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Koran burning could be banned in Denmark after fiery protests

Denmark is considering banning the burning of holy texts after copies of the Koran were set on fire by far-right provocateurs, outraging Muslims worldwide.

Evening Standard

Koran burning in Scandinavia: freedom of expression’s ultimate test?

Incidents of the Koran being publicly burnt in Sweden and Denmark have caused huge offence and upset across the Islamic world and sparked condemnation from European leaders.

The Week

Thousands in Iraq, Iran, Lebanon protest Koran desecration in Sweden

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 Koran in Sweden, a day after protesters stormed the country's embassy in Iraq.

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Swedish Jewish Leader Opposes Ban On Burning Holy Books

Calls for criminalizing hate speech instead, amid controversy over proposed legislation.

Zenger

Iraq expels Swedish ambassador as man desecrates Koran in Stockholm

Diplomatic blow-up comes hours after protesters angered by the planned burning of a copy of the Koran stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad

Evening Standard

Diplomatic tensions rise between Stockholm, Baghdad after Iraqi protesters storm Swedish embassy

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 and setting off a diplomatic furor.

France 24

Swedish Police Approve Burning Of Bible Outside Israeli Embassy

Controversial decision follows Koran burnings, sparks outrage in Islamic world

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From militia leader to refugee: The backstory of the man who burned a Koran in Sweden

Soon after a Chrisitan Iraqi man named Salwan Momika burned a Koran in front of Sweden’s largest mosque on June 28, 2023, it was reported that he was a member of a Swedish ultra-nationalist party. Then videos from Momika’s past in Iraq started to surface. This footage showed him wearing…

France 24

US may have solution to Turkey's opposition to Swedish NATO bid

With Nato leaders due to gather in Vilnius Tuesday for a two day summit, Sweden's membership bid hangs in the balance. Turkish President Recep Erdogan, outraged by the burning of a Koran outside a Stockholm mosque, is resisting international pressure over his opposition to Sweden's bid. The Turkish leader is…

Radio France Internationale

Swedish Police Receive Application To Burn Torah Outside Israeli Embassy

Sweden's attempts to be admitted to NATO could be colored by activists request to publicly burn Torah to promote freedom of speech

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The Hindu

Iraq denounces ‘racist’ Koran burning in Sweden

BAGHDAD: Iraq has condemned as “racist” and “irresponsible” the burning of a copy of the Koran by an Iraqi living in Sweden during a protest authorised by the police.

Bangkok Post

Koran burning protest could further delay Sweden's NATO membership

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.

France 24

Swedish police grant permit for Koran burning

STOCKHOLM: Swedish police said they have granted a permit for a protest where the organiser plans to burn a Koran outside Stockholm's main mosque on Wednesday, the start of the Muslim three-day Eid al-Adha holiday.

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Artist Shamim Qureshi’s calligraphy works based on the verses in the Koran are on display at Salar Jung Museum in Hyderabad

Mumbai-based Shamim Qureshi paints terracotta vessels and canvases with verses in the Koran in calligraphy; Her works on display at Salar Jung museum in Hyderabad

Bangkok Post

Yala’s giant Koran pulls in Muslim visitors

YALA: Muslims from near and far have visited Raman district to see the nation’s biggest Koran, the latest art attraction in the South.

Reuters

Turkey summons Danish envoy over attacks on Koran and Turkish flag

Turkey summoned the Danish ambassador in Ankara to express its strong condemnation and protest over what it said had been attacks on the Koran and on the Turkish flag on Friday, the Foreign Ministry said.

Reuters

Swedish police detain five suspected of Islamist attack plot

Sweden's police security service said on Tuesday it had detained five men on suspicion of conspiracy to commit terrorist crimes, after "international calls for attacks" that followed a Koran-burning protest in Stockholm

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Turkey summons Danish envoy over burning of Koran

Turkey has summoned the Danish ambassador in Ankara to express its strong condemnation and protest over recent attacks on the Koran and the Turkish flag, the Foreign Ministry said on Friday.

France 24

Did Russian ties to Koran-burning outside Turkish embassy derail Sweden’s NATO bid?

The timing couldn’t have been worse. Turkey had already threatened to derail Sweden’s NATO aspirations when a far-right extremist set fire to a Koran outside the Turkish embassy in Stockholm. On Friday, Ankara issued its verdict on Sweden and Finland’s joint NATO bid: For now, Turkey would only start ratifying…

The Independent UK

Row over pupils who damaged Koran raises free speech concerns – Braverman

Reports of death threats against pupils who allegedly damaged a copy of the Koran are alarming, the Home Secretary has said.

The Independent UK

Police speak to pupil who sent threats to autistic boy over damage to Koran

West Yorkshire Police said an officer has ‘given words of advice’ to a student following the incident at Kettlethorpe High School in Wakefield.

Wales Online

Schools minister condemns reported death threats to boys who 'damaged Koran'

Four high school pupils were suspended over book incident but headteacher says there was no malicious intent

The Independent UK

Minister condemns death threats against pupils who damaged Koran

Minster for Schools Nick Gibb has said his department is working with Kettlethorpe High School in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.

Reuters

Swedish prime minister says NATO talks with Ankara will resume in mid-March -SVT

Sweden's prime minister said on Wednesday talks with Turkey regarding NATO membership will resume in mid-March after stalling in January in the wake of a Koran-burning protest.

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