We must take united action to protect the Qur'an - Muslim countries Just days after someone set fire to a copy of the Koran in Sweden, t...

We must take united action to protect the Qur'an - Muslim countries

Just days after someone set fire to a copy of the Koran in Sweden, the League of Muslim Nations has requested action to stop other Koran burnings.

The 57-person committee gathered in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to discuss how to react to Salwan Momika, an Iraqi native who is 37 years old, setting fire to the Quran after stepping on it at a mosque door in Stockholm.

Before he carried out his plan, the police shielded him and said he did it to exercise his right to free speech.

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) urged its member nations to "take a united step to avoid the desecration" this past Sunday.