Desecration of the Quran in Sweden is another example of rising Islamophobic mindset that seeks to dehumanise & denigrate our faith: FM Bilawal  

ISLAMABAD, July 07 (SABAH): Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that the desecration of the Quran in Sweden is another example of the rising Islamophobic mindset that seeks to dehumanise and denigrate our faith.

FM Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in a statement issued on twitter on Friday said that it is an act of blatant provocation to try inflame sentiments and undermine Islam as a religion of peace, tolerance, and acceptance. He said that Pakistan will be raising this issue at the UNHRC urgent debate in Geneva on behalf of the OIC Group on 11 July on the premeditated acts of desecration of Holy Quran.

“The desecration of the Quran in Sweden is another example of the rising Islamophobic mindset that seeks to dehumanise and denigrate our faith. It is an act of blatant provocation to try inflame sentiments and undermine Islam as a religion of peace, tolerance, and acceptance. Pakistan will be raising this issue at the UNHRC urgent debate in Geneva on behalf of the OIC Group on 11 July on the premeditated acts of desecration of Holy Quran” FM Bilawal Bhutto Zardari tweeted.

Meanwhile Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman has said that the desecration of our holy book, the Quran, not just dehumanises our religion but also deliberately seeks to provoke Muslim sentiment and ignite emotions to undermine the basic teachings of Islam as a religion of peace, tolerance, acceptance. Pakistan will be raising this issue at the UNHRC urgent debate in Geneva on behalf of the OIC Group on 11 July on the premeditated acts of desecration of Holy Quran.