MANAMA: Bahrain has strongly condemned the burning of the Quran in Denmark, saying the act represents “incitement to religious and racial hatred,” Xinhua quoted the official Bahrain News Agency.
In a statement, the Bahraini Foreign Ministry stressed the need to take decisive measures against such practices that contradict human values and freedom of religion, and violate international laws.
On Friday, the far-right Danish group of Danske Patrioter burned a copy of the Quran and trampled an Iraqi flag in front of the Iraqi Embassy in Denmark’s capital Copenhagen, according to Danish media reports.
Meanwhile in Beirut, the Swedish foreign minister on Sunday expressed regret over the recent attack on the Quran in Stockholm, Lebanon’s National News Agency reported.
During a phone call with his Lebanese counterpart Abdallah Bou Habib, Tobias Billstrom expressed Sweden’s regret over the desecration of the Quran and its insult to Islamic beliefs and symbols.
Habib welcomed the position and encouraged Sweden to take additional “practical” steps to reduce feelings of growing hatred and Islamophobia.
On Thursday, an Iraqi refugee, who burned a copy of the Quran last month, stomped on the holy book during a demonstration in the Swedish capital. – BERNAMA-XINHUA
