Sweden Quran burning sparks anger across Muslim world

[Eugene]

Source: BBC

Sweden Quran burning sparks anger across Muslim world

29 June 2023

By Alys Davies
BBC News

Several Muslim-majority countries have condemned the burning of a copy of the Quran in Sweden at a protest.

Salwan Momika, said to be an Iraqi living in Sweden, set fire to a copy of the Muslim text in front of Stockholm's central mosque on Wednesday.

Middle Eastern nations including Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Egypt strongly criticised the burning.

And Turkey, a Nato member with a say over whether Sweden gains membership, called it a "despicable act".

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Swedish police had given Mr Momika a permit for the protest, in accordance with free-speech laws. But later police said the incident was being investigated for incitement of hatred.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66052670


Police intervene as people react to a burning of a copy of the Quran in Stockholm on Wednesday (EPA-EFE/Rex/Shutterstock)

[Major Nikon]

1. Those countries don't have any right to call anyone else despicable

Especially when you consider their human rights abuses have very strong roots in the religion they are so sensitive about. There should be a Quran burning every day just to inoculate them from their chronic case of the chickenshits.

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2. I'm sure the Muslim women in hijabs agree.

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3. There's been plenty right here on DU that have defended the hijab

Prior to the Iran revolution you had to go to some of the most backwards places in the middle east to even find anyone wearing one. The whole idea behind them is women are expected to hide any appearance of being a woman just so men can spend more time thinking about their imaginary friend than thinking about women. Absent the legal and societal pressures of a highly oppressive culture against women they simply would not exist.

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4. I dunno, I kinda think most Muslim women would like equality of treatment...

in life to men and would love to ditch the hijab. Most wisely don't say it out loud but I'm betting they think it.

[Major Nikon]

5. This is the same religion that provides instruction on the correct way to beat your wife

The very best you can say about the hijab is it's a glaring symbol of oppression. The first clue is that men don't wear them.

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6. I think we're talking about the same thing but not hearing each other.

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I'm saying, not agreeing, that much of the Muslim world's views on women and women's equality is monstrously cruel.

Agreed?

[Major Nikon]

7. I didn't mean to sound as if I was contradicting you

I was agreeing with you