Posted on 07/01/2023 1:22:10 AM PDT by nickcarraway
The European Union has expressed its “strong rejection” of the Qur’an in Sweden, and called the act “offensive, and disrespectful and a clear act of provocation.”
“This act in no way reflects the opinions of the European Union… Manifestations of racism, xenophobia and related intolerance have no place in Europe,” a statement from the bloc said.
The group’s statement added that the Qur’an burning was made even more deplorable at a time when Muslims were celebrating Eid Al-Adha.
“The EU continues to stand up for freedom of religion or belief and freedom of expression, abroad and at home. Now is the time to stand together for mutual understanding and respect and to prevent any further escalation,” the EU said.
The bloc also noted that it was following developments in Iraq closely as thousands of protesters have converged in front of the Swedish embassy in Baghdad on Friday to demand an end to diplomatic ties with Stockholm.
Salwan Momika, who fled from Iraq to Sweden several years ago, earlier this week stomped on the Qur’an before setting several pages alight in front of the mosque in Stockholm.
Police had granted him a permit for the protest in line with free-speech protections, but was charged for “agitation against an ethnic group.”
His action has drawn widespread condemnation from the Muslim and Arab world, with recalling their envoys and foreign ministries summoning Swedish ambassadors demanding explanation as well as airing their objections.
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation has called an emergency meeting of its executive committee to discuss the consequences of the burning of a copy of the Qur’an in Sweden.
How do they feel about France burning?
Burn baby burn!
The devil’s cult of perpetual outrage once again displays perpetual outrage. possibilities once more wasted ……
The Muslims are so easily triggered and the reaction by the west is insane, burn a Bible or a church and it is at best ignored, at worst justified and celebrated
allah = satan
Anti Christian = Antichrist
Collectively, Islam is the embodiment of the Antichrist working for allah/satan
Exactly. How does Russia or the Ukraine feel about the invading Islamic curse that could happen to them.
France has suffered an invasion: an invasive force has taken France over. It’s so large that police can’t deal with it.
Sweden has to know, perfectly well, that burning a Korean will ENRAGE Turkey and Turkey holds the key to their entry into NATO, which has been languishing for a year plus now.
So that leads to the question of why choose this moment to protect free speech, when that type of protection is so ‘yesterday’ in Europe now?
My hunch - perhaps Sweden has changed their mind on NATO and no longer desires membership (after all, what’s the upside of being a Russian target in WW3?). But to simply withdraw their nomination will ENRAGE their Neocon Handlers and the EU, so why not then dump it on Turkey, saying that Turkey won’t allow Sweden to keep their (one time) Free Speech and also join NATO, and therefore it’s futile to attempt to join?
Should be an annual or monthly event worldwide.
What a bunch of cowardly bitches. Hadji throw a temper tantrum and they get all scared and give in.
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