Iraq: Angry protesters attempt to storm Baghdad's Green Zone after burning of Quran, Iraqi flag in Denmark
1 year, 5 months ago

Iraq: Angry protesters attempt to storm Baghdad's Green Zone after burning of Quran, Iraqi flag in Denmark

India TV News  

Quran row: In an escalation of tensions surrounding the desecration of Quran, hundreds of protesters tried to storm the heavily fortified Green Zone in Iraq's capital Baghdad on Saturday, after yet another instance of burning of the Quran and that of an Iraqi flag in front of the country's embassy in Denmark's Copenhagen. The protesters stormed the Green Zone and were possibly attempting to reach the Danish embassy after an ultranationalist group reportedly burned a copy of the Quran and an Iraqi flag outside the Iraqi embassy in Copenhagen. The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday strongly condemned "the incident of abuse against the Holy Quran and the flag of the Republic of Iraq in front of the Iraqi Embassy in Denmark”. Thursday's protest in Baghdad occurred after the second incident of desecration of the Holy Quran involving Salwan Momika, an Iraqi Christian.

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Iraq Condemns Repeated Koran Desecrations in Denmark
1 year, 5 months ago

Iraq Condemns Repeated Koran Desecrations in Denmark

News 18  

Iraq on Monday condemned the repeated desecration of the Koran in front of its embassy in Denmark, following a second event organised by extreme-right group Danske Patrioter in Copenhagen. Iraq’s foreign ministry “strongly condemns, again, the repetition of the burning of a copy of the holy Koran in front of the Iraqi embassy in Denmark,” it said in a statement. …

Thousands of Muslims took to the streets to express outrage over Quran desecration in Sweden
1 year, 5 months ago

Thousands of Muslims took to the streets to express outrage over Quran desecration in Sweden

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — 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 Quran in Sweden, a day after protesters stormed the country’s embassy in Iraq. Under scorching heat Friday, thousands gathered in Baghdad’s Sadr City, a stronghold of influential Iraqi Shiite cleric and political …

Swedish embassy in Iraq relocates after attack over Quran burning
1 year, 5 months ago

Swedish embassy in Iraq relocates after attack over Quran burning

Al Jazeera  

Swedish telecoms company Ericsson is also looking into reports that Iraq has suspended its work permits there. Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom said that the storming of the embassy was “completely unacceptable” and that government strongly rejected desecrations of the Quran or any other holy scripture. The embassy’s move also comes as the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson said it was …

Protesters storm Swedish Embassy in Baghdad ahead of planned Quran burning
1 year, 5 months ago

Protesters storm Swedish Embassy in Baghdad ahead of planned Quran burning

Business Standard  

Protesters angered by the planned burning of a copy of the Quran stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad early Thursday, breaking into the compound and lighting a small fire. Online videos showed demonstrators at the diplomatic post waving flags and signs showing the influential Iraqi Shiite cleric and political leader Muqtada al-Sadr ahead of a planned burning of the Islamic …

Outcry over Quran burning in Sweden: A timeline
1 year, 5 months ago

Outcry over Quran burning in Sweden: A timeline

Al Jazeera  

Muslim nations have expressed outrage since Salwan Momika desecrated the holy book in Stockholm last month. According to Swedish media reports, the incident was planned by Salwan Momika, a 37-year-old Iraqi refugee in Sweden who also burned pages of a Quran in front of Stockholm’s largest mosque on June 28 during the Islamic Eid al-Adha festival. The incident last month …

Iraq expels Sweden ambassador, embassy stormed over Quran burning
1 year, 5 months ago

Iraq expels Sweden ambassador, embassy stormed over Quran burning

Al Jazeera  

Protesters angered by burning of copies of the Quran in Sweden set fire to the Swedish embassy in the Iraqi capital. All embassy staff were safe, the Swedish foreign ministry press office also said in a statement, condemning the attack and highlighting the need for Iraqi authorities to protect diplomatic missions. In the United States, the State Department strongly condemned …

Swedish embassy in Baghdad stormed, set alight over Quran burning
1 year, 5 months ago

