Holy Qur'an

Iran summons Danish envoy over Quran desecration again

PoliticsIranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani says that the Danish ambassador to Tehran has been again summoned to the Iranian Foreign Ministry over a renewed act of insult against the holy Quran that took place in the Nordic country last week.

World leaders unified in condemning desecration of holy Quran

PoliticsConcurrent with the repetition of insulting sanctities of Islam in certain northern European states, the echo of protests against such unbridled extremism is obviously heard outside the Muslim world because the non-Muslims have come to the conclusion that silence in this respect will end up in nothing but intensification of racism, discord, disrespect for other divine religions, and even hostility among their followers.

Iran FM at OIC meeting:

Qur'an desecration clear example of Islamophobia, racism

PoliticsIranian foreign minister said Monday that burning holy Qur'an and desecration of Islamic sanctities in the European countries are clear examples of Islamophobia and racism.

Iranian embassy reacts to another desecration of Quran in Sweden

PoliticsIranian embassy in Stockholm has issued a message in reaction to a second desecration of the holy Quran in Sweden in less than two months.

Europeans should hand over those behind Quran desecration: Spox

PoliticsIranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has once again condemned the recent acts of the desecration of the holy Quran in Sweden and Denmark while calling on the European countries to hand over those responsible for the acts to Muslim countries.

Iran summons Swedish envoy over sacrilege of Holy Qur'an

PoliticsThe Iranian foreign ministry has summoned the Swedish ambassador to Tehran over the desecration of the Holy Qur'an in Sweden.

EU calls burning of Quran in Sweden as 'offensive, disrespectful'

Politics"Burning the Quran or any other Holy Book is offensive, disrespectful, and a clear act of provocation," the European Union has said in a statement condemning the burning of the Quran in Sweden.

UN blasts desecration of Quran in Sweden as 'vile'

PoliticsThe High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) Miguel Moratinos expresses “unequivocal condemnation” of burning pages of the Muslim Holy Quran in Sweden, terming the act as "vile".

Active opposition to insults of certain Western countries against Holy Quran is duty of Muslims: Raisi

PoliticsIranian President Ebrahim Raisi in telephone conversation with his Algerian counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune while congratulating the Eid al-Adha to him, said that the Muslim nations are duty-bound to actively oppose the sacrilege of Islamic sanctities, especially the Holy Quran.

Iran calls for OIC emergency meeting over sacrilege of Quran

PoliticsIranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has called for an emergency meeting of the foreign ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on the recent blasphemous act against the Holy Quran in Sweden.

Ayatollah Sistani condemns desecration of Holy Quran in Sweden

PoliticsAyatollah Ali Sistani in an official letter to the UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that respect for freedom of expression does not justify such a shameful behavior that is a clear violation of the sanctities of more than two billion Muslims.

Iran FM criticizes Sweden for supporting sacrilege of Holy Qur'an

PoliticsIranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in a Twitter message strongly criticized the Swedish government for allowing and supporting the sacrilege of the Holy Qur'an.

Iran summons Swedish envoy over sacrilege of Holy Qur'an

PoliticsIranian foreign ministry summoned Sweden’s charge d’affaires in protest at burning of the Holy Qur'an and the silence and passive of the Swedish officials at such unacceptable behavior.