Egypt Strongly Condemns Quran Tearing in Netherlands

Egypt strongly denounced on Monday the tearing of a copy of the Holy Quran by an extremist in The Hague, Netherlands.

In a statement recently issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it said that such incidents incite violence, extremism, Islamophobia, and blasphemy while threatening coexistence in societies.

It also described the repeated incident as a “provocative and irresponsible act” that violates Muslims' sacred beliefs and promotes hate speech.

The state further warned that the recurrence of these “disgraceful and unjustified incidents" would lead to serious consequences.

In this regard, it affirmed that countries should be committed to banning these incidents and preventing them from recurring by taking measures to protect freedom of belief and hold blasphemers accountable.