Organisation of Islamic Cooperation suspends Sweden's special envoy over desecration of Quran
1 year, 5 months ago

Organisation of Islamic Cooperation suspends Sweden's special envoy over desecration of Quran

The Hindu  

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation has suspended the status of Sweden's special envoy over a string of Quran burnings in Stockholm that sparked anger and mass protests in a number of Muslim countries. The organisation comprised of 57 Muslim-majority nations said Sunday that the suspension was due to the “ granting by the Swedish authorities of licenses that enabled the repeated abuse of the sanctity of the Holy Quran and Islamic symbols.” The Islamic holy book was burned or defaced during recent public demonstrations in the Swedish capital. The committee asked the secretary-general to consider suspending the status of the special envoy from “any country in which copies of the Holy Qur'an or other Islamic values and symbols are desecrated with the consent of the authorities concerned,” according to Sunday's statement. “It is a provocative act that hurts many people and creates division between different religions and cultures.” It added, however, that “freedom of expression and freedom of assembly must be respected.” While many countries around the world still have laws criminalising blasphemy, Sweden and Denmark do not, and burning of holy texts is not specifically prohibited by law.

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Iran was behind thousands of text messages calling for revenge over Quran burnings, Sweden says
3 months ago

Iran was behind thousands of text messages calling for revenge over Quran burnings, Sweden says

Associated Press  

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Swedish authorities accused Iran on Tuesday of being responsible for thousands of text messages sent to people in Sweden calling for revenge over the burnings of Islam’s holy book in 2023. According to officials in Stockholm, the cyberattack was carried out by Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, which hacked an SMS service and sent “some 15,000 text messages …

Sweden charges two men over 2023 Quran burnings
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sweden charges two men over 2023 Quran burnings

Al Jazeera  

Prosecutors say the men ‘treated the Quran in a manner intended to express contempt for Muslims because of their faith’. Two men in Sweden will go on trial after burning the Quran several times during protests last year, which sparked widespread outrage in Muslim countries. Swedish prosecutors said on Wednesday that Salwan Momika and Salwan Najem committed “offences of agitation …

Swedish security service says 4 people arrested on suspicion of preparing 'terrorist offenses'
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Swedish security service says 4 people arrested on suspicion of preparing 'terrorist offenses'

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sweden’s Security Service said Thursday it had arrested …

Denmark’s parliament adopts law making it illegal to burn the Quran or other religious texts
1 year ago

Denmark’s parliament adopts law making it illegal to burn the Quran or other religious texts

LA Times  

A new law was passed in Denmark’s parliament on Thursday that makes it illegal to desecrate any holy text in the country, after a recent string of public desecrations of the Quran by a few anti-Islam activists sparked angry demonstrations in Muslim countries. The new legislation will make it a crime “to inappropriately treat, publicly or with the intention of …

How Quran burnings in Sweden have increased threats from Islamic militants
1 year, 2 months ago

How Quran burnings in Sweden have increased threats from Islamic militants

Associated Press  

STOCKHOLM — The killing of two Swedish citizens in an attack ahead of a soccer match in Brussels has shocked the Scandinavian country, although the government has been warning for months that Swedes were at greater risk since a recent string of public desecrations of the Quran holy book by a handful of anti-Islam activists. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson …

How Quran burnings in Sweden have increased threats from Islamic militants
1 year, 2 months ago

How Quran burnings in Sweden have increased threats from Islamic militants

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson …

Clashes erupt in Sweden’s third largest city after another Quran burning and at least 3 are detained
1 year, 3 months ago

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

Associated Press  

STOCKHOLM — Clashes erupted in an immigrant neighborhood in Sweden’s third largest city after an anti-Muslim protester set fire to a copy of the Quran, police said Monday. Police in Malmo said they were pelted with rocks and dozens of cars were set on fire, including in an underground garage, and described the events that started Sunday and lasted overnight …

Sweden: Clashes break out near Malmo after another instance of Quran burning, 3 detained
1 year, 3 months ago

