The Palestinian Presidential Committee for Church Affairs has strongly condemned the desecration of the Holy Quran by a man in Sweden’s capital during a protest authorised by police. Salwan Momika, a 37-year-old Iraqi who fled to Sweden several years ago, tore up and set pages of the Islamic holy book on fire on Thursday as Muslims celebrated the Eid al-Adha holiday. The Committee’s Chairman, Ramzi Khoury, said in a press statement that burning a copy of the Holy Qur’an on Eid al-Adha is an insult to the sentiments of hundreds of millions of Muslims all over the world, and an explicit call for tension and undesired reactions. The committee called for ensuring an end to these heinous acts of hatred and racism among followers of all religions around the world.

Source: En – Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA