Global Outrage Erupts Over Quran Burning: Muslim Nations Demand Action

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Source: Al Jazeera English
Global Outrage Erupts Over Quran Burning: Muslim Nations Demand Action
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Muslim nations, including Iran and Pakistan, are demanding action and accountability after a series of Quran burning incidents in Sweden, which they consider to be an incitement of violence and religious hatred. A motion filed at the UN Human Rights Council calls on countries to review their laws to prevent and prosecute acts of religious hatred. While some Western nations condemned the stunts, they also defended free speech. The Taliban administration has halted all activities by Sweden in Afghanistan in response to the Quran burning incidents.

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