The Muslim Jewish Leadership Council – Europe (MJLC) today issued the following statement on the vandalism of three Muslim graves in Domžale cemetery, Slovenia, where red liquid was poured over the graves and pieces of meat placed on them.

“As an organization that was formed to jointly promote and protect the shared rights of Jewish and Muslim communities in Europe, the MJLC is disgusted and horrified by the Islamophobic vandalism that took place over the weekend at Domžale Cemetery, in Slovenia, where grave sites were desecrated with red liquid and pieces of meat. Such acts are an insult to those who are buried there and an attack on Slovenia’s Muslim community. We condemn, in the strongest terms, this hateful action, and urge the Slovenian police to undertake urgent efforts to preserve and protect the sanctity of this cemetery, and other sites of key importance to Muslim heritage.

We hope the person(s) responsible are found swiftly and brought to justice. And we stand in solidarity with our Muslim brothers and sisters, in the face of this disturbing apparent act of bigotry. It is an affront to the entire Slovenian society and to people of good will everywhere.”