On Saturday 21st January 2023, the far-right politician Rasmus Paludan set fire to a copy of the Muslim holy book in front of Turkey’s embassy in the Swedish capital, Stockholm.
In regard to this provocative move against millions of Muslims around the world, which has been repeated more than once by the same person in recent years, Council of European Muslim:
– Condemns the burning of a Quran as a flagrant assault on Muslims
– Stresses that defending the move as part of free speech is an attack on values that targets peaceful and civilised coexistence and empowers hatred and racism.
– Calls on the Swedish government not to allow such provocative actions in the future that only serve the extremist agendas and do not help consolidate the values of coexistence.
Council of European Muslims
January 22, 2023