Muslims rise up in protest across the world to condemn acts of desecration targeting Qur'an in Europe.

Iran's President Raeisi says the desecration of the Holy Qur'an and disrespect for Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) are an insult to all Abrahamic religions and humanity.

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Hezbollah calls on the world’s Muslim community to form the “biggest campaign” in condemnation of Qur’an’s desecration in Sweden.

The violence initially broke out on April 14, after the Danish leader of the far-right Stram Kurs (Hard Line) party tried to burn a copy of the Qur’an.

Police in Bangladesh fire tear gas and rubber bullets at thousands of protesters during the third consecutive day of street rallies against the desecration of the Muslim holy book, the Qur'an, at a Hindu religious festival in the Muslim-majority country.

Tehran rally decries French publication’s reprinting of blasphemous cartoons of the Prophet of Islam and desecration of the holy Qur’an in Sweden.

Iranians are marking Laylat al-Qadr , the occasion when the holy Quran was revealed to the Prophet of Islam some 14 centuries ago, observing the holy occasion amid social distancing.

A Saudi publishing house prints an error-ridden Hebrew version of Qur'an that includes some egregious alterations and even omissions.

Turkey takes retaliatory action over an anti-Islam manifesto published last month by 300 French figures calling for parts of the Qur’an to be removed.