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Quran-burning sparks violent riots in Sweden

Ten were detained after vandalism and clashes with police swept the city of Malmö.

Sweden: Arrests made after violent riot breaks out during Quran burning

Swedish police arrest two people and detained 10 after violent riot breaks out at protest involving a burning of the Quran in Malmo.

Denmark to ban Quran burnings following Muslim outrage

Danish government to pass legislation aimed especially at burnings and desecrations of holy books in public places.

Iran summons Swedish and Danish representatives following Quran burnings

Iran says it the Swedish and Danish governments are fully responsible for desecrations of the Quran in those countries.

Sweden: Woman arrested after spraying Quran-burning activist

Swedish police detain woman who sprayed anti-Islam activist using a fire extinguisher as he staged a Quran-burning.

Sweden raises terrorist alert to second highest level following Quran burnings

Sweden's security service raises terrorist alert from 3 to 4, says it thwarted attacks after Quran burnings angered the Muslim world.

Sweden calls for vigilance abroad after Quran burning incidents

Senior Swedish official calls Swedes abroad and businesses linked to Sweden to “observe increased vigilance and caution”.

Former Lebanese cabinet member: I suspect Zionists were behind Quran burnings in Europe

Former Lebanese cabinet member claims "Zionists" seek to "denigrate the image of Islam," to cause strife, and to destroy societies.

Molotov cocktail thrown at Sweden's embassy in Beirut

The attack on the embassy comes amid outrage in the Muslim world over incidents of Quran burning in Sweden.

Watch: Death to America!' at protest outside Swedish Embassy in Tehran

Protesters demonstrating outside Swedish Embassy in Tehran call for expulsion of Swedish Ambassador to Iran.

Sweden: Activists yet again burn Quran in Stockholm

The incident comes as Sweden mulls legislative possibilities to ensure a ban on the desecration of holy books throughout the country.

Denmark seeks to make it illegal to desecrate Quran

The comments by Denmark’s Foreign Minister follow public Quran desecrations both in Denmark and in Sweden.

Khamenei: Desecrators of Quran should face the most severe punishment

Iranian Supreme Leader calls on Sweden to hand over those who burn the Quran to Islamic countries.

Nasrallah: Expel Swedish ambassadors over Quran burning there

Hezbollah leader calls on Arab and Islamic countries to follow in Iraq's footsteps and expel the Swedish ambassadors from their countries.

Swedish activist cancels plan to burn Jewish Bible

The Swedish activist who threatened to burn the Jewish Bible claims he was checking for selective enforcement.

Iran claims: Mossad involved in Quran burning in Sweden

Iranian Ministry of Defense claims the Swedish activist who burned the Quran served as an agent of the Mossad.

Pakistan: Muslims protest Quran burning in Sweden

Muslims hold rallies following Prime Minister's call for anti-Sweden protests over burning of Quran in Stockholm.

After Quran burning: Stockholm authorities receive application to burn Torah

Police in Stockholm receive new applications to burn religious texts following burning of Quran that sparked outrage in the Muslim world.

Turkey: Quran burning in Sweden raises questions about NATO membership

Turkey’s foreign minister says Sweden's failure to prevent Quran-burning raises questions about Sweden’s possible NATO membership.

Saudi Arabia summons Sweden's ambassador following Quran burning

Saudi foreign ministry urges Sweden "to stop actions that contradict international efforts seeking to spread the values of tolerance".

Sweden: Quran burning was an Islamophobic act

Sweden's government condemns burning of a Quran outside Stockholm's main mosque which enraged the Muslim world.

Muslim world outraged after Quran burned in Sweden

Iraqi protesters breach Sweden's embassy in Baghdad, and other countries condemn the burning of a Quran outside a Stockholm mosque.

Hamas TV claims: Jews desecrated Quran at PA village near Shechem

Hamas TV broadcasts footage which, it claims, shows two masked Jews tearing up Quran at mosque in village of Urif.

In the West, a burned Koran gets more media than burned children

Is a child shot or burned alive worth less today than a copy of the Hadith burned in a square? The cowardly West seems to think so. Op-ed.

Israeli TV’s shallow, irresponsible stunt

Gil Tamary made clear he knew exactly what he was doing by referring to the site as “a place forbidden to non-Muslims.” Op-ed.

Riots break out in Sweden ahead of planned Quran burnings

Violent clashes erupt in Swedish cities between rioters and police after politician announces plans to burn copies of the Quran.

“Christians, we will slit your throats on the Koran”

Death threats, attacks, assaults have a specific function: to transform someone into a dead man, politically or physically. Opinion.

PA Mufti condemns Koran desecration in Europe

The Mufti of Palestine warns of religious conflict after Korans destroyed in Sweden and Norway.

Islam, global Muslim antisemitism, failed Jewish leadership

Only Wilders decries the Islam fueling Western European Jew-hatred

The immorality of Islamic violence

Iranian Koran Expert: Crucify, amputate protesters per Koran 5:33

Erdogan: “Our God commands us to be violent to the kuffar”

Actual Kurdish Muslim treatment of Jews today and in the past

'Quran focuses on Jews so much because they're our sworn enemy'

Iraqi cleric says this always has and will always be true, and that Quran discusses Jews so Muslims may understand 'enemy mentality.'

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