Holy Quran Desecrated in Islamophobic Incident at Sheffield Mosque
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\nA copy of the Holy Quran was desecrated in an alleged Islamophobic incident targeting the Wybourn Islamic Center in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.<\/p>\n
Local MP Louise Haigh described the incident as \u201canother disturbing incident, the second in as many months.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a statement posted on Facebook, the Islamic center condemned the act as a \u201cprovocative act of desecration and disrespect towards the Holy Quran\u201d and confirmed that the incident had been reported to South Yorkshire Police.<\/p>\n
Police officers attended the center, reviewed CCTV footage, collected fingerprints from the desecrated copy of the Quran and interviewed regular attendees as part of their investigation.<\/p>\n
The center contacted Haigh, with Mohammad Ali Toosy serving as its representative. The MP subsequently issued a statement about the incident on Facebook.<\/p>\n
The incident comes amid reports of rising anti-Muslim hate crimes and Islamophobic incidents targeting Muslims and Islamic places of worship across the United Kingdom in recent months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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