Momika, an immigrant from Iraq, had gained notoriety in recent years for lighting copies of the Quran aflame during public demonstrations against Islam. Late last month he stepped onto his balcony and ...

Iraqi refugee Salwan Momika, who was shot dead late Wednesday in Sweden, stoked international controversy with his Koran burnings.

Salwan Momika, an Iraqi man who sparked outrage by staging Quran-burning protests in Sweden in 2023, has been shot dead, according to Swedish authorities. A spokesperson for Sweden’s prosecutor ...

New Delhi: In 2023, Iraqi activist Salwan Momika sparked global outrage by desecrating the Quran in front of a mosque in Stockholm on the first day of Eid ul-Adha. He tore pages from the book ...

On Jan. 29, Salwan Momika was shot to death in the city of Södertälje, Sweden. He had been investigated by Swedish ...

Vice President JD Vance’s speech to Europe’s leaders at the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 14 underscored how far Europe ...

Salwan Najem, a 50-year-old Swedish citizen, has been handed a suspended sentence after he staged public burnings of the Koran which led to unrest and caused strain between Muslim countries and Sweden ...

An Iraqi refugee in Sweden has been killed hours before a court ruling on his repeated burning of the Quran in anti-Islam demonstrations last year. Police announced on Thursday that they had made ...

Iraqi refugee Salwan Momika, who was shot dead late Wednesday in Sweden, stoked international controversy with his Koran burnings. In June 2023, the 38-year-old with a chequered past sparked ...