(Bloomberg) -- Saudi Arabia denounced cartoons depicting Islam’s Prophet Mohammed and rejected any attempt to tie the religion to terrorism.
Saudi Arabia “calls for freedom of thought and culture to be a beacon that radiates respect, tolerance and peace,” state-run Saudi Press Agency reported, citing an unidentified official. The country “rejects all practices and actions that generate hatred, violence and extremism and violate the s of coexistence and mutual respect among the peoples of the world.”
The kingdom, home to Islam’s holiest sites, became the latest Muslim-majority nation to condemn the cartoons after Turkey, Iran, Qatar and other nations issued similar statements. Turkey took a step further and called for a boycott of French goods after Paris vowed to crack down on radical Islam.
The Saudi statement comes days before Muslims celebrate the prophet’s birthday on Thursday.
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