On Tuesday, a representative announced that the United Nations Human Rights Council will convene an emergency meeting to address the incident involving the desecration of the Quran in front of a mosque in Sweden, following a request from Pakistan.

The spokesperson, representing the Geneva-based council, indicated during a press conference that the session focusing on the rise of religiously-motivated hatred is anticipated to occur later this week.

The act of burning the Quran has elicited a wave of condemnation across the Islamic and Arab world, which included the summoning of Swedish ambassadors by several countries.

On Sunday, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) urged the adoption of "collective measures" in response to the "recurrent desecration of the Quran".

The OIC highlighted that “the desecration of the Quran and the affront to the Prophet are not run-of-the-mill incidents of Islamophobia”, stressing the “imperative of enforcing international law to curb religious hatred”.

Previously, the OIC had expressed vehement condemnation of the incident through a statement, alerting to the "seriousness of such acts that erode mutual respect and harmony amongst peoples and are at odds with global efforts in fostering values of tolerance and moderation."

Source: Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed …