The statement addressed the burning of a copy of the Holy Quran in Sweden and called for high-level emergency meetings as needed. The far-right group Danske Patrioter on Monday posted a video in which a man is seen desecrating and burning what appeared to be the Holy Quran. Saudi Arabia, home to the holy cities of Makkah and Madina, has also denounced protests by a Sweden-based Iraqi refugee who last month burned pages of the Holy Quran outside Stockholm’s main mosque. In a separate protest last week, a refugee, Salwan Momika, stepped on the Holy Quran but did not burn it, prompting Riyadh to hand a protest note to the Swedish charge d’affaires. Pakistan slammed the desecration of the Muslim holy book, as well as the dishonouring of its national flag, outside its embassy in Copenhagen.

Source: Libya Today July 28, 2023 14:39 UTC