Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
The Collective Voice of The Muslim World
Date: 30/08/2020
The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned the burning of the Holy Quran in the southern Swedish city of Malmo, calling it a provocative offense deliberately intended to outrage the feelings of Muslims. The OIC rejected the assault as counterproductive to the global effort to defeat extremism and hatred on grounds of religion and faith.
The OIC Islamophobia Observatory (which documents Islamophobic incidents across the world) commended the serious action taken by the Swedish government against the perpetrators of this provocative act, calling on the Muslim community in Sweden to exercise restraint, avoid violence and keep a law-based attitude.
The OIC affirmed that it would continue to support the global effort to tackle this harmful phenomenon, such as through effective implementation of UNHRC resolution 16/18, which provides a comprehensive plan for “combating incitement to hatred, discrimination and violence based on religion and faith”.
