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New Quran burning planned in Sweden today

New Quran burning planned in Sweden today

Swedish police have granted a permit for a protest outside parliament today in which the organizers plan to burn the Quran, according to local media. The protest is scheduled for 1 p.m. local time today, according to the police …

Kazakh President condemns burning of the Quran in Europe

Kazakh President condemns burning of the Quran in Europe

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said he considers the acts of burning the Quran in a number of European countries as an unacceptable provocation that might fuel tension in the modern world and undermine trust between peoples and …

Russia and UN condemn Quran burning incident in Denmark

Russia and UN condemn Quran burning incident in Denmark

Moscow and the UN General Assembly condemned the incident involving the burning of a copy of the Quran in Denmark. According to the official representative of Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, showing intolerance to any …

Türkiye condemns Quran burning in Denmark

Türkiye condemns Quran burning in Denmark

The Turkish Foreign Ministry strongly condemned repeated attacks against the Holy Quran, including the most recent attack in front of the Turkish embassy in …

Quran desecrated in Denmark

Quran desecrated in Denmark

An anti-Muslim group desecrated the Quran in Denmark's capital Copenhagen, as Muslims expressed outrage about a similar incident in Sweden and called on authorities to prevent such hateful acts from repeating. The ultranationalist …

Islamic world to protect Quran

Islamic world to protect Quran

The Foreign Ministers of Iran and Türkiye held talks, during which they discussed steps to counter Islamophobia amid the burning of the Quran in Copenhagen

Swedish embassy in Iraq set on fire

Swedish embassy in Iraq set on fire

Protesters against another Quran burning action in Stockholm broke into Sweden’s embassy in Baghdad and set it on fire, Reuters reported, …

Israel condemns Sweden’s permission to burn Torah scroll

Israel condemns Sweden’s permission to burn Torah scroll

Israel’s highest officials are calling on Swedish authorities to revoke the Stockholm police's authorization for activists to burn a Torah scroll. The move comes shortly after the Quran burning in Sweden which sparked outrage in the …

Pope Francis condemns burning of Quran

Pope Francis condemns burning of Quran

Pope Francis said the burning of the Muslim holy book, the Quran, has made him angry and disgusted and that he condemned and rejected permitting the act as a form of freedom of speech. "Any book considered holy should be respected …

Tehran residents protest against Quran burning

Tehran residents protest against Quran burning

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Friday condemned the Quran-burning in Sweden. In an address to worshippers in the Iranian province of Kerman, he said the desecration insulted the "most valuable divine book" and hurt the …

Russia condemns Quran burning in Sweden

Russia condemns Quran burning in Sweden

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s remarks regarding the unacceptability of desecration of the Quran in Russia are very important amid the recent events in Sweden, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. "The …

Quran burning blocks Sweden’s NATO entry bid

Quran burning blocks Sweden’s NATO entry bid

The Swedish authorities are pushing Turkey toward take a tougher position on Stockholm’s bid for NATO membership by actually condoning anti-Islam rallies, complete with desecration of the Quran, a diplomatic source in Turkey said. …

Putin: Disrespect for Quran is crime in Russia

Putin: Disrespect for Quran is crime in Russia

Russia has profound respect for Quran and religious feelings of Muslims, and disrespect for the holy book is a crime in Russia, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in Derbent. "It is a holy thing for Muslims and …