Rabat – Fear, frustration, and anger mounted over the growing Islamophobic acts, affecting the Muslim community worldwide – particularly in Europe.
Europe has witnessed its third Islamophobic act reported in a week after a far-right politician burned a copy of the Quran in front of a mosque in Denmark.
The Islamophobic act came from far-right activist Rasmus Paludan, who has recently stirred outrage and frustration after a similar act in Sweden – where he burned a copy of the Quran on January 21.
Despite the backlash, Paludan committed the same hateful act again on Friday, when he burned copies of the holy book in front of a mosque as well as the Turkish embassy in Copenhagen without any intervention from security services.
The act also followed a similar incident in the Netherlands last week, Edwin Wagensveld, the leader of a Dutch Islamophobe far-right group tore pages out of the Quran near the Hague.
Turkiye’s Foreign Affairs Ministry has renewed frustration over the growth of Islamophobia in Europe while summoning the Danish ambassador to condemn the “provocative act.”
Turkiye’s Foreign Ministry also stressed that such an unacceptable attitude equates to a hate crime.
“Showing tolerance towards such heinous acts that offend the sensitivities of millions of people living in Europe threatens the practice of peaceful coexistence and provokes racist, xenophobic and anti-Muslim attacks,” the Turkish ministry added.
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Bangladesh have also condemned the Islamophobic act.
The Saudi Foreign Ministry said that such acts “provoke millions of Muslims across the world.”
“Pakistan condemns in the strongest terms the senseless and deeply offensive act of desecration of the Holy Quran in Denmark, by the same Islamophobe who committed a similar act in Sweden a few days ago,” the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
