Burning of the Holy Quran: On Very High Instructions from the King, Commander of the Faithful, Sweden’s Chargé d’Affaires in Rabat Summoned, and the Moroccan Ambassador in Stockholm Recalled for Consultations.
Newslooks \ Washington DC \ (MAP) – On the very High Instructions of the King Mohammed VI of Morocco, the Chargé d’Affaires of the Kingdom of Sweden in Rabat was summoned.
this Wednesday to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, and the Ambassador of His Majesty the King to Sweden was recalled to the Kingdom for indefinite consultations, after the Swedish government once again authorized a demonstration on the same day during which the Holy Quran was burned in front of a mosque in Stockholm.
A statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates stated that during the summons, the Swedish diplomat was informed of the Kingdom of Morocco’s “most vigorous condemnation of this offense and rejection of this unacceptable act.”
“This new offensive and irresponsible act disregards the feelings of more than a billion Muslims during this sacred period of the great pilgrimage to Mecca and the blessed feast of Eid Al-Adha,” the statement stressed.
“Regardless of the political positions or differences that may exist between countries, the Kingdom considers it unacceptable that the faith of Muslims should be disrespected in this way, nor can the principles of tolerance and the values of universalism be reduced to accommodating the views of a few whiles showing so little regard for the beliefs of more than a billion Muslims,” the statement added.
On Wednesday June 28, an Iraqi refugee by the name of Salwan Momika destroyed a copy of the Quran outside a mosque in the Swedish capital, Stockholm. He stepped on the book and placed strips of bacon on it before lighting it on fire and kicking it while waiving Swedish flags, according to Agence France-Presse. Desecrating the Quran is forbidden in Islam, as is consuming pork.
The incident took place during Islam’s Eid al-Adha holiday as well as the annual hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia.
