KAMPALA, Uganda – Muslims in the East African country of Uganda strongly condemned the recent incident of Quran burning in Sweden. The Deputy Mufti of Uganda, Sheikh Muhammad Ali Waiswa, expressed his outrage, calling the act “barbaric and disrespectful”. He appealed to Sweden and other European countries to cease protecting ...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – An Islamic political party in Pakistan protests outside the Swedish Embassy against the burning of the holy Quran. Members of the Jamaat-e-Islami political party demanded the expulsion of the Swedish ambassador. Muslim activists have been protesting across Pakistan in recent days against Sweden for allowing an Iraqi...
GENEVA – The United Nations Human Rights Council is set to hold an urgent session in the coming days to address the recent incidents of Quran burning in Europe. According to council spokesman Pascal Sim, the U.N body will be holding an urgent debate to discuss the rise in premeditated and public acts of religious […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – The 57-member group of Islamic countries has called for joint action to prevent Quran burnings in Western countries. At an extraordinary meeting in Jeddah, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) called on the international community to stop such provocative acts. The OIC statement also expressed disappointment that...
ANKARA (AA) – Pope Francis has condemned the burning of the Muslim holy book, the Quran, in Sweden. He said freedom of speech should not be used to denigrate others. The act of Quran burning was condemned by several countries. The Organization of Islamic Cooperation has called for joint action to prevent such acts. A […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has expressed shock at the listing of Muslims in secret surveillance by the FBI. A recent report revealed that a number of Muslims have been under surveillance since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The FBI has monitored Muslims through electronic tracking and placed ...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA): Hundreds of Srebrenica genocide victims are still missing although 28 years have passed since the massacre in the eastern Bosnian town, Bosnia’s Missing Persons Institute told Anadolu. Mujo Hadziomerovic, the head of the institute, said that 12,469 bone remains were dug out during mass grave excavations after the 1...
Geneva, Switzerland (AFP): The UN Human Rights Council will hold an urgent session to address the burning of the Quran following an incident in Stockholm that sparked global outrage, a spokesman said Tuesday. A Quran was burnt outside the Swedish capital’s main mosque on Wednesday, triggering a diplomatic backlash across the Muslim world...
STOCKHOLM (AA): Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom has said acts of Islamophobes “could turn our country’s good image into a bad one.” He was speaking to local daily Sydsvenska about the burning of the Holy Quran in Stockholm last week. He said the Swedish state is struggling to save its reputation. “Sweden’s good imag...
BERLIN, Germany – A number of multinational corporations are facing scrutiny for their alleged role in Uyghur forced labor. Three organizations have filed a complaint with German authorities alleging that Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, and BMW have failed to eliminate forced labor in the production of their automobiles in China. Many human r...
