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A statement from Morocco’s Foreign Affairs Ministry said that Morocco is astonished by Sweden’s decision to grant permission to allow the burning of the Quran.
“The Kingdom of Morocco is surprised at the authorization by the Swedish authorities of this unacceptable act, which took place in front of the Swedish law enforcement authorities,” the communique said.
The ministry stressed that the “heinous act” offends the feelings of over a billion Muslims, and the act is likely to trigger anger and hatred between religions and peoples.
The statement came after the leader of the far-right party Stram Kurs, Rasmus Paludan, burned a copy of the holy Quran in front of the Turkish embassy on Saturday.
The Islamophobic act sparked uproar worldwide.
Several institutions condemned the act, including the Arab League.
“I condemn in the strongest words the burning of the Holy Quran by an extremist in Stockholm, Sweden,” Secretary General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit said on Twitter.
This is not the first time Paludan stirred uproar across the world for his Islamophobic acts.
In April last year, Paludan criticized Islam and burnt copies of the Quran in Denmark.
Protests against Islamophobic acts broke out in a number of Swedish cities last year, leading to clashes between Stram Kurs supporters and members of the Muslim community.
In 2020, the party’s leader stirred a similar controversy for similar acts in Denmark.
