Al Jazeera, like the establishment media in the West, shows no curiosity about why a couple of Iraqis would have anything against the Qur’an. No one ever asks Momika or Najem why they do this; they know why, and don’t want anyone else to catch on. Meanwhile, note Al Jazeera saying that the Qur’an burnings have “raised security issues for Swedish nationals abroad.” This is false. Actually, Muslims deciding to react violently to Qur’an burnings have raised security issues for Swedish nationals abroad, not the burnings themselves. But everyone has accepted that shift in responsibility by now, and takes it for granted. Note also Al Jazeera’s attempts to assassinate Momika’s character: he’s “far right,” you see. The boys at Al Jazeera know that Western Leftists lap up such stuff, and it will ensure that no one strays off the reservation and starts to have any sympathy for those who are trying to defend the freedom of expression in its dying days.
“Copy of Quran desecrated outside Stockholm’s Royal Palace,” by Nils Adler, Al Jazeera, August 14, 2023:
Stockholm, Sweden – A copy of the Quran has been desecrated in Sweden’s capital as two men kicked the Muslim holy book and burned several of its pages in front of the Royal Palace amid a heavy police presence.
Monday’s incident marked the second time in a matter of weeks that Salwan Momika, 37, and Salwan Najem, 48, have burned the Quran, an act permitted under Sweden’s freedom of speech laws, at Mynttorget, a central square surrounded by government buildings and the palace….
Present among the crowd was a group wearing firefighter-themed outfits whose members chanted “extinguish the hate” while handing out plastic firefighter hats and encouraging onlookers to speak into their megaphones.
Those granted permission to burn the Quran are allocated a one-hour slot, after which the police disperse them and allow people to collect any remnants of the desecrated holy book.
On this occasion, Momika and Najem had printed multiple pages of the Quran that had text in Arabic as well as translations in Swedish that blew across the square.
After the pair left the area under police escort, several men rushed across the square, picking up the pages from the ground and from the walls leading to the Royal Palace….
The burnings have caused a diplomatic crisis for Sweden and led to demonstrations in several countries calling for a boycott of Swedish products.
It has also raised security issues for Swedish nationals abroad….
After the first Quran burning, Swedish authorities received information that led to the Migration Agency opening a case to reconsider Momika’s residence permit.
Videos and photos from when he lived in Iraq appear to show he had a leadership role in a Christian militia group that was part of a Shia Muslim umbrella organisation with close ties to Iran.
Momika has also expressed favourable views towards the right-wing, anti-immigration Sweden Democrats party on social media.
Najem emigrated from Iraq in 1998 and became a Swedish citizen in June 2005.
Both men are currently being investigated on suspicion of incitement against an ethnic group.
James says
Congratulations Salwan Momika!! This is how this filthy book should be treated. 🔥 📗
Michael Copeland says
The Book of Kill Them.
Ian Senior says
Muslims are against other ethnic and religious groups.
Persecuting and killing Christians comes to mind and harassing, molesting and raping white British girls comes to mind.
fadeye@yahoo.com says
…the NON-protected groups, smh
somehistory says
How is burning a book of evil filth, “incitement against an ethnic group”?
Which “ethnic group” would that be?
Which “ethnic group” exclusively reads and follows that book of demon propaganda?
And, it is not desecration…and the book is unholy in the extreme. It’s high-time more people on this planet Earth recognize that; and past time to recognize that mozlums want us all dead…not just those people who burn their filthy book.
al jazeera is a propaganda tool…not to be trusted.
James Lincoln says
somehistory says,
“And, it is not desecration…and the book is unholy in the extreme.”
An excellent – and often overlooked point.
My compliments.
somehistory says
Thank you very much, James.
fadeye@yahoo.com says
hey, at least that’s better than the Liars calling them a ‘race’, LOL!
Hoi Polloi says
“reconsider Momika’s residence permit”
Yet, violent muslim rapists and murderers are permitted to stay.
Governments of the west commit repeated hate crimes against their own.
somehistory says
Yes, we are told that the terrorists, the rapists, those who murder family members, can’t be deported because they might face persecution.
And not only are they “permitted to stay,” they have their bills paid, housing paid, legal bills funded, by the taxpayers they threaten. And this makes those in government aiders an abettors of the criminals.
somehistory says
aiders “and”….the d hid from my fingers as the Truth is hidden by the criminals in charge.
fadeye@yahoo.com says
lol, good one!
…but it’s 2023, most of us speak autocorrect now, lol!
fadeye@yahoo.com says
burning an evil book is So much worse than Raping white girls, doncha know?!
Wellington says
Here’s an arguably highly pertinent question: How many ex-Christians burn a Bible?
somehistory says
I don’t know many ex-Christians, but the ones I know, kept their Bibles intact.
Wellington says
QED, somehistory, eh?
somehistory says
to my satisfaction, Wellington.
Kepha says
Maybe the Iraqi refugees in question were not ex-Muslims, but Christians, Mandaeans, or Yazidis. Since the report indicates they are recent refugees, this probably rules out Jews, since the overwhelming majority of Iraq’s Jews left in between 1948 and the 1960’s.
Bull Herman says
Why yes they should have rushed to pick up any and all scraps. Why waste good kindling?
࿗Infidel࿘ says
So while the OIC countries rail against the likes of Denmark & Sweden, it’s noteworthy that the people burning the qurans in question are not native Danes or Swedes (aside from Rasmus Paludan) but native Iraqis, who may either be ex-muslims or of other ethnic groups, like Assyrians or Yazidis. Yet, these countries are ranting against Denmark & Sweden
How about this – Denmark & Sweden just cancel the citizenships/residency permits of every muslim living in their countries, and deport them back to their countries of origin?
fadeye@yahoo.com says
well, One problem with that would be if they really were EX-mozlems…because if so, then They WOULD be persecuted and Murdered by the mozlems in their home country! EX-mozlems (& persecuted Christians) are the ONLY ones the West should accept, right?!
mick says
France 24 identifies Momika as a Syriac Christian., who fought IS in a Xian militia financed by Iran.
Jayell1 says
This idea of ‘desecrating the Qur’an’ is really rather curious. It’s a bit like talking about ‘desecrating’ household refuse.
The Istanbulian says
If they were right wing Iraqis, they’d be protesting Quran burnings.
Donovan Nuera says
Maybe the Swedish Royal Family will want to visit or have a parade through the 2nd biggest Swedish city, Malmo. I think it has been 30 years since they have stopped by. (or has their own security officer told them it would be a “bad idea”?)