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Quran Desecration

Sweden can't join NATO if Quran-burning is allowed: Turkey Prez Erdogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reaffirmed Wednesday that Turkey won't allow Sweden to join the NATO military alliance as long as the Scandinavian country permits protests desecrating Islam's holy book to take place. Turkey, which had already been holding off approving Sweden and Finland's membership in the Western military alliance, has been infuriated by a series of separate demonstrations in Stockholm. In one case a solitary anti-Islam activist burned the Quran outside the Turkish Embassy, while in an unconnected protest an effigy of Erdogan was hanged. Even before that, Ankara had been pressing Sweden and Finland to crack down on exiled members of Kurdish and other groups it sees as terrorists, and to allow arms sales to Turkey. Turkey has indefinitely postponed a key meeting in Brussels that would have discussed the two Nordic countries' NATO entry. Sweden, don't even bother! As long as you allow my holy book, the Quran, to be burned and torn, and you do so together with

Sweden can't join NATO if Quran-burning is allowed: Turkey Prez Erdogan
Updated On : 02 Feb 2023 | 7:25 AM IST

Quran desecration: BJP accuses AAP of playing with sentiments of people

AAP MLA Naresh Yadav has been booked for trying to incite riots in Punjab following a recent case of alleged 'desecration' of the Quran

Quran desecration: BJP accuses AAP of playing with sentiments of people
Updated On : 03 Jul 2016 | 5:11 PM IST