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Protesters attempt to storm Baghdad’s Green Zone over reports of Quran burning
Baghdad: Nearly thousands of protesters, on Saturday, attempted to storm into Baghdad’s Green Zone, a heavily fortified area with several foreign embassies and the seat of Iraq’s government, in reaction to reports…
- Middle East
Quran desecration: Iran refuses to receive new Swedish envoy
Baghdad: Iran announced on Friday that it would not allow the new Swedish ambassador, due to the repeated desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden, Fars News Agency reported. Iranian Foreign Minister…
- World
After Sweden, extremist group desecrates Quran in Denmark
Copenhagen: A Danish far-right anti-Islam group desecrated a copy of the Quran in Denmark’s capital Copenhagen, under police protection on Friday. The extremist group called “Danske Patrioter” burned the holy book in…
- World
Countries summon Sweden envoys to protest Quran desecration
Sweden’s ambassadors have been summoned by several Islamic countries to denounce the issuance of permits for protests where copies of the Quran were desecration in Stockholm. The summons came in the wake…
- World
Iraqi man desecrates Quran again in Sweden
A Swedish resident of Iraqi origin once again desecrated a copy of the Quran in front of the Iraqi embassy in the Swedish capital, Stockholm, under heavy police protection on Thursday. Thirty-seven-old…
- World
Sweden Quran burning: Muslims in New Zealand demand action against culprits
Following the act of desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden, Muslims in New Zealand and other parts of the world started demanding action against the culprits. One of the New Zealanders,…
- Middle East
Iraq: Protesters storm Swedish embassy in Baghdad over burning of Quran
Hundreds of angry protesters stormed the Swedish embassy in central Baghdad on Thursday morning in response as Sweden granted permission to burn the Quran. Videos which surfaced on social media platforms show…
- World
After Quran, Swedish police allows desecration of Torah, Bible
The Swedish Police on Friday gave permission for a gathering where they are expected to burn the Torah and Hebrew Bible in front of the Israeli Embassy’ in Stockholm. It is expected…
- Middle East
Quran desecration: Saudi Arabia welcomes UNHRC resolution
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has welcomed the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution on religious hatred in the wake of a desecration of the copy of Holy Quran incident…
- India
India strongly rejects Quran desecration, votes against such acts in UNHRC
United Nations: India on Wednesday voted in favour of a draft resolution tabled in the UN Human Rights Council that condemns and strongly rejects recent “public and premeditated” acts of desecration of…
- Middle East
Kuwait to print 100,000 copies of Quran with Swedish translation
Kuwait: The Kuwait government has announced printing of 100,000 copies of the Quran translated into Swedish language, Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported. The decision was taken in response to the desecration of…
- World
Protest held in Stockholm against Quran burning
Stockholm: Thousands of protestors gathered in central Stockholm to protest against the burning of the Quran in Sweden. The gathering took place on a square near a mosque where an individual set…
- World
Take steps to prevent anti-Muslim hatred, OIC urges UN members
New York: Condemning the desecration of the holy Quran outside a mosque in Sweden on the occasion of Eid Al Adha, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) urged the United Nations member…
- Pakistan
Protests in Pakistan over burning of Quran in Sweden
Islamabad: People in Pakistan took out rallies on Friday against the desecration of the Quran in Sweden after the Islamic nation’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called for protests over the “disheartening incident”…
- World
Mosque desecrated for 5th time in New Mexico, police action urged
The Portales Islamic Center in eastern New Mexico, United States, was vandalised five times between June 1 to June 23, local media reported. Ahmed Benssouda, director of the mosque, said that the…
