Thousands of people took part in protests across Muslim majority nations on Friday after a second incident in Sweden involving the desecration of the Qur’an.
The episode left the Swedish government apologetic and fearing that the outrage in the Middle East may delay Turkey lifting its veto on Sweden’s membership of Nato.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had said at the Nato summit in Vilnius that he would recommend the Turkish parliament ratify Sweden’s application, ending Turkey’s year-long veto, but on returning from a trip from the Gulf he merely said Turkish ratification was contingent on the steps taken by Sweden.
Salwan Momika, an Iraqi refugee who burned Quran 2 weeks ago, has burned another copy of Quran today.
Salwan has also burned the Iraqi flag.
He tore up the Quran and then burned it.
His protests are due to his belief that the Quran promotes terrorism 🤷🏼♀️
pic.twitter.com/0vjXRdhIVj— Ashlea Simon (@AshleaSimonBF) July 20, 2023
