Iraqi refugee Salwan Momika, who was shot dead late Wednesday in Sweden, stoked international controversy with his Quran ...

Verdict on Quran burnings in Sweden postponed after murder of Iraqi Christian, sparking international outrage and diplomatic ...

Hours after Momika’s death, his associate Salwan Najm, who had accompanied him in previous controversial Quran-burning ...

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 ...

A day before he was to be sentenced for anti-Islamic activities, Momika was killed in his apartment in Sweden by assailants ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Salwan Momika speaks in Malmö, Sweden, Sept. 30, 2023. (Johan ...

he was quoted as saying. Salwan Momika made headlines for his protests in 2023 when he burnt the Quran in Sweden. Momika's desecration sparked outrage across many Muslim nations. In response to ...

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. By Christina Anderson and Amelia Nierenberg ...

A man who repeatedly burnt the Quran in 2023 in Sweden, sparking outrage in Muslim countries, has been shot dead, media reported Thursday as police confirmed a man died in a shooting the day before.

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 ...

Salwan Momika, the man who burnt Quran in Sweden, died in shooting near capital Stockholm. The Swedish media reports that Momika came to Sweden from Iraq in 2018 and was granted a three-year residence ...