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.
Topics:world#free-speech#international-affairs#islamophobia#muslim-nations#quran-burning#united-nations
- Muslim nations demand action after ‘Islamophobic’ Quran burning Al Jazeera English
- Muslim states demand action at UN after 'Islamaphobic' Koran burning Yahoo News
- Muslims in Sweden hold protest against Quran burning Middle East Eye
- UN: Quran burning is hate speech designed to incite DW (English)
- U.N. rights body set to clash over Koran burning motion Reuters
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