Al-Azhar Al-Sharif called for "taking serious and unified stances towards the violations of the burning of the Qur'an."
He also called, on Twitter, to "boycott Swedish products," calling on Islamic governments to "take serious and unified positions towards the violations of the burning of the Qur'an."
Al-Azhar demanded the role of fatwas and fatwa bodies in the world to "issue a fatwa requiring a boycott of Swedish products and preventing their use in support of the Holy Qur'an."
It stated that "the Swedish authorities' allowing extremist terrorists to burn and tear the Qur'an on the Muslim holiday is an explicit call for hostility, violence and igniting strife, which is not appropriate for any civilized country or responsible for its decisions."
It expressed its regret: "These decisions supporting extremism are issued by institutions and bodies that have always boasted of respecting pluralism and portrayed themselves as protectors of freedoms, while the reality reveals that this fake image is nothing more than mere slogans and that the rights of Muslims in these countries are still under consideration."
Source: National Iraqi News Agency