Sweden: Clashes break out near Malmo after another instance of Quran burning, 3 detained

India TV News  

Intense clashes erupted in the neighbourhood of Sweden's third-largest city, Malmo, after yet another case of Quran burning, according to the police on Monday. Anti-Islam activist Salwan Momika, the person responsible for several instances of Quran burning that have provoked widespread protests in Muslim countries, burned another copy of the religious book on Sunday, causing an angry mob to try …

Nordic governments seek to de-escalate tension as more Qurans are burned
1 year, 4 months ago

Nordic governments seek to de-escalate tension as more Qurans are burned

India Today  

More Quran burnings took place in Sweden and Denmark on Monday as the governments of the two Nordic countries said they were examining ways to legally limit such acts in a bid to de-escalate growing tensions with several Muslim countries. Denmark and Sweden have seen several protests in recent weeks in which copies of the Quran were burned or otherwise …

Nordic governments seek to de-escalate tension as more Korans are burned
1 year, 4 months ago

Nordic governments seek to de-escalate tension as more Korans are burned

The Hindu  

More Koran burnings took place in Sweden and Denmark on July 31 as the governments of the two Nordic countries said they were examining ways to legally limit such acts in a bid to de-escalate growing tensions with several Muslim countries. Denmark and Sweden have seen several protests in recent weeks where copies of the Koran have been burned, or …

Quran row: Denmark to make desecration of religious books illegal, says foreign minister
1 year, 4 months ago

Quran row: Denmark to make desecration of religious books illegal, says foreign minister

India TV News  

Denmark's foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen on Sunday said that the government will seek to ban desecration of Quran and other religious books in front of foreign embassies in the nation. The Danish government on Sunday issued a statement where it said that the recent case of Quran desecration has created a perception of the nation as one that "facilitates …

Sweden: Amid massive protest, 2 men again burn Muslim Holy book Quran outside Stockholm Parliament
1 year, 4 months ago

Sweden: Amid massive protest, 2 men again burn Muslim Holy book Quran outside Stockholm Parliament

India TV News  

In yet another incident of the burning of the Muslim holy book Quran in Sweden, two men have again alighted the book outside the parliament in Stockholm on Monday. According to local media reports, two men-- Salwan Momika and Salwan Najem-- initially "kicked" the holy book and then set its pages on fire before slamming it shut. Shockingly, the police …

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 …

Countries summon Sweden’s envoys to protest against Quran burning
1 year, 5 months ago

Countries summon Sweden’s envoys to protest against Quran burning

Al Jazeera  

The condemnations and moves came following a demonstration held on Thursday in Stockholm where protesters kicked and partially damaged a book they said was the Quran. Here are some of the reactions in response to the latest events: Iran Iran’s foreign ministry summoned Sweden’s ambassador in Tehran on Thursday to “strongly protest against the desecration of the holy Quran”, state …

Iraq expels Swedish ambassador over planned Koran burning
1 year, 5 months ago

Iraq expels Swedish ambassador over planned Koran burning

India Today  

Iraq expelled the Swedish ambassador on Thursday in protest at a planned burning of the Koran in Stockholm that had prompted hundreds of protesters to storm and set alight the Swedish embassy in Baghdad. An Iraqi government statement said Baghdad had also recalled its charge d'affaires in Sweden, and Iraq's state news agency reported that Iraq had suspended the working …

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 …

Muslim nations plan massive protests over Quran desecration in Sweden
1 year, 5 months ago

Muslim nations plan massive protests over Quran desecration in Sweden

India Today  

Muslim-majority nations expressed outrage Friday at the desecration of a copy of the Quran in Sweden. In Iran, Iraq and Lebanon, protesters planned demonstrations after Swedish police permitted a protest Thursday in which an Iraqi Christian living in Stockholm kicked and stood on a Quran, Islam’s holy book, outside of the Iraqi Embassy. READ | Swedish embassy in Baghdad stormed, …

Why does Sweden allow Quran burnings? Like much of West, it has no blasphemy laws
1 year, 5 months ago

