Thursday, 29 June 2023 Several Middle Eastern countries, including Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt, have condemned the burning of the Quran by an Iraqi man in Sweden. The incident occurred during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha and the end of the haj pilgrimage. The countries consider the act a dangerous provocation and an insult to Islam.
Swedish police have said that they have granted a permit for a protest where the organizer plans to burn a Quran outside Stockholm’s main mosque today at the start of the Muslim three-day Eid al-Adha holiday. The police said in the written decision that the security risks associated with the...
Thursday, 29 June 2023