Swedish embassy in Baghdad stormed, set alight over Quran burning

India Today  

Protesters angered by the burning of a copy of the Quran stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad early Thursday, breaking into the compound and lighting a small fire. Online videos showed demonstrators at the diplomatic post waving flags and signs showing the influential Iraqi Shiite cleric and political leader Muqtada al-Sadr. The demonstrations began after a man had planned, under …

Thousands protest in Iraq for a second day over burning of Quran in Sweden
1 year, 5 months ago

Thousands protest in Iraq for a second day over burning of Quran in Sweden

Associated Press  

BASRA, Iraq — Thousands of followers of a firebrand Iraqi Shiite cleric rallied in major cities in Iraq on Friday, condemning the burning of a Quran during a protest in Sweden earlier this week. At the rallies in the capital of Baghdad and the southern city of Basra, followers of Muqtada al-Sadr, a cleric with a large grassroots following and …

Burning of Quran in Sweden ensues unrest as protesters briefly storm Swedish Embassy in Iraq
1 year, 5 months ago

Burning of Quran in Sweden ensues unrest as protesters briefly storm Swedish Embassy in Iraq

The Hindu  

Hundreds of followers of the influential Iraqi Shiite cleric and political leader Muqtada Sadr briefly stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad on Thursday in protest of the burning of a Quran in Sweden. An Iraqi security official said the Swedish Embassy was evacuated by security forces after the protesters breached the building, raising pictures of Sadr and flags of his …

Protesters break into Swedish embassy in Baghdad after Stockholm Quran burning
1 year, 5 months ago

Protesters break into Swedish embassy in Baghdad after Stockholm Quran burning

CNN  

CNN — Demonstrators breached the perimeter of the Swedish embassy in Baghdad Thursday, a day after a protester burned a copy of the Quran in Sweden. Al Sadr demanded authorities withdraw the Iraqi nationality of Salwan Momika – the organizer of the one-man Quran protest in Stockholm – who immigrated to left Iraq for Sweden five years ago. On Thursday, …

Protests in Baghdad following Quran burning in Sweden
1 year, 5 months ago

Protests in Baghdad following Quran burning in Sweden

Al Jazeera  

Protesters set fire to flag representing the LGBTQ community while others held portraits of populist Iraqi leader Muqtada al-Sadr. Some of the protesters set fire to a rainbow-coloured flag representing the LGBTQ community and many held the Quran and portraits of al-Sadr and chanted, “Yes, yes to the Quran”. In its permit for Wednesday’s demonstration, in which the Quran was …

Protests against Quran burning held across the Middle East
1 year, 10 months ago

Protests against Quran burning held across the Middle East

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Protests were held Friday in several predominantly Muslim countries to denounce the recent desecration of Islam’s holy book by far-right activists in Sweden and the Netherlands. Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency said the Danish ambassador was summoned to the Turkish Foreign Ministry where Turkish officials “strongly condemned the permission given to this provocative act which clearly constitutes a hate …

Protests against Quran burning held across the Middle East
1 year, 10 months ago

Protests against Quran burning held across the Middle East

The Hindu  

Protests were held on Friday in several predominantly Muslim countries to denounce the recent desecration of Islam’s holy book by far-right activists in Sweden and the Netherlands. Earlier this month, a far-right activist from Denmark received permission from police to stage a protest outside the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm where he burned the Quran, Islam’s holy book. Iraq’s powerful Shiite …

Iraq PM Mustafa al-Kadhimi unhurt after drone attack on his residence, calls for 'calm and restraint'
3 years, 1 month ago

Iraq PM Mustafa al-Kadhimi unhurt after drone attack on his residence, calls for 'calm and restraint'

Firstpost  

“I’m doing fine, praise be to God, and I call for calm and restraint on the part of everyone for the good of Iraq,” Kadhemi wrote on Twitter, after what his office called a “failed assassination attempt”. Baghdad: Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi said he was unhurt and appealed for “calm and restraint” after a drone attack on his residence …

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