Today, Thursday, Morocco recalled its ambassador to Sweden, after the Swedish government authorized a demonstration during which a copy of the Noble Qur’an was burned in front of a mosque in Stockholm.
The statement issued by the Moroccan Foreign Ministry said that it had also summoned, by order of King Mohammed VI, the Swedish ambassador in Rabat, to inform him of the Kingdom’s strong condemnation of this attack and its rejection of this unacceptable act.
He added that her summoning of the Moroccan ambassador to Sweden came “for consultations indefinitely, after the Swedish government authorized, once again, to organize a demonstration during the same day, during which a copy of the Noble Qur’an was burned in front of a mosque in Stockholm.”
The statement pointed out that “this hostile and irresponsible act flouts the sentiments of more than a billion Muslims in this holy period that coincides with the Hajj season and Eid al-Adha.”
And he continued, “Whatever political positions or differences that may exist between countries, the Kingdom considers it unacceptable to disrespect the Muslim faith in this way.”
He stressed, “The principles of tolerance and universal values cannot be reduced to understanding the views of some, and at the same time, giving little consideration to the beliefs of more than a billion Muslims.”
