researchers call for Sweden boycott after Koran burning – Middle East Monitor
Mauritania’s Mohamed El-Hassan Ould-Dedew has said Sweden and Swedish goods must be boycotted after a copy of the Holy Koran was burned outside the Turkish embassy in Stockholm last weekend. Al-Dedew said all Islamic countries should cut ties with Sweden’s government until it officially apologizes for allowing Danish right-wing extremist Rasmus Paludan to continue the protest.
“The Swedish government’s expression of sympathy with Muslims is not enough because the reality contradicts it,” the researcher said. “Muslims must boycott all Swedish products until they apologize.”
Sheikh Al-Dedew called on the media to raise awareness of the harm caused by this violation. Imams in the mosques and Islamic media must do their part in this regard.
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He explained that his fatwa – legal opinion – stems from the necessity to respect the holiness of God, according to his book and the example of his prophet. Muslims, he pointed out, have a duty to condemn evil and try to change it.
A number of Arab and Muslim countries have already expressed their strong condemnation of Paludan’s act and demanded an official apology from Sweden. The Turkish government summoned Sweden’s ambassador to Ankara, canceled a visit that the Swedish defense minister was due to make in a few days, and canceled a joint meeting with Sweden and Finland that was scheduled for next month.
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