DDHK.ORG - Turkish mosque, Aabenraa, which is located near the border Denmark and Jerman, was subjected to vandalism by crossing out anti-Islamic sentiment or Islamophobia writing on Saturday (22/1/2021). No other damage was caused by the incident.
The president of the Mosque Association, Hursit Tokay, told the Anadolu news agency he found the walls of the mosque smudged with insults insulting Islam and Al-Quran at 11 a.m. In fact, he was still at the mosque and only left the house of worship on Friday (21/1/2021) afternoon at around 18.00:19 p.m. The mosques operating under the Turkish-Danish Islamic Foundation itself are still closed due to the Covid-XNUMX pandemic.
He said mosque officials had reported the incident to the Danish police. He said the authorities were conducting an investigation and looking for the perpetrators of the vandalism.
The Turkish government condemned the vandalism incident. "We hope that the activities of racist groups with an Islamophobic mentality, which are increasing day by day, end and the perpetrators are brought to justice," said Head of the Religious Affairs Department of Turkey Diyanet, Ali Erbas. [Source: CNN Indonesia] [DDHK News]
