Iraq condemns the most recent Copenhagen Qur'an burning

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Jul 25 2023 01:46 PM
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Iraq condemns the most recent Copenhagen Qur'an burning

Jeddah: The burning of a copy of the Qur'an on Monday in front of the Iraqi embassy in Copenhagen was condemned, and the Danish staff at the Iraqi embassy in Baghdad was reported to have left the country.

Iran and Iraq have seen widespread protests, and the Muslim world has condemned Denmark and Sweden for allowing the Qur'an to be burned under the protection of free speech.

On Monday, two anti-Islamic demonstrators burned a copy of the Qur'an in front of the Iraqi embassy in the Danish capital. This was the second protest the far-right Danske Patrioter group had organised.

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The group published a video showing a man trampling an Iraqi flag and burning what appeared to be the Qur'an. The most recent video came after an incident akin to it occurred in Sweden on Friday and other times recently.

The burning of a holy Qur'an in front of the Iraqi embassy in Denmark was repeated, which the foreign ministry of Iraq "strongly condemns, again," it said. Such behaviours gave "the virus of extremism and hate" the chance to pose "a real threat to the peaceful coexistence of societies."

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The Qur'an burning was also denounced by Lars Lokke Rasmussen, the Danish foreign minister. "The Danish government does not support these incendiary and despicable acts. Violence must never be used as a response, he said, making an appeal to everyone to deescalate.

Authorities in European nations were urged by the foreign ministry of Iraq to "quickly reconsider so-called freedom of expression and the right to demonstrate."

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On Monday, Prime Minister Mohamed Shia Al-Sudani met with ambassadors from EU nations and denounced the Qur'an's blasphemy. He argued that such actions had "nothing to do with freedom of expression," and he urged EU nations to "fight such racist acts and all those that incite violence."