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Update: Worldwide protest over Quran burning
The Edinburgh Evening posted an article describing the people’s anger over the burning of the Muslim’s Holy Quran reporting that More than 50 Scottish Muslims arrived at the Consulate building on Regent Terrace staging their protest.
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"No to war, no to racism and no to Islamophobia" were painted on banners while Mohammed Asif, president of the society, rallied the group over a loudspeaker.
"We have never gone to a church or mosque in Britain or America and started burning things". "I am sure the police would have arrested us if we were the ones burning the Bible – something we would never do".
Update: 9:35 pm The Vatican issued a statement which condemned the planned mass torching of copies of the Muslims Holy Quran by a US church in Florida describing it as “an outrageous and grave gesture” The Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue voiced its dissent highlighting that it was extremely concerned stressing; “Each religion, with its respective sacred books, places of worship and symbols, has the right to respect and protection,” the council said. It appealed to other leaders to follow suit “Each religious leader and believer is also called to renew the firm condemnation of all forms of violence, in particular those committed in the name of religion
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tags: Quran / Muslim / Tolerance in Islam / Prophet / Islamophobia / 9/11 / Anti-Islam / British Muslims / World Outreach / September 11 / Muslims in the West
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