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Man convicted over Koran-burning in London says ruling is assault on free speech

Turkey-born Coskun, who is half-Kurdish and half-Armenian, was found guilty of a religiously aggravated public order offence.

Evening Standard

Man who burned Koran convicted of religiously aggravated public order offence

Hamit Coskun yelled ‘Islam is religion of terrorism,’ a court heard

The Independent UK

Man who burned Quran outside Turkish consulate in London guilty of religiously aggravated public order offence

Hamit Coskun, 50, held the flaming Islamic text aloft before being attacked by a passerby

Evening Standard

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Judge set to pass verdict after trial of man who burned Koran

Hamit Coskun, 50, was on trial at Westminster Magistrates’ Court last week.

Evening Standard

Man who burned Koran was attacked and spat at, court told

Hamit Coskun is on trial at Westminster Magistrates’ Court after burning the Islamic text on February 13.

Evening Standard

Criminalising Koran burning would be reintroducing blasphemy law, court told

Hamit Coskun is on trial at Westminster Magistrates’ Court.

Evening Standard

Burning of Koran ‘posed a threat to public order’, prosecutors say

Hamit Coskun, 50, is on trial at Westminster Magistrates’ Court.

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Burning of Koran outside Turkish consulate in Knightsbridge ‘posed a threat to public order’, trial hears

Hamit Coskun, 50, allegedly shouted ‘f*** Islam’, ‘Islam is religion of terrorism’ and ‘Koran is burning’ as he held the flaming Islamic text aloft

Evening Standard

Conviction of man over Koran burning ‘could resurrect crime of blasphemy’

Hamit Coskun, 50, is due to stand trial at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Koran-burning conviction ‘could resurrect crime of blasphemy’, say campaigners

Hamit Coskun, 50, is facing trial at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday after pleading not guilty to two charges

Evening Standard

Man admits assault after Koran burned outside Turkish Consulate in London

Moussa Kadri denies possession of a bladed article during the incident in west London and will face trial at Southwark Crown Court next month

Evening Standard

Man admits assault after Koran burned outside Turkish Consulate

Moussa Kadri denies possession of a bladed article during the incident in west London and will face trial at Southwark Crown Court next month.

The Independent UK

The Koran and the Flesh by Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed review – the trials of a gay Muslim

This courageous, melancholy memoir, about the author’s struggle to reconcile his faith with his sexuality, argues that homophobia is a cultural phenomenon, not a religious edict

The Guardian - UK

Man denies religious aggravation charge after burning of Koran

Footage posted on social media appeared to show a man burning a book near the Turkish consulate in Knightsbridge.

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The Independent UK

Man in court accused of religious aggravation after burning of Koran

Footage posted on social media appeared to show a man burning a book near the Turkish consulate

The Independent UK

Two charged after man attacked having burnt Koran outside Turkish consulate

Social media footage showed a man being kicked on the ground by his knife-wielding attacker.

Evening Standard

Man in court after copy of Koran burned in Manchester

The burning of the Islamic holy book near the memorial to the 22 people murdered in the Manchester Arena bombing was reportedly livestreamed.

International Business Times

Koran Burner Shot Dead In Sweden, Five Arrested

A man who repeatedly burnt the Koran in 2023 in Sweden, sparking outrage in Muslim countries, has been shot dead south of Stockholm, investigators said Thursday, adding that five people had been arrested.

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Koran Burner Shot Dead In Sweden

A man who repeatedly burnt the Koran in 2023 in Sweden, sparking outrage in Muslim countries, has been shot dead, media reported Thursday as police confirmed a man died in a shooting the day before.

International Business Times

Germany Makes Arrests Over Sweden Parliament Attack Plot

Two Afghans linked to the Islamic State group were arrested in Germany on Tuesday on suspicion of planning an attack around Sweden's parliament in retaliation for Koran burnings, prosecutors said.

The Hindu

When three visually impaired scholars led Juma rites at Madin mosque

Visually impaired scholars lead Juma rites at Madin Academy, setting a record and inspiring the community.

The Hindu

The abyss of religious extremism

To begin with, hadiths and fatwas that violate the letter or spirit of the Koran should be questioned and disregarded

Zenger

World’s Most Secular Nation Pushes To Adapt Muslim Blasphemy Laws

In Sweden, disparaging Christianity has never been illegal, but Islam has proven to be a different story.

France 24

Christian families in Pakistan pick up pieces after mob attack over 'blasphemy'

On August 16, a Muslim mob attacked a Christian neighbourhood of the Pakistani town of Jaranwala. Homes and churches were burned and ransacked by a crowd of hundreds that tore through the streets of the town in the eastern Punjab province. The attack happened after two Christian brothers were accused…

The Hindu

Awaiting the age of moderation

OIC suspends Sweden's envoy over Islamophobia; Saudi Arabia's pact with Wahhabism has caused doctrinal uniformity in Muslim world; MBS's push for moderate interpretations of Islam is epochal; alliance of civilisations needed to counter fatalistic idea of clash of civilisations

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