Holy Quran
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Two Iranians come second in int’l Quran competitions in Turkiye
Tabriz, IRNA – Two young Iranians have finished second in the international Quran competitions held in Turkiye.
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Iran proposes Quranic parliament to be set up to support peace
Moscow, IRNA — Iran has suggested that the Quranic parliament of the Islamic countries be established to support peace in the world, according to the head of the Iranian Islamic Culture and Relations Organization.
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Burning of Holy Qur’an shows Israel’s war against Islam: CAIR
Tehran, IRNA - A Muslim civil rights and advocacy group in the United States, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has condemned the burning of the copies of the Holy Qur’an by Zionist soldiers in the Gaza Strip.
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Hamas: Israeli forces’ burning of Quran shows their fascist behavior
Tehran, IRNA – The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has condemned Israeli forces’ destruction of mosques in the Gaza Strip and their desecration of the holy Quran, describing their actions as “fascist behavior filled with hatred and criminality.”
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Archbishop of Iran's Azerbaijan condemns insult to Quran in Sweden
Tabriz, IRNA – Archbishop of the Armenians of Azerbaijan Grigor Chiftchian has issued a statement to condemn the desecration of Muslims’ Holy Quran in Sweden.
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'Burning Quran not to disturb ties between followers of Islam, Christianity'
Tehran, IRNA – The authorities of the Assyrian and Chaldean churches have condemned the burning of a copy of the the Holy Quran in Sweden, saying that such evil actions cannot disturb the relations between the followers of Islam and Christianity.
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'Saudis removing Quran verses from textbooks to appease Zionists'
Tehran, IRNA - The leader of Yemen's ruling Ansarullah movement has accused Saudi authorities of removing certain Quranic teachings from educational programs to appease the Zionists.
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Ayatollah Khamenei: Islamic world will see eradication of cancerous Zionist tumor
Tehran, IRNA – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has predicted that the Islamic world will witness the annihilation of the cancerous tumor of Zionism.
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Closing ceremony of Iran's 40th Int'l Quran Competition
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi attended the closing ceremony of the 40th edition of IRI International Holy Quran Competition in Iran International Conference Center in the capital Tehran on February 21, 2024.
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Raisi urges Muslims to adhere to Quran teachings and rise against Israel
Tehran, IRNA -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has called on Muslim nations to adhere to the teachings of the Holy Quran and stand up to the Zionist regime.
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Afghan-Canadian woman praises quality of Tehran Quran competitions
Tehran, IRNA – Hamideh Ahmadi, an Afghan-Canadian woman present in the 40th International Holy Quran Competitions in Tehran, hailed the high level of the competition.
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Denmark passes law to ban Holy Quran burnings
Tehran, IRNA - Denmark's parliament on Thursday passed a law making it illegal to burn the Holy Quran in public places, seeking to deescalate tensions with Muslim countries after a spate of Danish protests during which Islam's holy book was burned, causing outrage.
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Iran condemns desecration of holy Quran in Sweden
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has strongly denounced a recent act of desecration of the holy Quran in Sweden.
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Tehran strongly condemns desecration of Quran in Netherlands
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kana’ani has strongly denounced a new act of desecration of Islam’s holy book, Quran, in the Netherlands.
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Iran's Raisi's UNGA speech: Quran prohibits insulting beliefs
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has criticized sacrilegious moves against Muslims’ holy book Quran.
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Denmark moves to adopt law to ban Quran burning
Tehran, IRNA – The Danish government is set to propose a law that would make the desecration of holy books illegal, according to foreign media reports.
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Muslim scholars condemn desecration of Quran in European countries
Tehran, IRNA – The professors, eminent figures, and reciters of the Holy Quran around the world have condemned recent holy Quran desecration in some European countries.
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Swedish police arrests woman trying to stop Quran-burning
Tehran, IRNA – The police in Sweden has detained a woman after she tried to stop a repeated act of insult against the Muslim holy book of Quran in the capital Stockholm.
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Quran Burning: Planned Project in Vain
Far-right Islamophobes have burnt copies of the holy Quran in Sweden and Denmark which caused an international outcry and prompted the governments of Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the UAE and Lebanon to slam the insults and downgrade their diplomatic ties with Stockholm. (Film by Khamenei.ir)
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Iran again summons Danish envoy over Quran desecration
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani says that the Danish ambassador to Tehran has been again summoned to the Iranian Foreign Ministry over a renewed act of insult against the holy Quran that took place in the Nordic country last week.
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Venezuela's Maduro slams lack of response to Quran-burnings in Europe
Tehran, IRNA - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has condemned the lack of response from European leaders and a number of media to Quran-burning incidents in Sweden and Denmark.
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Iran's Embassy in Denmark condemns renewed insult against holy Quran
Tehran, IRNA – The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Denmark has strongly condemned the continued hateful acts of desecration of the Holy Quran in the country.
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Iran’s HR body: Islam underlines human dignity
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s High Council for Human Rights has announced that divine religions, especially Islam stress human dignity.
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Iran embassy in Moscow hosts meeting on desecration of holy Quran
Moscow, IRNA – The ambassadors and diplomats of 12 Islamic and non-Islamic countries, in a meeting hosted by the Iranian embassy in Moscow, denounced the desecration of the Holy Quran in some Western countries.
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Banning Quran burning would not limit freedom of expression: Danish PM
Tehran, IRNA – Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says a potential ban on burning the holy Quran would not limit freedom of expression.
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Pope Francis strongly condemns sacrilege of Quran
Pope Francis has reportedly condemned recent desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden and Denmark.
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‘Mossad agent behind Quran burnings insulted 2 billion Muslims’
Tehran, IRNA - Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has strongly condemned the recent acts of desecration of the Holy Quran, saying that the Mossad agent behind the move has insulted the sanctities of two billion Muslims worldwide.
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Iran FM sketches in proposals to counter sacrilege to Quran
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has presented some proposals to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) virtual meeting, for preventing the repetition of the desecration of the holy Quran.
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Iranian embassy reacts to another desecration of Quran in Sweden
Tehran, IRNA - Iranian embassy in Stockholm has issued a message in reaction to a second desecration of the holy Quran in Sweden in less than two months.
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Sweden considering special security measures after Quran desecrations
Tehran, IRNA – Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson has said that the Swedish government has already begun working on analyzing the legal situation in the country to consider measures that could boost security following acts of insults against the holy Quran in the Nordic country.