members of major religious groups in Sweden condemned the arson of The Quran, the holy book of Muslims, by Danish far-right leader Stram Kurse Rasmus Paludan under the police protection.
they have also she expressed support for Muslims, as the incident deeply hurt their feelings of the global Muslim community of Almost 2 billion dollars people.
coordinator of Catholic Committee for Interreligious dialogue in Sweden, Kaj Englehart, said while realizing that the verbs of Stram Kurs can be considered legal, right there also a need To discuss whether the law should is being changed Because many consider it hate crime.
As Catholics, we certainly are against Such actions, Engelhardt said. In our belief, it is not permissible to offend people of other religions. Seeing this incident gave me very bad Taste.”
The Jew community also Wire out against Islamophobia work, with the official board of Swedish Jewish Communities and the Amana Muslim Jewish Partnership Fund issue a statement.
They indicated that the book was burned in Nazi Germany warned that such actions often signaled the beginning of normalization of hatred towards a group.
Historically against Jews now against “Muslims,” the statement said, adding that racists and extremists may once be again They abuse democracy and freedom of Expression to normalize hate against one of Religious minorities in Sweden to burn the Koran.
Statement also Express mutual concern over Increased attacks on Jews and Muslims in Sweden confirmed thatin In a democratic society, everyone has the right to feel safe and valued.”
Chairman of Board of Directors of The Swedish Islamic Union, Tahir Akan, said Muslims were unable to make their voices heard and that their concerns had been overlooked. He called for the community to unify and advance it fight against Prejudice against Muslims academically and legally.
comment on A UN report said there was systemic racism in Sweden, Akan said: “The group who suffers most from this general The trend is for granted community. especially in issues of work and other daily matters, Muslims, unfortunately, experience racism.”
“Unfortunately, we see that our politicians are far from realizing this problem. What we can do is educate and train our youth to make change happen for All humanity,” he added.
