Malaysia Condemns Quran Burning Act By A Leader In Sweden

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Malaysia denounces the provocative act of Swedish-Danish far-right politician Rasmus Paludan in burning a copy of the holy Quran in Stockholm, Sweden.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said the Islamophobic act of the politician was a grave provocation to Muslims all over the world.
He urged the Swedish government to take urgent measures against the perpetrators of this vile act as well as ensure drastic steps in the future to address the alarming rise of Islamophobia in that country.
“Such a blatant defilement of Islam’s holy book by the Swedish politician and the inaction are tantamount to fomenting Islamophobia and constitutes a grave provocation to the sensitivities of not just Turkiye but more than two billion Muslims in the world.
“Malaysia denounces the repeated hate crimes targeting Muslims in the world as well as all forms of incitement to hatred and the fanning of racism in word or deed and views with grave concern the rising tide of hate speech on account of faith or ethnicity,” he said in a statement today.
Anwar reiterated the paramount importance of upholding the principles of dialogue, engagement and mutual respect in the settlement of disputes.
He called on the international community to reject race or religious baiting under the guise of freedom of expression and to remain united against all forms of incitement to hate and violence.
Paludan, who is a leader of the Danish far-right political party Hard Line, had set fire to the holy book with a lighter during a protest in Stockholm yesterday.
His party, which was founded in 2017, has contested in both Denmark and Sweden, but has failed to garner a single seat and garnered only a handful of votes. - Mkini

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