All posts tagged "Koran"

Denmark has introduced legislation to make the burning of the Koran or other religious writings illegal in future. The Danish parliament passed the new law on Thursday. Under its provisions the inappropriate treatment of writings with essential religious significance for recognized religious communities will be punishable by up to two years in prison. For example, it will also be a criminal offence to burn or stamp on the Bible or the Torah in public. Koran burnings in Denmark and Sweden in the summer led to angry reactions and sometimes violent protests in Muslim-majority countries, and to di......

By Timour Azhari and Anna Ringstrom BAGHDAD/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Hundreds of protesters stormed the Swedish embassy in central Baghdad in the early hours of Thursday morning, scaling its walls and setting it on fire in protest against the expected burning of a Koran in Sweden. All Baghdad embassy staff were safe, the Swedish foreign ministry press office said in a statement, condemning the attack and highlighting the need for Iraqi authorities to protect diplomatic missions. Thursday's demonstration was called by supporters of Shi'ite cleric Muqtada Sadr to protest the second planned Koran bur......