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Sweden charges two men over 2023 Quran burnings

Prosecutors say the men ‘treated the Quran in a manner intended to express contempt for Muslims because of their faith’.

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Iraqi Quran Burner Seeks Asylum In Neighboring Norway

Iraqi man infamous for Quran burnings in Sweden seeks asylum in Norway amid deportation order and safety concerns.

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In Sweden, burning Qur'ans threaten to send the country's history of tolerance up in smoke

Long known for its multiculturalism, Sweden has recently witnessed unprecedented tensions accompanied by palpable and, alas, justified concerns about the safety of Swedish nationals abroad.

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Report: Quran-burning protester is ordered to leave Sweden but deportation on hold for now

Sweden has reportedly withdrawn the residence permit of an Iraqi man who staged a series of public desecrations of the Quran this year but has put his deportation on hold, saying his life would be in danger if he were returned to Iraq

The Independent UK

Clashes erupt in Sweden's third largest city after another Quran burning and at least 3 are detained

Police in Sweden say clashes have erupted in an immigrant neighborhood in the third largest city after an anti-Muslim protester set fire to a copy of the Quran

The Independent UK

Woman arrested after spraying Quran burner with fire extinguisher in Sweden

Quran burnings have sparked protests in several Muslim countries, attacks on Swedish diplomatic missions and threats.

Al Jazeera

A woman interrupts a Quran-burning protest in Sweden by spraying activist with a fire extinguisher

Swedish police have detained a woman who sprayed an anti-Islam activist with a fire extinguisher as he staged a Quran-burning protest outside the Iranian Embassy in Stockholm

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Copy of Quran desecrated outside Stockholm’s Royal Palace

Burning the Quran is permitted under Sweden’s freedom of speech laws.

Al Jazeera

Chocolates and a chat: A peaceful response to Quran burnings in Sweden

Muslims present at the burnings refuse to be provoked as they hand out chocolates and seek dialogue with onlookers.

Al Jazeera

Russia spreading false claims about Qur’an burnings to harm Nato bid, says Sweden

Defence agency says Moscow is using the protests in Stockholm to stir tensions between Arab countries and the west

The Guardian - UK

Thousands in Iraq, Iran, Lebanon protest Koran desecration in Sweden

Thousands of people took to the streets in a handful of Muslim-majority countries Friday to express their outrage at the desecration of a copy of the Koran in Sweden, a day after protesters stormed the country's embassy in Iraq.

France 24

Protests across Muslim nations after Sweden allows second attack on Qur’an

Stockholm apologetic amid fears Turkey may delay lifting Nato veto following desecration of holy book

The Guardian - UK

Muslim-majority nations express outrage and plan street protests over Quran desecration in Sweden

Muslim-majority nations are expressing outrage over the desecration of a copy of the Quran in Sweden

The Independent UK

Outcry over Quran burning in Sweden: A timeline

Muslim nations have expressed outrage since Salwan Momika desecrated the holy book in Stockholm last month.

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Iraq expels Sweden ambassador, embassy stormed over Quran burning

Protesters angered by burning of copies of the Quran in Sweden set fire to the Swedish embassy in the Iraqi capital.

France 24

From militia leader to refugee: The backstory of the man who burned a Koran in Sweden

Soon after a Chrisitan Iraqi man named Salwan Momika burned a Koran in front of Sweden’s largest mosque on June 28, 2023, it was reported that he was a member of a Swedish ultra-nationalist party. Then videos from Momika’s past in Iraq started to surface. This footage showed him wearing…

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Middle East roundup: Israel pounds West Bank refugee camp

Angry protests over a Quran burning and the cost of Syria’s normalisation – here’s the Middle East this week.

The Independent UK

Pope Francis condemns Swedish authorities’ decision to allow Quran burning: ‘Angry and disgusted’

‘Freedom of speech should never be used as a means to despise others and allowing that is rejected and condemned’

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Action needed against ‘religious hatred’ after Quran defiled: OIC

Defilement of the Muslim holy book in Sweden has prompted international condemnation including large protests in Iraq.

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Countries condemn desecration of Quran in Sweden

Governments, many from the Middle East, issue strong statements and summon Swedish ambassadors in their countries.

Bangkok Post

Iraq denounces ‘racist’ Koran burning in Sweden

BAGHDAD: Iraq has condemned as “racist” and “irresponsible” the burning of a copy of the Koran by an Iraqi living in Sweden during a protest authorised by the police.

Al Jazeera

Quran desecrated at Sweden mosque during Eid al-Adha

Decision by authorities to allow the desecration of the Muslim holy book was angrily criticised by Turkey.

The Guardian - UK

Turkish fury as Sweden allows Qur’an burning risks further delays to Nato bid

Foreign minister condemns ‘vile protest’ outside Stockholm mosque ahead of meeting in Brussels to discuss application

Bangkok Post

Swedish police grant permit for Koran burning

STOCKHOLM: Swedish police said they have granted a permit for a protest where the organiser plans to burn a Koran outside Stockholm's main mosque on Wednesday, the start of the Muslim three-day Eid al-Adha holiday.

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