Why does Sweden allow Quran burnings? Like much of West, it has no blasphemy laws

Associated Press  

STOCKHOLM — A recent string of public desecrations of the Quran by a handful of anti-Islam activists in Sweden has sparked an angry reaction in Muslim countries and raised questions – including in Sweden – about why such acts are allowed. Stockholm police did just that in February when they denied two applications for Quran-burning protests, citing assessments from the …

A diplomatic fight breaks out after a man desecrated the Quran
1 year, 5 months ago

A diplomatic fight breaks out after a man desecrated the Quran

Associated Press  

BAGHDAD — Protesters angered by an Iraqi man in Sweden who threatened to burn a copy of the Quran stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad early Thursday, overrunning the diplomatic compound and starting a fire. Following a meeting with security officials, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said in a statement that Iraqi authorities would prosecute those responsible for starting …

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 …

Iraq expels Sweden's ambassador over Quran burning, after protests at Swedish Embassy
1 year, 5 months ago

Iraq expels Sweden's ambassador over Quran burning, after protests at Swedish Embassy

NPR  

Iraq expels Sweden's ambassador over Quran burning, after protests at Swedish Embassy Enlarge this image toggle caption Ali Jabar/AP Ali Jabar/AP BEIRUT — Iraq has expelled Sweden's ambassador and recalled its top diplomatic representative from Sweden over the desecration of the Quran in the Nordic country. The tensions between Iraq and Sweden began when an Iraqi national set fire to …

Sweden protester abandons plan to burn Torah and Bible
1 year, 5 months ago

Sweden protester abandons plan to burn Torah and Bible

Al Jazeera  

Ahmad Alloush says his intention was to denounce those who burn sacred books such as the Quran in the Nordic country. Stockholm, Sweden – A man who was expected to burn the Torah and the Bible outside the Israeli embassy has abandoned the plan and held a demonstration against desecrating holy books. Ahmad Alloush, 32, pulled a lighter from his …

Sweden allows protest burning Torahs and Bibles outside Israeli Embassy
1 year, 5 months ago

Sweden allows protest burning Torahs and Bibles outside Israeli Embassy

CNN  

CNN — Swedish authorities have approved a protest involving the burning of Torahs and Bibles outside the Israeli Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden’s national radio broadcaster reported on Friday. The European Jewish Congress said in a press release on Friday that they “strongly” condemned the decision of Swedish authorities. “These actions, based on contorted and specious free speech arguments, are a …

Afghan Taliban suspend all activities of Swedish aid groups over burning of Islam’s holy book
1 year, 5 months ago

Afghan Taliban suspend all activities of Swedish aid groups over burning of Islam’s holy book

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The Afghan Taliban say they have suspended all the activities of Swedish organizations in the country in response to the recent burning of Islam’s holy book in Stockholm. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan suggested that the incident would pose another obstacle to Sweden’s bid for NATO membership, although he later scaled back his objection. In a statement, the …

UN motion after Sweden Quran burning: How did your country vote?
1 year, 5 months ago

UN motion after Sweden Quran burning: How did your country vote?

Al Jazeera  

The United Nations Human Rights Council motion after the Muslim holy book was desecrated in Sweden was disputed, but passed. The United Nations Human Rights Council has approved a resolution on religious hatred and bigotry in the wake of a Quran-burning stunt in Sweden that led to protests across the Muslim world. Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari told the …

US, UK to vote against UN resolution condemning religious hatred after Quran burning incident in Sweden
1 year, 5 months ago

US, UK to vote against UN resolution condemning religious hatred after Quran burning incident in Sweden

India TV News  

The United States and the United Kingdom, along with other member countries of the European Union are set to oppose a draft resolution on religious hatred after an incident of Quran burning in Sweden received furious responses from Muslim countries. The US and the UK rejected condemning the Quran burning incident and announced that they will oppose the draft resolution …

Taliban suspends activities of Swedish aid groups on burning of Quran
1 year, 5 months ago

Taliban suspends activities of Swedish aid groups on burning of Quran

India Today  

The Afghan Taliban say they have suspended all the activities of Swedish organisations in the country in response to the recent burning of Islam’s holy book in Stockholm. Statement of the Islamic Emirate on the Suspension of Sweden's Activities in Afghanistanhttps://t.co/bNvzgdfrW6 pic.twitter.com/wpARmeMZhx — Zabihullah July 11, 2023 “The Islamic Emirate suspends Sweden’s activities in Afghanistan until they apologise to the …

UN human rights body takes up concerns about Quran burnings in Europe
1 year, 5 months ago

UN human rights body takes up concerns about Quran burnings in Europe

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The U.N. human rights chief used a special debate on Tuesday about burnings of the Quran in Sweden and other European countries to tread a fine line between freedom of expression and respect for religious beliefs, while broadening his call for respect of “all others” including migrants, LGBTQI+ people, and women and girls who wear headscarves. Volker Türk, …

Muslim nations demand action after ‘Islamophobic’ Quran burning
1 year, 5 months ago

Muslim nations demand action after ‘Islamophobic’ Quran burning

Al Jazeera  

Motion at the UN Human Rights Council urges action over Quran burning incidents in Sweden, which Pakistan says incited ‘religious hatred’. Lolwah Rashid Al-Khater, Minister of State for International Cooperation of Qatar, spoke at the @UN Human Rights Council urgent debate on public acts of incitement to religious hatred. #HRC53 pic.twitter.com/DFe40UgBQQ — United Nations Human Rights Council 📍 #HRC53 July …

Quran Burning in Sweden: Pakistani Parliament Passes Resolution Urging Action Against Desecrating
1 year, 5 months ago

Quran Burning in Sweden: Pakistani Parliament Passes Resolution Urging Action Against Desecrating

News 18  

Pakistan’s Parliament on Thursday passed a unanimous resolution asking Sweden to take steps against those involved in the desecration of the Holy Quran. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Murtaza Javed Abbasi moved the resolution stating that the house believed in respecting all religions, beliefs and holy books. The resolution also appreciated the steps taken by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in its …

Most Swedes want ban on Quran burnings after global outcry
1 year, 5 months ago

Most Swedes want ban on Quran burnings after global outcry

Al Jazeera  

Opinion is shifting amid an international political fallout over the burnings and a spike in new applications. Stockholm, Sweden – A majority of Swedish people support a ban on the public burning of religious texts such as the Quran or the Bible, according to a new survey conducted on behalf of Swedish national television broadcaster SVT, marking a significant shift …

Quran burnings have Sweden torn between free speech and respecting minorities
1 year, 5 months ago

Quran burnings have Sweden torn between free speech and respecting minorities

Associated Press  

STOCKHOLM — A Quran burning and a string of requests to approve protests involving the destruction of more holy books have left Sweden torn between its commitment to free speech and its respect for religious minorities. Then, last week, an Iraqi Christian immigrant burned Islam’s holy book outside a Stockholm mosque during the major Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, an …

UN to meet on Sweden Quran-burning stunt decried by Muslim world
1 year, 5 months ago

UN to meet on Sweden Quran-burning stunt decried by Muslim world

Al Jazeera  

Body to debate rise of religious hatred after last week’s stunt in Stockholm outside a mosque. The desecration of the Quran took place outside the Swedish capital Stockholm’s main mosque last week and was carried out by a man during a protest authorised by the police. Morocco’s foreign ministry also called on Sweden’s chargé d’affaires in Rabat and expressed its …

Pope condemns Quran burning in Sweden and calls for respect
1 year, 5 months ago

Pope condemns Quran burning in Sweden and calls for respect

Al Jazeera  

The pontiff says no holy book should be desecrated and rejects the idea that offensive protests should be allowed in the name of free speech. Pope Francis has condemned last week’s Quran burning in Sweden, saying he felt “angry and disgusted” to see the Muslim holy book desecrated. “I feel angry and disgusted at these actions.” On Wednesday, when many …

Action needed against ‘religious hatred’ after Quran defiled: OIC
1 year, 5 months ago

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

Al Jazeera  

Defilement of the Muslim holy book in Sweden has prompted international condemnation, including large protests and countries in the Middle East summoning ambassadors. “We must send constant reminders to the international community regarding the urgent application of international law, which clearly prohibits any advocacy of religious hatred,” OIC Secretary-General Hissein Brahim Taha said. The act outside the Stockholm Central Mosque …

Sweden government condemns ‘Islamophobic’ Quran burning
1 year, 5 months ago

Sweden government condemns ‘Islamophobic’ Quran burning

Al Jazeera  

Foreign ministry denounces ‘Islamophobic acts’ and says they are not reflective of the government’s views. Sweden’s government has condemned the burning of a Quran outside Stockholm’s main mosque, calling it an “Islamophobic” act, after an international Islamic body called for measures to avoid future desecration of the Muslim holy book. “The Swedish Government fully understands that the Islamophobic acts committed …

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 …

Sweden: Burning of Quran on Eid al-Adha triggers fresh tensions; Turkey warns to reject Sweden's NATO bid
1 year, 5 months ago

Sweden: Burning of Quran on Eid al-Adha triggers fresh tensions; Turkey warns to reject Sweden's NATO bid

India TV News  

The tension between Sweden and Turkey soared multiple folds after another Quran-burning incident was reported in Stockholm on Wednesday afternoon. The latest move by Swedish protestors has further escalated speculations about whether Ankara would support Sweden's bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. Earlier in January this year, the leader of the Danish far-right political party Hard Line, Rasmus …

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 …

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, …

Countries condemn desecration of Quran in Sweden
1 year, 5 months ago

Countries condemn desecration of Quran in Sweden

Al Jazeera  

Governments, many from the Middle East, issue strong statements and summon Swedish ambassadors in their countries. The kingdom’s foreign ministry also called on Sweden’s chargé d’affaires in Rabat and expressed its “strong condemnation of this attack and its rejection of this unacceptable act”, according to state media. “Broadly, we continue to encourage Hungary and Turkey to ratify the accession protocol …

Sweden Police give permission to Koran burning protest near Stockholm mos
1 year, 5 months ago

Sweden Police give permission to Koran burning protest near Stockholm mos

Hindustan Times  

A man tore up and burned a Koran outside Stockholm's central mosque on Wednesday, an event that risks angering Turkey as Sweden bids to join NATO, after Swedish police granted permission for the protest to take place. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said at a press conference on Wednesday he would not speculate about how the protest could affect Sweden's NATO …

Quran desecrated at Sweden mosque during Eid al-Adha
1 year, 5 months ago

Quran desecrated at Sweden mosque during Eid al-Adha

Al Jazeera  

Decision to allow the desecration of the Muslim holy book was angrily criticised by Turkey, which has blocked Sweden’s application for NATO membership. Stockholm, Sweden – Salwan Momika strutted into view behind rows of police officers outside the picturesque Stockholm Central Mosque, waving two Swedish flags as the national anthem blasted over a speaker system. Turkey has held up Sweden’s …

Indonesian Muslims protest Quran burning in Sweden
1 year, 10 months ago

Indonesian Muslims protest Quran burning in Sweden

Associated Press  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Hundreds of Indonesian Muslims marched to the heavily guarded Swedish Embassy in the country’s capital on Monday to denounce the recent desecration of Islam’s holy book by far-right activists in Sweden and the Netherlands. Protesters in Jakarta chanted “God is Great” and “Get out, Swedish embassy!” Indonesian government has strongly condemned the burning of the Quran by …

Russia may be linked to Quran burning in Sweden, says Finnish FM Pekka Haavisto
1 year, 10 months ago

Russia may be linked to Quran burning in Sweden, says Finnish FM Pekka Haavisto

Firstpost  

Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto has claimed that Russia may have been behind the burning of Quran in Sweden last week and said that the stunt could have been orchestrated to derail the country’s bid to join NATO New Delhi: Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto has claimed that Russia may have been behind the public burning of Quran in Sweden …

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