Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s announcement to celebrate the Holy Qur’an Day. July 7 appeal for protest
Peace-loving nations and leaders around the world who believe in co-existence should block the path of violent forces with Islamophobia and religious prejudices.
Prime Minister Shehbaz says that honor and sanctity of Holy Quran is a part of our faith, for this we are all one. Misguided minds are following a nefarious agenda by spreading the negative trend of Islamophobia. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced to celebrate the Holy Quran Day on July 7 against the desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden and appealed to the nation to hold a nationwide protest on Friday.
According to Prime Minister Media Wing, an important meeting was held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. In which the issue of desecration of Holy Quran in Sweden was considered and the Prime Minister has decided to celebrate Holy Quran Day on July 7. It has also been decided to call a joint session of Parliament on Thursday to formulate a national plan of action on the Sweden incident. Shall give a message to evil minds.
The Prime Minister says that protest rallies should be held across the country on Friday to condemn the incident in Sweden. The Prime Minister has also decided to call a joint session of the Parliament on Thursday. Shehbaz Sharif directed that a national plan of action should be drawn up on the Sweden incident in the joint session of the Parliament, and the sentiments of the nation should be fully expressed through the forum of the Parliament. It also directed that a joint resolution be passed in the joint session of the Parliament.
The Prime Minister as the President of Pakistan Muslim League (N) has also directed the party to take out protest rallies across the country. The forces that believe in peaceful, balanced and inter-faith harmony at the global level should come together to remedy such trends and incidents. Do the work. It should be noted that yesterday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that the Swedish government should take disciplinary action against the criminals who desecrate the Holy Quran and try hard to stop such incidents. Addressing the Federal Cabinet meeting in Islamabad, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that the entire Muslim Ummah strongly condemns the incident that happened in Sweden, and the Pakistani government supports the decision of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). It is hoped that such an incident will not happen in the future. Action should be taken. The Prime Minister had said that unfortunately this is not the first incident, there have been such heartbreaking incidents before and it has come to light that the narrative of hatred against Muslims living in Sweden has been created. The Pakistani government is not only strongly condemning it, but also demands the Swedish government to take full notice of these incidents.
The Prime Minister had said that I am very satisfied that the Organization of Islamic Cooperation has called an emergency meeting on this and in this meeting, this action was strongly condemned, but it was demanded that not only strict action should be taken against the criminals, but also in the future. Such incidents should be prevented.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that the Pakistani government fully supports this decision and meeting of the OIC, and it is hoped that such an incident will not happen in the future, and that our demand from the Swedish government is legitimate and we are our ministry. It will be fully followed up through foreign affairs.Earlier on Sunday, the OIC convened an emergency meeting and said that collective action is needed to prevent acts of desecration of the Holy Quran and the international community to prevent religious hatred after the incident in Sweden. The law should be used. It should be noted that an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) was held at the organization’s headquarters in Jeddah on the recent incident of desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden. In the meeting, Pakistan, Jordan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Members of the executive committee of the member countries including Azerbaijan, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain participated.
Secretary General Hussain Ibrahim Taha emphasized in his speech on this occasion that all Islamic countries should take collective measures to prevent the incidents of insulting the Holy Quran and the Prophet of Islam. On this occasion, OIC Secretary General Hussain Ibrahim Taha said: It was said that desecration and insulting of Holy Quran and Prophet of Islam cannot be tolerated under any circumstances. This requires the immediate application of international law, which prevents the spread of hatred.
Secretary General OIC emphasized that all Islamic countries should adopt a common strategy and take concrete measures to prevent such incidents.
