14 hours ago · 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.

Salwan Sabah Matthew Momika (Arabic: سلوان صباح متَّى موميكا; Syriac: ܣܠܘܢ ܨܒܚ ܡܬܝ ܡܘܡܝܟܐ; 23 June 1986 – 29 January 2025) was an Iraqi refugee in Sweden. He was a former militant in the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), and an atheist anti-Islam activist known for organizing public demonstrations where he burnt and desecrated the Quran. [1] .

17 hours ago · Salwan Momika, 38, staged several burnings and desecrations of Islam’s holy book in Sweden in 2023. Videos of the Quran burnings got worldwide publicity and raised anger and criticism in several Muslim nations, leading to riots and unrest in many places.

13 hours ago · Salwan Momika, an Iraqi man who sparked outrage by staging Quran-burning protests in Sweden in 2023, has been shot dead, according to Swedish authorities.

10 hours ago · Anti-Islam activist Salwan Momika, known for burning the Quran, was shot dead during his TikTok livestream in Sweden on Wednesday, according to local media. Newsweek has reached out to a ...

10 hours ago · Salwan Momika, Iraqi man who burned Quran in Sweden, killed in shooting Five people arrested over murder as the Swedish prime minister said the shooting could be linked to a foreign power.

14 hours ago · The anti-Islam activist who sparked outrage and riots in Muslim-majority countries over his repeated Quran burnings in 2023 in Sweden, was killed on late Wednesday evening at his home, local media reported. Salwan Momika was set to stand trial over hate incitement charges on Thursday. A judge at the ...

12 hours ago · Salwan Momika, an Iraqi man who sparked outrage by staging Qur'an-burning protests in Sweden in 2023, has been shot dead, according to Swedish authorities.

7 hours ago · Salwan Momika’s 2023 burning of Islam’s holy book drew ire in the Muslim world. He was killed just before he was set to receive a sentence in Sweden.

12 hours ago · Iraqi immigrant and anti-Islam campaigner Salwan Momika was killed in Sodertalje, a city near Stockholm, hours before he was expected to receive a court verdict following a trial in the 2023 Quran burning case. Five people have been arrested by police in connection with the murder.