The Moroccan Christian Union has condemned “extremism and attacks on religious symbols,” following the burning of the Holy Quran by a Swedish extremist movement last Saturday.
It said the “heinous” incident is “an act of incitement and a serious provocation to the feelings of more than two billion Muslims in the world.”
The union said, in a brief statement, that it “believes in the importance of coexistence in Morocco and the world,” and “it stand firm with the Kingdom in its efforts against any offense that affects Muslims.”
Rasmus Paludan, leader of the Danish far-right Stram Kurs (Hard Line) party; planned and carried out an anti-Muslim demonstration yesterday, posting a picture of himself on social media with a burning Quran and declaring intentions of burning more.
Countries with Muslim majority populations have also condemned the burnings of the Quran, with Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Qatar calling Paludan’s actions a “deliberate abuse of the Holy Quran.”
Sweden has a large Muslim community that makes up around 8% of the population. Many came from Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan in 2016 following the refugee crisis.
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