In 2023, instances of Quran-burning occurred in Sweden, which were named collectively by Swedish media as the Korankrisen ("Quran crisis"; " Quran burning crisis " in some English-language media).

Aug 3, 2023 · Anti-Islam activists in Denmark and Sweden have burnt and damaged several copies of the Koran in recent months, prompting outrage in the Muslim world and demands the Nordic governments ban such...

Sep 4, 2023 · Police in Sweden say clashes have erupted in an immigrant neighborhood in the third largest city after an anti-Muslim protester set fire to a copy of the Quran.

Jan 30, 2025 · A man who sparked violent protests after burning the Quran has been shot dead in Sweden. Salwan Momika was killed in an apartment in Södertälje, Stockholm, on Wednesday evening, prosecutors told ...

Jan 30, 2025 · The action by Salwan Momika, an Iraqi immigrant, set off protests across the Muslim world in 2023. He had received death threats, his lawyer said.

Jul 5, 2023 · A Quran burning and requests to approve protest involving the destruction of more holy books have left Sweden torn between its commitment to free speech and respect for religious minorities.

Sep 4, 2023 · Three men have been arrested in connection with a violent riot following a Quran burning in Sweden. Unrest erupted after an Iraqi anti-Islam activist Salwan Momika set fire to a copy of the...

Aug 17, 2023 · At least two public desecrations of the Quran in Sweden in recent weeks have provoked riots, caused a diplomatic crisis and placed the country, long regarded as peaceful and tolerant, under an...

Jul 27, 2023 · A spate of Quran burnings in Sweden has badly affected the country's image abroad and led to a deterioration of the security situation at home, security service Sapo has warned.

Aug 15, 2023 · The Nordic country will raise its threat level to "high," amid a spate of Quran burnings that has spared anger in the Muslim world.