From Fred Ezeh, Abuja
Large number of Muslim youths, on Friday, staged a protest at the premises of National Mosque in Abuja, to register their anger with what transpired in Sweden recently which they regarded as blasphemy.
It was gathered that the protest started shortly before the Jumma’t prayers and continued after the prayers when more youths joined the protest, thus obstructing vehicular movements.
Armed with placards with several messages like “Qur’an is our guide” among several others, and also chanting solidarity songs, the protesters barricaded the road thus causing motorists to take alternative routes to their destination.
They demanded that world leaders should speak up on the matter, and demanded severe punishment for the Iraqi immigrant that committed the crime in Sweden which they described as blasphemy.
Recalled that few days ago, an Iraqi immigrant burnt Islam’s Holy Book outside a Stockholm (Sweden) Mosque during the major Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, an act that the man said displayed his feelings about the Quran.
The action triggered widespread condemnation in the Islamic world.