Quran

Sweden’s Jewish leaders gift Muslim community al-Aqsa Quran in act of solidarity

"This hate comes from the far right, which threatens us as well as them.... we need to stand for each other,” Rabbi Moshe David HaCohen told The Jerusalem Post.

|BySHIR PERETS
Jewish and Muslim delegations meet at Great Mosque in Stockholm.
An Iranian protester holds the Quran in her hand during a protest against a man who burned a copy of the Quran outside a mosque in the Swedish capital Stockholm, in front of the Swedish Embassy in Tehran, Iran June 30, 2023.

Bullet-riddled Quran found outside Stockholm mosque, note urges Muslims 'return to their homeland'

Attached to the Quran was a sticker bearing a message, written in both Arabic and Swedish, urging Muslims to “return to their homeland.”

|BySHOSHANA BAKER
Demonstrators burn the Swedish flag during a protest in Tehran against the insult to the Koran after the Muslim holy book was burned in Stockholm, July 21, 2023.

Sweden identifies suspect in Quran-burner murder case linked to 'foreign power'

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said in January, referring to the killing, that "there is obviously a risk that there is a connection to a foreign power."

|ByREUTERS
FROM LEFT: Gilad Almog, Nir Edri and Yair Malcha, owners of Biga, toast their new format.

Grapevine July 1, 2025: Between Bibi and Buzaglo

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

Swedish government considers allowing police to stop Quran burnings

The decision to appoint a commission met with immediate scepticism from several political parties, including the government's support party, the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats.

AUGUST 18, 2023ByREUTERS
Demonstrators burn the Swedish flag during a protest against a man who burned a copy of the Quran outside a mosque in the Swedish capital Stockholm, in front of the Swedish Embassy in Tehran, Iran June 30, 2023

Pakistan arrests two Christians accused of blasphemy day after riots

A Christian graveyard was also desecrated in the vicinity, residents and community leaders said.

AUGUST 18, 2023ByREUTERS
A police officer walks past the belongings of the residents along a street in a Christian neighbourhood, a day after the church buildings and houses were vandalised by protesters in Jaranwala, Pakistan August 17, 2023

Sweden raises terrorist alert level after Quran burnings

Sweden's SAPO security service raised the terrorist alert from 3 to 4 on a scale from 1-5, reflecting a high threat.

AUGUST 17, 2023ByREUTERS
A man displays a placard during a protest following the burning of the Koran in Stockholm, outside the embassy of Sweden in London, Britain, January 28, 2023.

Pakistan crowd vandalizes churches, torches homes after two accused of blasphemy

Blasphemy is punishable by death in Pakistan and though no one has ever been executed for it, numerous accused people have been lynched by outraged crowds.

AUGUST 16, 2023ByREUTERS
Supporters of the banned Islamist political party Tehrik-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) chant slogans demandig the release of their leader and the expulsion of the French ambassador over cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed, during a protest rally in Lahore, Pakistan October 22, 2021.

There's something rotten in the state of Sweden; Denmark too - opinion

There is a misconception lying at the heart of the issue that is perhaps at the root cause of the problem, namely, that text desecration is “expression.”

AUGUST 13, 2023ByDAVID SCHONBERG
People demonstrate against the desecration of the Quran in Denmark, in Sanaa, Yemen July 24, 2023.

Denmark tightens border control after Quran burnings

Denmark is tightening border control due to security concerns after Quran burnings.

AUGUST 4, 2023ByREUTERS
People demonstrate against the desecration of the Quran in Denmark, in Sanaa, Yemen July 24, 2023.

Sweden to boost border controls after Quran burnings

Sweden and Denmark have seen a string of protests in recent weeks, in which copies of the Quran were burned or otherwise damaged.

AUGUST 1, 2023ByREUTERS
Demonstrators burn the Swedish flag during a protest against a man who burned a copy of the Quran outside a mosque in the Swedish capital Stockholm, in front of the Swedish Embassy in Tehran, Iran June 30, 2023

Iran, Saudi Arabia join condemnations of Quran burnings in Europe

The UN General Assembly also adopted a resolution that condemns violence against holy books as a violation of international law.

JULY 26, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
People rally to denounce the burning of the Koran in Sweden and the Israeli military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, in Sanaa, Yemen July 4, 2023.

European rabbis to Sweden on Torah burning: Amend laws, ensure unity

The Swedish embassy in Baghdad faced the brunt of the outrage when it was stormed in protest.

JULY 20, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
Burning books.