Muslim countries applaud govt. move on scripture burning
Reactions from the Arab and Muslim world are positive about a Danish bill to ban Koran burnings. Iraq’s Foreign Ministry praises the Danish proposal, according to the Kurdish media company Rudaw. On Sunday evening, the Danish Foreign Ministry confirmed to Ritzau Bureau that Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen had been in contact with his Iraqi counterpart, Fuad Hussein. Iraq’s Foreign Ministry said Fuad Hussein had praised the Bill. The influential Iraqi preacher Moqtada al-Sadr also welcomes the measure. He writes on the social media X, according to Rudaw.
In addition, the Bill has received praise from the The Arab League organisation, which has 22 member countries, according to the Saudi media, Arab News. Pakistan also welcomes the measure. “This is a step in the right direction,” Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch told Dawn. On Friday, Justice Minister Peter Hummelgaard told a press conference that the government will table a Bill banning the burning of religious scriptures such as the Koran in public places. /ritzau/Rudaw/