Pakistan’s ambassador to OIC, Fawad Sher, described the desecration of the Holy Quran by Pakistan as abhorrent and said that on the one hand, the entire Muslim Ummah was celebrating Eid-ul-Azha and on the other hand, the burning of the Holy Quran was a heinous act. An intolerable act has been done which has caused great pain to the entire Muslim world. The Pakistani delegate further said that the government of Pakistan and the political leadership strongly condemn this act. The Human Rights Council of the United Nations will convene an emergency meeting against the desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden at the request of Pakistan. Such a development by the United Nations Human Rights Council has come to light when a man desecrated the Holy Qur’an in front of the Muslim community outside a mosque in Sweden’s capital Stockholm on the occasion of Eid al-Adha. were The incident that happened in Sweden was strongly criticized by several countries including Pakistan, Turkey, Jordan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Iraq and Iran. Urgent discussion on Pakistan’s request by the United Nations Human Rights Council based in Geneva. will change its agenda for the UN Human Rights Council Spokesman Pascal Sim said the alarming increase in premeditated and public actions of religious hatred will be discussed. The urgent discussion by the council will be called following Pakistan’s request, which has been sent by several members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, including members of the Human Rights Council. The spokesman said the council would most likely convene this week at a date and time to be determined by the human rights council’s bureau, which is meeting today. The Human Rights Council has 47 members and the UN’s top human rights body is currently holding the second of its three annual meetings. Muslim Umma strongly condemns the incident that happened in Sweden, the Pakistani government supports the decision of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and hopes that such an incident will not happen in the future. The entire Muslim Ummah, Pakistani nation strongly condemns the incident that happened in Sweden and we demand immediate action against the culprits. The Prime Minister had said that unfortunately this is not the first incident, such heartbreaking incidents have happened before and it has come to light that the narrative of hatred against Muslims living in Sweden has been created by the Pakistani government. Shehbaz Sharif had said that I am very satisfied that the Organization of Islamic Cooperation has called an emergency meeting on this and in this meeting. This action was strongly condemned, but it was demanded that not only strict action should be taken against the criminals, but such incidents should be prevented in the future. fully supports, and it is hoped that such an incident will not happen in the future and our demand from the Swedish government is legitimate and we will follow up on it through our Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif has strongly condemned the desecration of Holy Quran in Sweden. The Prime Minister says that words are not enough to condemn the heinous act of desecration of the Holy Quran by an extremist in Sweden.
The Prime Minister says that the cloak of freedom of expression cannot be used to hurt the religious sentiments of one and a half billion Muslims around the world. This is unacceptable. It should be noted that allowing this anti-Islamic act under the guise of ‘freedom of expression’, which targets Muslims and is an insult to our sacred values, is completely unacceptable. Islamophobia begins in the name of freedom of expression. It is a favorite pastime of the West to publish satirical sketches and cartoons of Prophet Muhammad, to welcome so-called writers who mock Islam, and to honor them with the title of “Sir” by giving them prizes and honors.It should be noted that allowing this anti-Islamic act under the guise of ‘freedom of expression’, which targets Muslims and is an insult to our sacred values, is completely unacceptable. Islamophobia begins in the name of freedom of expression. The West is not even ready to accept the trend of anti-Islamism. And they hide the anti-Islamic actions in their country under the guise of freedom of speech. Publishing mocking sketches and cartoons of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, welcoming so-called writers who make fun of Islam, and giving them prizes and honors. It is a favorite pastime of the West to boast of the title of, many names from Salman Rushdie to Taslima Nasreen are proof of this.
Muslims believe that the Qur’an is the word of God, and it is considered the most sacred book in Islam. Deliberately damaging or insulting the Quran is unacceptable for Muslims. Islamophobia, racism and discrimination in Europe have reached dangerous levels. Due to Islamophobia, Islam and Muslims are viewed with hatred and contempt in the western world
Islamophobia is a term coined to defame Islam and Muslims. Its use began in the French language in 1910 and in the English language in 1923.
Islamophobia is a combination of the word ‘Islam’ and the Greek word ‘phobia’ (meaning fear). It refers to Islamic civilization and fear of Muslims. To create hatred against Islam and Muslims by poisoning against Islamic teachings. What creates fear of Islam in the hearts of non-Muslims is called Islamophobia.
With the efforts of Pakistan and the OIC, recognizing Islamophobia as a crime, the United Nations has approved a resolution to celebrate “Islamophobia Day” on March 15 every year.
On 26 September 2018, the European Parliament launched the Anti-Islamophobia Toolkit in Brussels and distributed it to various governments, civil society organisations, the media and other law makers. The move was aimed at combating Islamophobia and curbing its growing effects.
At this time, the wave of Islamophobia in the whole world in general and in Western countries, Europe and America in particular, is becoming more and more severe, discrimination against Muslims, defamation of Islam, insulting of its holy figures and places and it is being ignored. Eradication cases are common in the West.
The captive of Islamophobia has an aggressive attitude towards all Muslims, Islamophobia can be described as a new form of racism.
