According to Euro News, the Iraqi refugee “tore, burned and kicked” the Qur’an “at a protest initially allowed by the authorities.” Why would this Iraqi refugee, Salwan Momika, display such disdain for the Qur’an? It suggests that this refugee (along with so many others) has suffered as a result of Qur’anic doctrines which call for the harm of and murder of those who are considered heretics, apostates, and above all, infidels.
Turkey continues to resist Sweden’s bid to join NATO over two sticking points: Qur’an burnings and Sweden’s allowing Kurdish protests. As a result of the latter, Turkey deems Sweden to be harboring “terrorists,” which is nonsense. This incident has further enraged Turkey, and the country is joined by “several Middle Eastern countries, including Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Iran,” which “have condemned a ‘provocative’ incident.”
Turkey which has been virtually holding Sweden hostage over its principle of freedom of expression, which does not recognize “hurt feelings” as an excuse to violate its constitution. Sweden expectedly criticized the “Islamophobic” act, as well as ongoing Kurdish protests.
Even worse was the comment from the deputy spokesman for the US State Department, Vedant Patel. He stated that the “burning of religious texts is “disrespectful and hurtful.” Despite his view, Patel still encouraged Turkey to accept Sweden into NATO, which is now further hardened against Sweden after yet another Qur’an burning.
An Iraqi man filled a Koran with bacon and burned it in Stockholm on Wednesday, an event that has angered Turkey as Sweden bids to join NATO.
The inflammatory stunt was carried out by two men outside the city’s main mosque on the first day of the Muslim three-day Eid al-Adha holiday.
Some 200 onlookers witnessed one of the two organisers – Salwan Momika – tearing up pages of a copy of the Koran and wiping his shoes with it before putting bacon in it and setting the book on fire, whilst the other protester spoke into a megaphone.
Some of those present shouted ‘God is great’ in Arabic to protest against the burning, and one man was detained by police after he attempted to throw a rock. A supporter of the demonstration shouted ‘let it burn’ as the holy book caught on fire….
Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan condemned the act in a tweet on Wednesday, writing: ‘I condemn the vile protest against our holy book in Sweden.’…
Hindu American says
As expected, protesters storm Sweden’s embassy in Baghdad! (per BBC).
Michael Copeland says
Sweden upholds the constitution’s freedom of speech.
Does it, or doesn’t it?
Maria says
Sweden is now better and People can use free speech
Hoi Polloi says
I appreciate the id of the burner. I saw the video but got no answers to obvious questions regarding this man until I came here. The dissemination of facts is not the matter of prime importance in reporting that it should be. Fortunately, I can count on JihadWatch.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Is he an ex muslim or a Yazidi? The name doesn’t sound either Arab nor Turkish: he could be a Kurd
I wouldn’t fault anyone if his ID was not out: he would be probably getting death threats, even in Sweden, since muslims don’t fear any law
Hoi Polloi says
I’d just like basic information beyond what I see elsewhere, which is that those awful Swedes are yet again “hurting muslim sentiments.” I appreciate that here he was identified as an Iraqi and that his actual actions are described.
Chandana Chjowdhury says
It’s a wonder more Muslims are not doing the same! Imagine killing people who believe differently from you. This is the 21st century!! Not the 7th!
Pray Hard says
Not to moslems.
PRCS says
“It’s a wonder more Muslims are not doing the same! Imagine killing people who believe differently from you. This is the 21st century!! Not the 7th!”
In a sane world!
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As with all religions: some mix of belief, indoctrination, culture, fear of rejection for some, and for many–the possibility of violent reprisal for leaving “the faith”.
Few apostates in nations where Islamic law is THE law, of course. Haven’t yet seen reports/stories of Muslim women ditching their Islamic garb for western style clothing after “fleeing” the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan for infidel nations which lawfully mandate individual rights.
RexMortis says
A primary attribute of a Cult, is the fear of separation they engender in their drones.
To leave any major TRUE religion is not a problem, you simply do it.
To leave a Cult is risky and can be deathly dangerous.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Salwan Momika should have burned a Turkish flag as well, along w/ the quran & the bacon strip. As an aside, they should make pig dung commercially available for people who wanna desecrate qurans, so that good bacon doesn’t get needlessly wasted
PMK says
The bacon might not necessarily have been wasted. I can imagine the aroma as it burned.
somehistory says
Yes, don’t contaminate and waste bacon.
Pray Hard says
Well, he has a fatwa on his head now.
FYI says
It is good when muslims actually READ the quran CRITICALLY and stop listening to ‘scholars’ of islam interpreting it for them.Stop being afraid of the quran.
To prevent this ‘scholars’ of islam create an aura of fear around the quran to stop muslims asking questions{ and an ‘apostasy’ death penalty to discourage leaving islam}
‘the Bible is corrupted’ lie the islmaic ‘scholars’
Yet allah CONFIRMS the Bible{Torah/Gospel koran 3:3 }and tells muhammed to ask the Bible people if they have any questions in Koran 10:94.It cannot be corrupted since the law of Moses,written down for all posterity in the Torah{or Pentateuch in Bible}was never changed!
islamic ;scholars don’t want muslims to know that allah permits questioning the Bible people;note that allah says the Bible people-not the ‘islamic’ scholars.
Follow allah’s advice in koran 10:94:then muslims will see that what allah is teaching CONTRADICTS the law of Moses.
Do you see WHY the Bible is banned in islamic countries?Surely if allah confirms it and says to check it you should be able to do so?
The ‘holy men’ of islam {and dawah folk}are shown to be dishonest
James Lincoln says
FYI says,
“It is good when muslims actually READ the quran CRITICALLY and stop listening to ‘scholars’ of islam interpreting it for them.Stop being afraid of the quran.”
Yes.
Nothing like “primary source verification”.
OLD GUY says
I would leave scholars out of the description of their leaders. You wouldn’t call the head of a drug cartel a scholar so why do we refer to these barbaric islamic leaders as scholars?
Hoi Polloi says
You’re right. WaPo and its “austere religious scholar” propaganda still irritates me.
Keith O says
This guy created the perfect koran, he turned it into ashes!
Fitna says
Sweden made a critical and brave decision, they didn’t give into bullying and intimidation. Hopefully they continue down this path because it’s the door for freedom for them…because one thing always leads to another.
The Muslims will become more irate and fanatical, exposing their real agenda for the broader population to see. Once the masses realize Muslims are trouble and not the nice people they thought they were, more and more brave people will stand up against Islam.
Had they chosen to cave to Turkey’s threats, they would’ve gone down the wrong path of more Islamification. Great sign…I’ve seen this with Denmark too, I think they had their moment as well and have gone the right way so far.
It’s a start, they can always backslide depending on who’s in power (like Leftists), but let’s hope this is a continuing positive trend for the West. Hopefully Islam’s days are numbered instead of ours.
Michael Copeland says
“Islam offers no answers to the questions of modern life”
— Hamed Abdel-Samad, ex-mus;im in Germany, son of an Egyptian imam.
https://gatesofvienna.net/2020/09/what-they-say/
James Lincoln says
Fitna says,
“Sweden made a critical and brave decision, they didn’t give into bullying and intimidation.”
A resounding YES.
It’s important to acknowledge when a Western government actually stands up against Leftist, islamophilic thugs.
Hoi Polloi says
Agreed.
Shema says
What a brave man. I would like to know his story.
Major Tom says
What a waste…..the bacon, that is…………..
Tatanka says
Give the man a medal and a badge of honour.