Tehran: Iran’s foreign ministry has summoned Sweden’s charge d’affaires in Tehran over the burning of a copy of the holy Quran outside a mosque in Stockholm, state media reported.
Condemning the desecration of the Quran, Iran described it as an ‘insult to the most sacred Islamic sanctities’.
“While Muslims are performing the Haj, … insulting their sanctities merely serves the path of spreading hatred and violence, exploiting the principle of freedom of expression,” read a statement by the ministry.
The Swedish diplomat stated that he opposes any form of Islamophobia, saying he will convey Tehran’s protest to Stockholm.
A person identified as Salwan Momika on Wednesday, said to be an Iraqi national burned a copy of the Quran outside the central mosque of Stockholm. The move was authorised by a Swedish court.
The act has elicited widespread condemnation from the Islamic world, including Türkiye, Jordan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Senegal, Morocco, and Mauritania.
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