The Arab Parliament strongly condemned the burning of a copy of the Quran by an extremist in front of the Turkish Republic's embassy in Stockholm, Sweden's capital. It emphasized its "complete rejection of such barbaric and disgraceful acts, which constitute a violation of all international laws and agreements that stipulate the necessity of respecting the sanctities, beliefs, and religions of peoples."
In a statement, it called on the international community to "take responsibility and criminalize these wholly rejected acts, which contradict all human and moral values and principles, provoke Muslims, escalate feelings of hatred and violence, and aim to undermine security and stability." It also urged the "rejection of all forms of hatred and extremism, the promotion of dialogue, tolerance, and peaceful coexistence among peoples, and the prevention of any form of insult to all heavenly religions."
The Arab Parliament warned of the serious implications of such practices, which it considers a grave violation of human rights, stressing the "necessity of rejecting hate speech and violence, the obligation to respect religious symbols, and the need to avoid inciting hatred by offending religions and sanctities, as well as the importance of promoting values of tolerance and coexistence."
It called for "the enactment of international laws and legislation that criminalize the offense against religious sanctities and provide the necessary protection for Muslims to practice their religious rituals on equal footing with all other religions."
