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DUBAI: Muslims around the world have joined 抖阴短视频 in condemning the burning of a copy of the Qur鈥檃n by an Iraqi national outside Stockholm鈥檚 largest mosque on Wednesday.

Under a heavy police presence, Salwan Momika, a 37-year-old who fled to Sweden several years ago, on Wednesday stomped on the Qur鈥檃n before setting several pages alight in front of the mosque in the Sweedish capital.

Police had granted him a permit for the protest in line with free-speech protections, but said later it had opened an investigation into the Qur鈥檃n burning which sparked anger across the Muslim world.

It is not the first time such an act has happened in Sweeden.

In January, a Swedish-Danish right-wing extremist burned a copy of the Qur鈥檃n near the Turkish embassy in Stockholm, also triggering outrage in the Muslim world.

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Momika鈥檚 protest was 鈥渓egal but not appropriate,鈥� and it was up to the police to permit it or not.

The incident occurred as Muslims around the world marked the Eid al-Adha holiday.

The Iraqi government in a statement issued late Wednesday strongly condemned 鈥渢he repeated acts of burning copies of the holy Qur鈥檃n by individuals with extremist and disturbed minds.鈥�

鈥淭hese acts demonstrate a hateful and aggressive spirit that goes against the principles of freedom of expression,鈥� it said.

鈥淭hey are not only racist but also promote violence and hatred.鈥�

鈥淭hese irresponsible actions, in direct conflict with the values of respect for diversity and the beliefs of others, are unequivocally condemned.鈥�

The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Swedish Ambassador to Baghdad, the ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
The ministry condemns 鈥渢he Swedish government鈥檚 permission for extremists to burn a copy of the Holy Qur鈥檃n,鈥� the statement said.

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation said it would convene an emergency open meeting for the Executive Committee next week in Jeddah to discuss the consequences of the incident, under an invitation from 抖阴短视频, the president of the Islamic Summit.
The meeting next week is scheduled to discuss the measures to be taken against the heinous act and to adapt a collective position on the necessary course of action.

The US said it condemned the burning of the Qur鈥檃n, adding it believed the demonstration created 鈥渁n environment of fear鈥� that effectively curbs the ability of Muslims to practice their religion freely.
Speaking at a daily press briefing, State Department spokesperson Matt Miller said: 鈥淲e believe the demonstration created an environment of fear that will impact the ability of Muslims and members of other religious minority groups from freely exercising their right to freedom of religion or belief in Sweden.鈥�

The UAE also summoned the Swedish ambassador on Thursday to protest against the burning of the holy book, the UAE foreign ministry said in a statement.

Jordan summoned Sweden's ambassador in Amman on Thursday, said it considered the act as an 鈥渋ncitement and racism.鈥�

The Foreign Ministry said burning the Holy Qur鈥檃n was an act of 鈥渄angerous hate and a manifestation of Islamophobia鈥� that incites violence.

The Ministry鈥檚 statement said burning the Quran 鈥渃annot鈥� be considered a form of freedom of expression, adding there is a 鈥渘eed to stop irresponsible behavior and actions.鈥�

The Ministry said hate speech and action must be countered and there must be promotion for a culture of peace and acceptance.

And Kuwait鈥檚 Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the burning of the Quran offended Muslims around the globe, adding that people needed to promote the values of tolerance and coexistence.

鈥淭his serious provocative move offends Muslims around the world,鈥� the ministry said in a statement.

鈥淭he state of Kuwait reminds the international community and all countries concerned of their responsibility for acting against hate and religious extremism, and stopping the hostile acts that target the Muslim鈥檚 sanctities.鈥�

鈥淧erpetrators of such hostile acts should be brought to book and prevented from using the principle of freedoms as a ploy to justify hostility against Islam or any holy faith.鈥�

Iran joined in the condemnation on Thursday, calling the act 鈥減rovocative, ill-considered and unacceptable.鈥�

鈥淭he government and people of the Islamic Republic of Iran... do not tolerate such an insult and strongly condemn it,鈥� said foreign ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanani.

鈥淭he Swedish government is expected to seriously consider the principle of responsibility and accountability in this regard, while preventing the repetition of insulting the holy sanctities,鈥� he added.

Morocco also condemned the Koran burning and recalled its ambassador to Stockholm late Wednesday.

鈥淭his new offensive and irresponsible act disregards the feelings of more than a billion Muslims, at this sacred time of the great pilgrimage to Makkah and the blessed feast of Eid al-Adha,鈥� it said in a statement.

鈥淔aced with these repeated provocations, committed under the complacent gaze of the Swedish government,鈥� Morocco summoned Sweden鈥檚 charge d鈥檃ffaires in Rabat and recalled its ambassador, it added.

In January, a Swedish-Danish right-wing extremist burned a copy of the Koran near the Turkish embassy in Stockholm, also triggering outrage in the Muslim world.

And the Muslim World League secretary-general, chairman of the Organization of Muslim Scholars, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa denounced the act which he said was carried out under the protection of the police.

He said that while it happened 鈥渦nder the claim of practising freedom of expression,鈥� in reality, it abused, 鈥渁mong many things, the true concept of freedom, which calls for respecting and not provoking others under any pretext.鈥� 

Issa said such acts fueled hatred, provoked religious sentiments, and served only the agendas of extremism.Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan also condemned Momika鈥檚 protest as despicable.

鈥淚t is unacceptable to allow these anti-Islamic actions under the pretext of freedom of expression,鈥� he said.

(With agencies)