Islamic leaders bash West at UN over Koran burnings
"The fires of disrespect will not overcome the divine truth," Raisi said, accusing the West of seeking to "divert attention with the tool of freedom of speech."
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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a cleric representing the Shiite theocratic state, held up a Koran at the UN rostrum.
By NewVision Reporter
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Muslim leaders addressing the United Nations on Tuesday berated the West over burnings of the Koran, denouncing the acts protected as free speech as discriminatory.