Yemen
Witnesses Massive Rallies in Support of the Quran and Palestine
The capital, Sana’a,
along with several other Yemeni cities, witnessed large-scale public rallies on
Friday under the slogan “Mobilization and Alert… In Support of the Quran and
Palestine”. The demonstrations condemned repeated assaults on Islamic sanctities,
most recently by U.S. Senate candidate Jake Lang, who desecrated a copy of the
Quran.
Participants carried
banners denouncing the hate speech propagated by some U.S. politicians, viewing
Lang’s actions as a deliberate provocation to Muslims worldwide.
They also reaffirmed
Yemen’s continued support for the Palestinian people and called for a boycott
of American and Israeli goods as a practical measure to prevent complicity in
committed crimes, and as an effective means of pressuring for just causes.
The rallies followed
actions that sparked widespread condemnation both within and outside the United
States. Video clips showed Lang during a demonstration in Plano, Texas, holding
a small pig while placing a copy of the Quran on its mouth, reciting phrases
deemed incitement by human rights organizations.
A similar incident
occurred in Dearborn, Michigan, where footage showed Lang throwing a copy of
the Quran to the ground and attempting to burn it before another participant
intervened.
In later statements,
Lang claimed he had “another copy” of the Quran, without retracting his
actions, which intensified the criticism directed at him.
It is worth noting
that Lang had previously received a presidential pardon from former U.S.
President Donald Trump due to his involvement in the January 6, 2021, Capitol
events, before announcing his candidacy for the Senate from Florida.
American religious
and human rights organizations condemned these actions, describing them as
incitement to religious hatred and a violation of the feelings of millions of
Muslims in the U.S. and abroad, calling on authorities to take legal measures
to prevent such violations from recurring.
(Source: News websites)
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