrallah added, "The title of our sit-in in front of all
mosques and churches should be to demand that governments withdraw their ambassadors from Sweden and expel the ambassadors of Sweden."People
Holy Book," calling on Arab and Islamic countries, and the OIC to "take strong steps and positions to stop this flagrant violation of the
majority) announced its strong condemnation and denounced Swedish authorities for again allowing an extremist to burn a copy of the
Quran.The coordination framework affirmed its support for the "courageous decision" of the government for issuing a warning to sever
diplomatic relations with Sweden, and to withdraw Iraqi representation from Stockholm, in order to allow transgression against the Holy
not have been repeated had it not been for the hostile policy of America and the West."In a statement, the Presidency of the Iraqi Sunni
Endowment Office called on Arab and Islamic countries to follow the example of the Iraqi government in its position, which the statement
described as honorable, in reference to the expulsion of the Swedish ambassador from the country.The Iranian Foreign Ministry has summoned
the Swedish ambassador, informing him of its strong protest against the Swedish government's repeated permission to offend the Holy
Quran."We strongly condemn the repeated desecration of the Holy Quran and Islamic sanctities in Sweden, and we hold the Swedish government
fully responsible for the consequences of inciting the feelings of Muslims around the world," Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani
said."Continuing to desecrate Islamic holy places and spreading hatred in this way is considered a perfect example of organized violence and
a hostile action against the world's two billion Muslim population, God-believing people and followers of the heavenly religions," Kanaani
stated.Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has called on the UN Secretary-General to condemn the sacrilegious actions against
our sacred book, the Quran in front of Iraq's Stockholm embassy," a statement by the Foreign Ministry noted.The Lebanese Hezbollah chief
condemnations by Muslim Sunni organizations across West Asia
The highly-respected university said the "approvals to burn the Quran reflects chaotic policies, hateful extremism and support for
spokesperson said in a statement.The disturbing recurrence of such Islamophobic incidents, which have hurt the sentiments of over 2 billion
Muslims worldwide, is both legally and morally reprehensible.The sacrilegious action and other anti-Muslim measures in the West have been
limited only to Islam by groups of far-right extremists
goal by orchestrating such sacrilegious acts as they have a long tradition of anti-Islam prejudice.
