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Quran burnings
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February 3, 2025, 7:03 pm
Swedish court convicts Quran burner of hate crimes, days after his ally was killed
Salwan Najem ‘expressed contempt for the Muslim ethnic group,’ court says, adding he and partner Salwan Momika — shot Thursday — exceeded free speech protections ‘by a wide margin’
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January 31, 2025, 2:39 am
Iraqi man who burned Qurans in Sweden shot dead during livestream
Prosecutors says 5 suspects arrested over murder of Salwan Momika, which took place just before judge was set to announce verdict in his incitement trial
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September 24, 2024, 12:29 pm
Sweden says Iran was behind mass text messages calling for revenge over Quran burnings
Officials say Islamic Revolutionary Guard breached major Swedish text messaging company, sent out 15,000 messages aiming to ‘destabilize’ country
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August 7, 2024, 7:53 pm
Sweden charges activist with hate crime over 2022 Quran burning
Rasmus Paludan, head of far-right Hard Line party in Denmark, is charged with ‘agitation against an ethnic group’; Sweden says Quran burnings can be protected, depending on context
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May 24, 2024, 5:48 pm
IDF opens probe after social media posts show troops burning Quran, other books in Gaza
IDF says ‘severe’ incidents are ‘inconsistent with values’; Military Police’s findings to be submitted to Military Advocate General for review
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Emanuel Fabian
March 27, 2024, 5:10 pm
Sweden’s Quran burner says he is leaving for Norway over threat of deportation
Christian Iraqi Salwan Momika, who drew outrage from Muslim world with torching of Islam’s holy tome, says Swedish freedom of expression and rights laws are ‘a big lie’
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March 22, 2024, 10:44 am
Pakistani court sentences woman to life in prison for burning pages from Quran
Muslim woman denied the charge amid accusations that blasphemy allegations often used to intimidate religious minorities and to settle personal scores
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AP
August 30, 2023, 11:39 pm
Iran threatens to retaliate against Israel after strike on Aleppo airport
‘Criminal practices’ will not go without a response, Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian vows during visit to Damascus
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August 25, 2023, 4:47 pm
Danish bill would make it illegal to burn Quran or other religious texts
A recent string of public desecrations of the Quran by anti-Islam activists has sparked angry demonstrations in Muslim countries
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JAN M. OLSEN
August 18, 2023, 7:27 pm
Woman interrupts Sweden Quran-burning, sprays activist with fire extinguisher
Anti-Islam activist unhurt and continues his Quran-burning protest outside Iranian embassy after police detain woman
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August 14, 2023, 3:20 pm
Sweden calls for vigilance abroad after threats over Quran desecrations
National security adviser says terror groups have called for attacks against country, making it a ‘priority’ target
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August 10, 2023, 4:34 pm
Molotov cocktail thrown at Swedish embassy in Beirut amid Quran-burning tensions
Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom says ‘it was sheer luck that no one was injured’ in incident, amid widespread anger in Muslim world against Stockholm
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July 31, 2023, 7:05 pm
As another Quran burned, Sweden says it’s seeking action on holy book desecrations
Justice minister says Stockholm conducting ‘process of analysis’ amid outrage over repeated incidents
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July 31, 2023, 5:43 am
Denmark, Sweden seek ways to prevent burnings of Quran or other religious scriptures
Recent string of public Quran desecrations by handful of anti-Islam activists have sparked angry demonstrations in Muslim countries
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JARI TANNER
July 28, 2023, 5:10 pm
In about-face, Swedish woman burns paper instead of Torah outside Israeli embassy
Woman is 2nd in recent weeks to threaten to burn the holy book only to walk it back; Israel warned Stockholm that allowing demonstration would harm bilateral relations
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