Authorities in Malmo, Sweden, have granted permission for a Quran-burning event scheduled to take place tomorrow, igniting concerns over potential unrest and division within the community.

STOCKHOLM, August 3. /TASS/. A police-authorized demonstration involving burning of the Quran took place on a beach at Lake Malaren outside the Swedish capital of Stockholm, not far from the ...

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Throughout 2023, Sweden witnessed several public Quran-burning incidents, which fueled violent protests across the Islamic world, according to Hotnews. These events not only escalated tensions ...

Most Swedes also disagree with the Quran burnings. More than half of the respondents to a recent poll by Sweden's public broadcaster SVT said they favor a ban on burning holy books such as the Quran.

The prosecution of a man for burning a Quran "evokes the notion of blasphemy", a legal expert has said. Human rights lawyer ...

Stockholm – Five men arrested in Sweden over the killing of Salwan Momika, who repeatedly burned copies of the Quran in 2023, have been dismissed as suspects, a prosecutor said on March 21.

Five men arrested in Sweden over the killing of Salwan Momika, who repeatedly burned copies of the Quran in 2023, have been dismissed as suspects, a prosecutor said. Stockhom District Court has ...

As Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said at a press conference on Wednesday, there can be no speculation about how this fully sanctioned Quran burning demonstration could affect Sweden's ...

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The European Union has strongly condemned the recent Quran burning incident that took place in Sweden. In a statement, the European Union described the act as offensive, disrespectful, and a clear act ...

Iraq has expelled the Swedish ambassador in protest at a planned burning of the Quran in Stockholm that has prompted hundreds of protesters to storm and set alight the Swedish embassy in Baghdad. An ...