Quran Desecrations Contradict Universal Human Rights Values: Mecca Conference

MECCA (IQNA) – Participants in a two-day International Islamic Conference in the holy city of Mecca strongly denounced the recurrent desecration of the Holy Quran in Europe as reprehensible acts that contradict universally shared human values.

The conference, which concluded on Tuesday, emphasized the need for enhanced communication, and stronger partnerships in Islamic affairs among departments of religious affairs.

The conference was held under the theme “communication and integration”.

The final communique strongly condemned the reprehensible and recurrent acts of burning of copies of the Holy Quran.

It emphasized that such abhorrent actions incite hatred, promote exclusion and racism, and contradict universally shared human values.

The two-day conference was attended by about 150 leading Islamic scholars, muftis, religious leaders and thinkers from 85 countries.

Source: radio.gov.pk