Desecration of Holy Qur'an; shameful insult against Muslims
Iran's Spokesman of the Administration in his latest tweet released on Sunday night referred to insulting the Qur'an in Sweden, calling the move shameful against Muslims and an absolute hateful act.
Share It :
"The shameful insulting against 2 billion Muslims during Ramadan, with Swedish police support, is an absolute hateful act," the official noted.
The move faced by reaction from Iran's high ranking officials.
The Spokesman for Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Saeed Khatibzadeh said the blasphemy during Ramadan made the Muslims upset and irate throughout the world, including in Sweden.
"The blasphemy is a clear example of hatemongering and in violation of the freedom of expression, and must be condemned by those who believe in coexistence and dialogue between religions."
Ali Nikzad, First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament, described European-style freedom as an absolute dictatorship.
Rasmus Paludan, leader of a right-wing and anti-Islamic Danish party, also known as the "Hard Line party," along with his supporters have planned to set the Qur'an on fire in a mainly-Muslim area in the Swedish city of Linkoping. They were forced to leave the place due to the protest of the Muslims and the intervention of the police.
Videos posted on social media show dozens of counter-protesters demonstrating against a far-right group's intention to burn the Qur'an.
Similar clashes erupted in the Swedish city of Malmö last summer, with anti-Islamic groups setting fire to a copy of the Qur'an, leading to street riots.
Rasmus Paludan, the leader of the "Hard Line" party, had previously set fire to the Qur'an in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark.