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. Ministry spokesman Ahmed al-Sahhaf meanwhile said the Danish embassy’s diplomatic staff already left Iraq on Saturday. Sadr’s supporters had on Thursday set alight the Swedish embassy in Baghdad following two similar events in which a Stockholm-based Iraqi refugee desecrated the Koran.

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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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Turkey summons Danish envoy over Quran-burning protest
1 year, 10 months ago

Turkey summons Danish envoy over Quran-burning protest

Associated Press  

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Turkey summoned the Danish ambassador and accused Denmark of endorsing a “hate crime” after an anti-Islam activist on Friday burned two copies of Islam’s holy book, the Quran, in a solitary protest in Copenhagen. 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 …

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 …

Egypt's religious body calls for boycott over Quran burnings
1 year, 10 months ago

Egypt's religious body calls for boycott over Quran burnings

The Hindu  

Egypt's top religious institution on Wednesday called on Muslims world over to boycott Swedish and Dutch products over the desecration of Islam's holy book by far-right activists in the two European countries. The call by Egypt's Al-Azhar, the Sunni Muslim world's foremost religious institution, is the latest in a series of backlashes from the Muslim world over the incidents in …

Egypt’s religious body calls for boycott over Quran burnings
1 year, 10 months ago

Egypt’s religious body calls for boycott over Quran burnings

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Egypt’s top religious institution on Wednesday called on Muslims world over to boycott Swedish and Dutch products over the desecration of Islam’s holy book by far-right activists in the two European countries. The call by Egypt’s Al-Azhar, the Sunni Muslim world’s foremost religious institution, is the latest in a series of backlashes from the Muslim world over the …

Quran burning in Sweden: Saudi Arabia strongly condemns 'deliberate abuse'
2 years, 8 months ago

Quran burning in Sweden: Saudi Arabia strongly condemns 'deliberate abuse'

Hindustan Times  

Saudi Arabia has strongly condemned the burning of the Quran by far-right groups in Sweden. Issuing a statement early on Monday, the Saudi Arabian foreign ministry said that it condemned the deliberate abuse of the Quran, the provocations and incitement against Muslims by some extremists in the Scandinavian country. The ministry added that Saudi Arabia stresses the importance of concerted …

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