Salwan Momika

2023 - 6 - 28

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Man sets fire to Koran pages outside Stockholm mosque (FRANCE 24)

Swedish police had granted a permit for the protest in line with free-speech protections but also opened an investigation into the man, originally from Iraq ...

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Iraqi refugee sets fire to Quran outside Sweden mosque on Eid (Rudaw Media Network)

Salwan Momika, who fled Iraq to Sweden several years ago, said he would burn the holy book as a means of expressing his opinion about the book. Swedish police ...

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Turkey condemns new Quran burning in Sweden (The National)

Police give permit to right-wing activist for stunt outside Stockholm mosque.

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KEY POINTS: Why did Sweden's police allow another Quran burning? (The Local Sweden)

An Iraqi critic of Islam burned a copy of the Quran outside Stockholm's main mosque on Wednesday, after Swedish police dropped their earlier opposition to ...

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Man is charged for burning Qur'an in Sweden during Eid (Arab News)

JEDDAH: A man was charged by Swedish police on Wednesday with “agitation against an ethnic group” after he desecrated and set fire to pages of the Qur'an ...

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Sweden: Police grant permission to burn the Quran outside a ... (OpIndia)

Swedish Police granted permission to one Salwan Momika to burn the Quran during a protest outside a mosque in Stockholm's main mosque ahead of Eid-Al-Adha ...

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Man burns bacon-stuffed Quran at Stockholm mosque protest (The Times of Israel)

Iraqi refugee to Sweden torches holy book to express opposition to the text, highlight freedom of speech.

Quran copy set ablaze outside mosque in Sweden under police ... (Anadolu Agency)

Incident takes place outside Stockholm Mosque in Medborgarplatsen, where Salwan Momika first threw Quran on the ground before burning it with insulting ...

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Sweden Quran burning sparks anger across Muslim world (BBC News)

A protester set several pages of the holy Muslim text alight at a protest in Stockholm on Wednesday.

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Video of man burning Quran in Sweden goes viral— Know why ... (Organiser)

Since April 2022, Sweden is witnessing riots and protests primarily around the burning of the religious text Quran. Most recently, Salwan Momika, from.

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Iraq denounces 'racist' burning of Quran in Sweden (The National)

Activist Salwan Momika got permit for his protest but is now under investigation.

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Morocco Recalls Ambassador From Sweden Over Quran Burning (teleSUR English)

"This offensive and irresponsible act disregards the feelings of more than a billion Muslims," Moroccan diplomats said.

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Muslim nations fume after Sweden allows Quran burning in front of ... (The Times of Israel)

Morocco recalls its ambassador to Stockholm while Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Egypt, UAE and others denounce incident.

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Morocco recalls ambassador from Sweden after Koran burning ... (Africanews English)

Morocco has recalled its ambassador to Sweden after the burning of a Koran outside Stockholm's main mosque on Wednesday.

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