The BJP, the party campaigning Islamophobia in India, has crossed every circle of terrorism. Anti-Muslim violence and terrorism have been committed in India, mosques and shrines have been targeted, women have been robbed of their dignity, and Muslim homes have been burnt down, the clearest examples of which are the bloody scenes in Gujarat, Assam and Burma. Discrimination against Muslims can be seen in airports, courts, police stations, schools, colleges, corporations and hospitals etc. At the global level, Muslims have been made victims of mental humiliation in the prisons of Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib. Anti-Islamic films were made.
If you look at history, when Muslims were at their peak, Islamophobia in the West was still on the rise. Bigoted Christian pastors and leaders used to spread propaganda against Islam, the Prophet of Islam and Muslims throughout Europe.
The Crusades were fought with religious fervor based on false propaganda. This misleading propaganda is detailed in the classical writings of Isthiraq. It is an obvious fact that extremism exists in every society and every religious unit. In Germany it has emerged in the neo-Nazism movement, while in America it is represented by the evangelical sect. In Denmark, the Netherlands and England, some political party leaders and many Christian pastors are leading the campaign to burn the Quran.
Anti-Islamic rants by many pastors and women debaters can be heard on YouTube. After 9/11, an Islamophobic group in the United States even raised the abominable slogan of blowing up the Kaaba. In France, ultra-secular groups and the government fear the Muslim woman’s hijab (scarf). Mosque minarets are feared in Denmark. In satirical cartoons of the Prophet of Islam, cross is expressed. The migration of poor and destitute Syrian refugees to Europe is also terrorizing some people in the West.
The major media conglomerates, pro-Israel journalists like Friedman, pastors like Jerry Falwell, big orientalists like Daniel Pipes and Bernard Lewis, are in cahoots.
Fox News, CNN, CNBC reports and analyzes show bias. Most of their anchors and reporters have animosity toward Muslims and Arabs and a soft spot for Israel. The recent desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden, the unfortunate incidents of insulting the Prophet, the cursed cartoons and similar scandals are part of Islamophobia.
After three years of efforts by Pakistan and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the United Nations General Assembly, through a resolution in 2022, approved the observance of March 15 in the Organization’s calendar as the Day of Combating Islamophobia.
The background of this is that on March 15, 2019, a gunman attacked worshipers of two mosques with multiple weapons and killed 51 people in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was the largest massacre in New Zealand’s modern history. It should be noted that an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) was held at the organization’s headquarters in Jeddah on the recent incident of desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden.The OIC statement said that while warning about the seriousness of such actions, it undermines mutual respect and harmony among people while promoting values such as tolerance and moderation and rejecting extremism. In contrast to international efforts to do so, the declaration urged the governments of the countries concerned to prevent these ‘heinous attacks’, including condemning all attempts to desecrate the Quran and other Islamic values, symbols and sanctities. Take effective measures to prevent the chain of such incidents.
The OIC reiterated the obligation of all countries under the Charter of the United Nations to respect and promote the observance of human and fundamental rights without distinction as to race, sex, language or religion. The right to freedom of expression should be exercised responsibly and in accordance with relevant international human rights laws.
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation emphasized the importance of promoting dialogue, understanding and cooperation among religions, cultures and civilizations for world peace and harmony.
The European Union has also strongly rejected the incident, calling it an “aggressive, insulting and provocative act”. The European Union issued a statement on the incident of desecration of the Quran in Sweden and said that it rejects the act of desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden, this incident is a clear act of offensive, disrespectful provocation. According to the European Union, this action does not in any way reflect the opinion of the European Union. The act of desecration was committed when Muslims were celebrating Eid al-Adha. The European Union stands for freedom of religion or belief and freedom of expression. Racism, hatred Excitement, intolerance has no place in Europe. It should be noted that on June 28, 37-year-old Silwan Momika asked the police for permission to burn the pages of the Holy Quran in order to ‘express his opinion’ about the Holy Quran.
Before the protest, the man had told news agency ‘TT’ that he wanted to highlight the importance of freedom of expression. This is democracy, if they tell us we can’t do it, it’s in jeopardy. In the presence of a heavy police presence and surrounded by people protesting the practice in Arabic, the man shouted through a megaphone to dozens of people. Addressed the crowd. The man threw the Holy Quran on the ground and set fire to the papers while waving the Swedish flag. Earlier this year, a leader of a far-right Danish party, Palvden, placed a copy of the Holy Quran in front of a mosque in Denmark. After that, Muslims all over the world were outraged. On January 21, he desecrated a copy of the Holy Quran by burning a copy of the Holy Quran while committing a similar act during a protest against Islam and immigration in front of the Turkish Embassy in Sweden.
