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STOCKHOLM — A recent string of public desecrations of the Quran by a handful of anti-Islam activists in Sweden has sparked an angry reaction in Muslim countries and raised questions ...
Sweden was also condemned after allowing Salwan Momika, an Iraqi Christian immigrant, to burn a copy of the Quran in Stockholm. Momika has staged several such protests in recent months.
Two protesters burned pages torn from a Quran outside Sweden's parliament in Stockholm Monday, the third such demonstration in recent weeks and the first since the country's prime minister warned ...
Sweden is expected to raise its terror threat level following a spate of Quran-burning incidents in recent months that has sparked anger in Muslim-majority countries ...
Turkey condemned a decision by Swedish authorities to approve a small Quran-burning demonstration outside a mosque in Stockholm on Wednesday, a move that may jeopardize Sweden’s bid to join NATO ...
STOCKHOLM — Sweden plans to step up border controls and identity checks at crossing points as its security situation deteriorates during a Quran burning crisis that has shaken both Sweden and ...
On Monday two men set a Quran alight outside parliament in Stockholm, in a protest similar to previous ones that have sparked tensions between Sweden and Middle Eastern countries, as well as with ...
Denmark has also wrestled with the same tensions. By Aaron Boxerman and Isabella Kwai At least two public desecrations of the Quran in Sweden in recent weeks have provoked riots, caused a ...
An Iraqi man who staged Quran burnings in Sweden was shot dead hours before he was set to receive a verdict on Thursday in a trial tied to the desecrations of Islam’s holy book that drew ...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A senior Swedish official said Monday that Swedes abroad and businesses linked to Sweden“should observe increased vigilance and caution,” following recent Quran ...