Muslim scholars call for law to ban insults against religions
The International Union for Muslim Scholars (IUMS) said it will ask the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and United Nations to push for drafting legislation to ban any insults against religious sanctities.
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- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 01:45 | 19 June 2022
- Modified Date: 01:52 | 19 June 2022
The International Union for Muslim Scholars (IUMS) has called for enacting a law to ban insults against religions and sanctities.
In a statement, the Doha-based grouping said it will dispatch a delegation of Muslim scholars to Islamic countries for talks on the increasing insults against the Islamic religion.
IUMS said it will ask the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the United Nations to push for drafting legislation to ban any insults against religious sanctities.
The move comes amid anger in the Islamic world over insults by a spokesperson for India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party against Islam's Holy Prophet Muhammad.
The insults prompted Qatar, Kuwait and Iran to summon the Indian envoys to protest the insults against the prophet.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, for his part, reiterated his rejection of "any sort of hate speech" and called on India to respect all religions.
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