Yemen’s Supreme Political Council has strongly condemned what it described as a “disgraceful crime” after an American political candidate insulted the Holy Qur’an, calling the act an attack on Islam’s most sacred text.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the council described the incident as a “blatant assault” on Islamic sanctities and a provocative act against the feelings of more than two billion Muslims worldwide.
The council said the incident was not an isolated act but part of a systematic hostile approach by what it called “forces of global arrogance,” specifically the United States and Israel, which it accused of targeting Islam, its symbols, and the status of the Qur’an.
The council argued that the incident was not an isolated act but part of what it described as a systematic hostile approach by “forces of global arrogance,” naming the United States and Israel, which it accused of targeting Islam, its symbols, and the status of the Qur’an.
It said such actions form part of a broader cultural and media campaign accompanying the ongoing aggression and violations in Palestine and the wider region.
The statement held the US administration politically and morally responsible for allowing such provocative acts, stressing that insults to the Qur’an would neither diminish its sanctity nor weaken Muslims’ attachment to it. Instead, it said, such acts would strengthen believers’ commitment to their faith and heighten awareness of perceived threats to their religious, political, and national identity.
The council also urged Yemenis to respond to a call by the leader of revolution, Sayyed Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, to organize public events and take part in mass rallies scheduled for Friday, to express anger over the incident and reaffirming their attachment to the Qur’an.
