Thousands gather in Batman to protest the burning of the Holy Quran in Sweden

Hundreds of thousands of people attended the demonstration held by the Quranic Generation Platform (Kuran Nesli Platformu) in Türkiye’s southeastern Batman province to protest the burning of the Holy Quran in southern Linkoping city, Sweden.
The officials of HÜDA PAR, representatives of the political parties, NGOs, Islamic scholars, and opinion leaders attended the event, which is being held with the slogan “Protect Holy Quran”.
The protesters were holding banners that read "Sweden, do not make a mistake, do not make us lose our patience”, “We are the guardians of the Holy Quran”, “Stop the burning of the Holy Quran" and “Stop insulting Muslims”, and “Take off your hand from Holy Quran”
The protesters were frequently chanting slogans in Turkish and Kurdish against the desecration of the Holy Quran at the event, where Özlem Agency singers also took the stage to perform Islamic songs for the audience. (ILKHA)
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