SAEDNEWS: In a controversial interview, former Iranian ambassador Mohammad Hassan Qadiri Abyaneh attributes recent desecrations of the Quran in Europe to what he calls “moral collapse” and “illegitimacy” across Western societies.
According to Saed News, the burning of the Quran in Sweden and the Netherlands has reignited a fiery debate across the Islamic world, with Iranian figures offering strong rebukes. In a recent interview, Mohammad Hassan Qadiri Abyaneh, a veteran diplomat and specialist in Western studies, alleged that widespread "illegitimacy" in European societies—citing high out-of-wedlock birth rates—is a root cause of blasphemous acts against Islamic sacred texts.
Quoting statistics from Western countries, Abyaneh pointed to social disintegration and declining religiosity as catalysts. “When 55% of children in Sweden and nearly half in the Netherlands are born out of wedlock, it reflects a broader collapse of traditional values,” he argued. He went further, claiming that this cultural void, exacerbated by scandals within the Church and liberal laws, creates a society increasingly indifferent to religious sanctities.
Abyaneh also accused Zionist actors of manipulating public discourse in the West, asserting that while criticism of religions—including Islam—is tolerated under the banner of free speech, questioning the Holocaust narrative is criminalized. He described this double standard as a strategic imbalance sustained by media he claims are influenced by Zionist interests.
The diplomat expressed support for symbolic countermeasures, such as Iran’s recent sanctioning of blasphemers, and urged broader coordination among Muslim nations to respond collectively. He even suggested that individuals could take unilateral action, warning that such offenses may provoke violent reprisals similar to the attack on author Salman Rushdie.
The remarks—infused with sweeping generalizations, conspiratorial overtones, and incendiary language—are unlikely to ease tensions. Instead, they highlight the widening cultural rift between Iran’s ideological elite and liberal Western norms, raising questions about the efficacy of rhetorical escalation in an already polarized global discourse.
