The Council Condemns Burning of Qur'an in Sweden
- 2022-Apr-18
The World Muslim Communities Council has strongly condemned the burning of a copy of the Holy Qur'an in Sweden, perpetrated by the right-wing extremist Ramsos Bloudan.
The Council stressed, in a statement, that the wave of hatred and intolerance that Sweden is witnessing against the Islam and the Muslim community is completely unacceptable, and poses a great danger to social peace in the world, as it contributes to spreading hatred and contradicts the values and principles of peaceful coexistence, stressing the necessity of respecting religious symbols and avoiding inciting hatred by insulting religions and sanctities.
The Council stressed the importance of concerted efforts to spread and strengthen a culture of peace and acceptance of others, raise awareness of common values, enrich the values of harmony and tolerance, and reject extremism, intolerance and incitement to hatred based on religion or belief. The statement also stressed the need to renounce violence in all its forms, and to resort to peaceful and civilized ways of expressing opinion and to resort to peaceful and civilized ways of expressing opinion without offending the feelings of others.
The Council called on Muslim societies in Europe not to be drawn into provocation attempts, to abide by the laws, and to be a model of the wisdom of Islam in maintaining social security, peaceful coexistence and dialogue.
