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Rabat – Despite the international community’s uproar against Islamophobia, Swedish authorities have continued authorizing Quran-burning demonstrations.
Two men kicked and burned several pages from the holy book on Monday in front of the Royal Palace in Stockholm amid police presence.
Al Jazeera reported that two men identified as Salwan Momika and Salwan Najem kicked the book and burned its pages in a new Islamophobic act that Sweden permits under its freedom of speech laws.
Several similar Islamophobic acts have been taking place in Sweden and Denmark, sparking uproar and frustration among the international Muslim community.
In June, Morocco reacted to a Quran-burning demonstration by recalling its ambassador to Stockholm for consultation.
Morocco’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the news, stressing that “Regardless of the political positions or differences that may exist between countries, the Kingdom considers it unacceptable that the faith of Muslims should be disrespected in this way, nor can the principles of tolerance and the values of universalism be reduced to accommodating the views of a few while showing so little regard for the beliefs of more than a billion Muslims.”
In July, the UN adopted a resolution presented by Morocco seeking to address the urgent need to combat hate speech and acts of violence that target individuals based on their religious beliefs.
The UN unanimously adopted the resolution that condemns all violent acts including the desecration of sacred texts.
Such behavior violates international law, the resolution stressed.
Despite pledges to tackle the situation, similar Islamophobic acts have continued.
For instance, the Danish government claimed that it is working to intervene in situations where “other countries, cultures and religions are being insulted, and where this could have significant negative consequences for Denmark, not least with regard to security.”
Denmark also extended its border control measures following the Quran-burning demonstrations.
The country introduced the border control measures on August 3 and will maintain them until August 17.
