Saudi Arabia summons Danish charges d’affaires over desecration of Islamic scripture
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AA): Saudi Arabia on Friday summoned the Danish charge d’affaires over the desecration of copies of the Holy Quran in Copenhagen.
The Saudi Foreign Ministry in a statement said it handed the Danish official a protest note “that includes the Kingdom’s demand to stop these disgraceful acts which violate all religious teachings, international laws and norms.”
The statement stressed Riyadh’s “rejection of all these acts that fuel interreligious hatred.”
Recent months have seen repeated offensive acts of disrespect or desecration, or attempts by Islamophobic figures or groups, especially in northern European and Nordic countries, drawing outrage from Muslim countries and the world.
What is most striking is that many of these actions get protection from state authorities in the name of “freedom of expression.”
Radical rightwing hatemonger Danske Patrioter carried out the dastardly act on Monday and Tuesday this week, outside the Iranian, Iraqi, Turkish and Egyptian embassies in Copenhagen.
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