Morocco condemns burning of Quran in Copenhagen

Morocco has condemned in the strongest terms the burning of a copy of the Holy Quran in the Danish capital of Copenhagen in front of the police.

“Although this heinous act was committed in front of the diplomatic representation of another Muslim country, the Kingdom of Morocco considers it a provocative act that also concerns it, and affects the sanctities and feelings of more than a billion Muslims, especially during the holy month of Ramadan,” said the Moroccan Foreign Ministry in a statement.

Morocco called on the Danish authorities to “firmly enforce the law in order to address such irresponsible, provocative behavior and not to allow the recurrence of such acts under any pretext,” the statement said, stressing “the need to deter all forms of hatred against religions and harming the feelings of their followers.”