PORTALES, New Mexico – An American Muslim rights group has called on law enforcement to investigate possible bias in two incidents targeting a mosque in Portales, New Mexico. In a statement, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) condemned the attacks and called on local police to increase patrols. CAIR urged the local Muslim c...
GENEVA, ANKARA (AA): The Swedish government said Sunday that it wants to stop those people “who seek to come to Sweden and commit crime” in the wake of the burning of the Quran in Stockholm last week. “In May this year, the government decided to reintroduce border controls. We were clear about the reasons for […]
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (AFP): The Saudi Arabia-based Organisation of Islamic Cooperation has called for collective measures to prevent future Quran burnings, days after a copy was torched outside a Stockholm mosque. The 57-member body met at its Jeddah headquarters on Sunday to respond to Wednesday’s incident in which an Iraqi citizen livi...
GENEVA (AA): The EU has said that burning a copy of the Quran or any other holy book “is offensive, and disrespectful and a clear act of provocation.” The remarks came after a person identified as Salwan Momika carried out the despicable act under police protection in front of a Stockholm mosque on Wednesday. The […]
Stockholm, Sweden (AFP): Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on Friday distanced himself from this week’s protest at which a Quran was burned outside a Stockholm mosque, which sparked outrage in parts of the Muslim world. “It is difficult to say what the consequences will be. I think there are many people who have reason to [&he...
Baghdad, Iraq (AFP): Several thousand Iraqis gathered near the Swedish embassy in Baghdad Friday for a second day of protests against burning of Quran outside a Stockholm mosque that outraged Muslims around the world. On Thursday, one group of protesters managed to penetrate the embassy and stay inside for some 15 minutes before leaving when [...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called incident of Quran burning arrogance of West and said this is not freedom of thought WASHINGTON (AA) – The U.S. and Muslim countries Wednesday condemned the burning of the holy Muslim book the Quran in Sweden. State Department deputy spokesman Vedant Patel said it was “disrespectful̵...
Experts say court’s decision is victory for religious freedom and will help ensure workers are not discriminated against because of their faith WASHINGTON – In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the right of employees to perform religious rituals in the workplace. It requires employers to accommodate employees&...
STOCKHOLM (AA): An Iraqi national on Wednesday burned a copy of the Muslim holy book Quran outside a mosque in the Swedish capital of Stockholm. The incident took place outside the Stockholm Mosque in Medborgarplatsen, where Salwan Momika first threw the Quran on the ground before burning it with insulting words about Islam. The provocation [&...
Stockholm, Sweden (AFP): Swedish police said they have granted a permit for a protest where the organiser plans to burn a copy of the Muslim holy book Quran outside Stockholm’s main mosque on Wednesday, the start of the Muslim three-day Eid al-Adha holiday. The green light came two weeks after a Swedish appeals court rejected […]
