Tag: burnings
Sweden avoids UN criticism for Koran burnings
share-arrowShare unsaveSave chevron-left previous expand-left full screen chevron-rightnext Salwan Momika burns a Koran during a “general gathering” on Lorensborg Square in Malmö. Archive image. 1 / 2Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT The…
After the Koran burnings: Imran’s internship in Istanbul was suspended
It was in November this year that Imran, a student at Linköping University, was to begin his internship at the Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul, SFII. He would be given…
Koran burnings were discussed at the UN
“The mentality that encourages the heinous attacks on the Holy Quran in Europe, by allowing them under the guise of freedom of expression, essentially darkens (Europe’s) own future,” said Turkish…
Christian Iraqis are suspected after the Koran burnings in Sweden
Iraq is the country in the Middle East where the protests against the Koran burnings have been the most violent. Last summer, the Koran burnings aroused such anger that crowds…
The bill for Stockholm’s Koran burnings: “Just over 4.7 million”
So far this year, 13 public gatherings have been held in the Stockholm police region where the organizer stated that something should be burned. In total, it has cost the…
Debate on Koran burnings between Magdalena Andersson (S) and Jimmie Åkesson (S) in Aktuellt
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) has made the assessment that “Sweden is in the most serious security situation since the Second World War”. The threat to Sweden risks becoming even…
The editorial writer: Sweden’s line on the Koran burnings is absurd
Anders Lindberg, political editor-in-chief at Aftonbladet, believes that Denmark’s proposal for a ban on burning religious scriptures in public places is the right way to go. – I consider Koran…
Banning Koran burnings can cause new problems
full screen Korana burning outside Christiansborg in Copenhagen on August 7. Archive image. Photo: Ritzau Scanpix/TT Even if the Danish government with its new bill would put an end to…
Banning Koran burnings can cause new problems
— If, for example, in demonstrations instead you start ridiculing drawings of people who are considered holy, among them Muhammad, you could imagine that this could also provoke strong reactions…
Danish proposal: Koran burnings should be banned
Koran burnings are to be banned in Denmark, according to a new bill from the Danish government.– The bill will make it a criminal offense to publicly burn the Koran,…