A professor at the Sunni seminary of Sheikh Shaltut in Iran’s city of Urmia said the Qur’an burning in the western countries is a result of disunity and lack of compassion among the Islamic countries.

Iraq recalls its charge d'affaires after Sweden's permission to burn holy Quran, Iraqi flag in front of Baghdad’s Embassy in Stockholm

Hissein Brahim Taha expressed deep disappointment that Swedish authorities continue to grant permission for protests likely to include the desecration of religious symbols such as the Muslim holy book, despite the potentially serious consequences, and highlighted the fact that the UN Human Rights Council recently adopted a resolution on “countering ...

Investigators detain Egyptian citizen living in Russia's city of Ulyanovsk for insulting religious feelings of Muslims

Amir-Abdollahian wrote in a tweet on Sunday: "Despite the completion of the administrative procedures, Hojjatollah Faghani, the new ambassador of Iran to Sweden, will not go to Sweden due to the action of the government of this country in issuing a permit to desecrate the Holy Quran."

Ayatollah Ebrahim Raisi said on Friday in Rafsanjan: They are insulting the most valuable divine book that came to guide mankind and not only 2 billion Muslims, but also followers of all divine, heavenly, and Abrahamic religions, have been saddened.

Shia cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr had called for a large "angry" protest outside Sweden's embassy in Baghdad, demanding the expulsion of its ambassador from the country as well.

The OIC strongly condemns the recent abhorrent act of desecration of the Holy Quran during rallies in Sweden organized by the Danish Right-Wing Party Stram Kurs. Such provocative acts illustrate the alarming rise of Islamophobia and the need for global efforts to counter this.