LONDON / ANKARA (AA) – The Swedish prime minister on Friday voiced respect for Denmark’s step toward criminalizing the public desecration of religious scriptures. “I have great respect for what Denmark is doing,” Ulf Kristersson said at a news conference, according to local media. He added that Sweden and Denmark have differe...
LONDON (AA) – The Danish government has announced that it has presented a bill criminalizing the burning of religious scriptures publicly. The action is being taken for criminalizing the burning of the Bible or the Quran, said a statement by Foreign Ministry. “As a result of recent Quran burnings, Denmark is increasingly seen in la...
Researchers believe that Christian and Jewish immigrants are more likely to adapt to American culture than Muslim immigrants WASHINGTON – A new study has found that white Americans prefer Christian immigrants and do not want Muslim immigrants of any race to settle in the U.S. However, they believe white Muslims will have an easier time [...
Extent of anti-Muslim sentiment in France is deeper compared to other European countries, says Nagihan Haliloglu ISTANBUL (AA) – Anti-Muslim sentiment in France, especially in the public sphere, has also been reflected in French art and literature, according to a Turkish scholar of multiculturalism. Speaking to Anadolu on Monday, Nagihan...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Anti-Muslim sentiment in France, especially in the public sphere, has also been reflected in French art and literature, says a scholar of multiculturalism. Speaking to the media, Nagihan Haliloglu, who teaches comparative literature at Istanbul’s Ibn Khaldun University, evaluated the impact of growing anti-Muslim sentimen...
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson says law to be reviewed without changing Constitution STOCKHOLM (AA) – The Swedish government will review the Public Order Act because of repeated attacks on the Quran, according to media reports. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, along with partners of the coalition, Ebba Busch, the leader of Christian Democ...
Woman tried to intervene, stop Salwan Momika from burning Muslim holy book STOCKHOLM (AA) – Salwan Momika, an Iraqi refugee based in Sweden, targeted the Quran on Friday in the capital Stockholm in yet another desecration of the Muslim holy book. Momika, who was assisted by Salwan Najem of Iraqi origin, perpetrated the attack once […]
TEHRAN (AA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday summoned the charge d’affaires of Sweden and Denmark separately over the continued desecration of the Holy Quran, state media said. The director of the human rights department at the ministry condemned the “continuation of the brazen and heinous acts” of insults to t...
TORONTO (AA) – A bomb threat was made against Mohammed Mosque (Masjid Muhammad) in Washington, DC, as worshipers were performing Friday prayers. Police responded and evacuated the congregation during prayers but determined the threat was baseless. A Metropolitan Police officer told Anadolu that officials went to the mosque as quickly as ...
-Recent wave of Quran burnings in Sweden have sparked widespread outrage and condemnation in Muslim countries STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Swedish intelligence has raised the country’s terror alert level to “high” following angry reactions in the Muslim world to Quran burnings in the country. The previous alert level was “...
