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He said the incident was sheer misuse of freedom of speech. \u201cHoly Quran is the final divine book by Allah Almighty. Every Muslim is ready to sacrifice their life to protect sanctity of the Holy Book,\u201d he said. Shakoor said Muslims\u2019 affiliations with their religion are as sacred as believers of any other religion. Government of Sweden must make necessary arrangements to contain such extremist acts, he demanded. ONLINE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Minister for Religious Affairs Mufti Abdul Shakoor said on Tuesday surging incidents of Islamophobia and racism are an \u2018ugly stain\u2019 over Europe\u2019s face. Reacting to heinous incident of disgracing Holy Quran in Sweden and Netherlands, the minister said incidents are a violation of international laws. 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