Swedish Ambassador in Rabat Jörgen Karlsson rejected, on Friday, the burning and desecration of Quran by an Iraqi immigrant in front of a mosque in Stockholm, on Eid Al Adha, one of the most sacred celebrations for Muslims.
The Swedish authorities had authorized Quran burning on Wednesday, sparking outrage in the Arab and Muslim world. Morocco had recalled its Ambassador to Sweden for consultations for an unspecified period of time, and had summoned the Chargé d’affaire of Sweden in Rabat to express the Kingdom’s condemnation of such despicable act.
The ambassador tweeted that the Swedish government does not support Islamophobic opinions expressed during Stockholm’s demonstrations and understands that Muslims feel offended.
He recalled that the Prime Minister of Sweden had stated that burning books that are holy to many is a deeply disrespectful act.
Constitutional right to free expression in Sweden does not imply that the government supports the opinions expressed, he added.
Many countries, notably Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Jordan, have condemned the provocative act of burning the holy book of Muslims during Eid Al Adha.