The Administration of Caucasian Muslims issued a statement regarding the burning of the Koran in Stockholm.

According to the news provided to APA by the CMB, the statement reads:

"The Administration of Caucasian Muslims declares that on January 21 in Stockholm, under the official permission and patronage of the Swedish state, the head of the ultra-right "Hard Line" party, as well as the leader of the "Pegia" group in the Netherlands, under the slogan of democracy and freedom of expression, attacked Islam, its Acts of insult against the blessed Prophet (pbuh), the Holy Quran, and all Muslims are unequivocally a call to hatred, a moral crime committed against the beliefs and dignity of people. At the same time, the increasing manifestations of Islamophobia in the world, hate calls and insults targeting Islam and Muslims cause our extreme concern and protest.It is very sad that such situations are taking place in some European countries, which describe themselves as the harbingers of democracy and the cradle of "freedom of speech", and moreover, the conditions are created directly with the permission of state institutions.

We strongly condemn this act of insult targeting the religion of Islam, which has nearly two billion followers, and we declare that the purpose of such despicable acts, which have been committed many times and are still being committed today, is to encourage extremism and terrorism on an international scale.

Such a call that encourages conflict on religious grounds, acts that incite aggression and violence are becoming a human danger.

Cases of abuse of religion for political purposes, manifestations of xenophobia serve to disrupt the internal stability of societies and states, create conflict and discord.

The Caucasian Muslims Office - as a religious center, strongly condemns all the countries of the world, international organizations and religious institutions, and condemns any manifestations of radicalism under the guise of religion, extremism that abuses religion, xenophobia, respect for the moral values ​​and religious symbols of people, regardless of their beliefs and convictions. and we call for more serious efforts to prevent cases of incitement of hatred and insults against personalities, holy places and attributes of religions.

We want to emphasize once again that freedom of speech should not be about touching moral feelings, inciting calls to hatred, but on the contrary, inviting people to spirituality.

The world is a common home for all of us, and it is the duty and duty of each of us to maintain peace in this home."