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Islamic Academic Institutions in Sweden Keep Closing Down
Only Islamic schools have been targeted by the legislation so far, triggering an outcry from Muslim organizations, researchers, and schools, arguing that the decision to shut down Islamic schools was not based on poor academic results or other teaching shortcomings.
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Experts, families say Sweden's social system mistreats Muslim children
Social agencies have the right to send their staff and take children from their homes or from school without their parents’ knowledge.
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Muslim, Orthodox Christian graves vandalized in Sweden
Many tombstones vandalized and scrawled with red paint by unidentified people at Ostra Cemetery, local media reports.
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Riot erupts in Sweden as far-right leader attempts to burn another copy of Muslim holy book
Rasmus Paluda late Sunday at Uppsala Mosque attempted to burn copy of Quran.
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Danish far-right leader ‘burns’ Muslim holy book again in Sweden
Rasmus Paludan announces on social media that he burned copy of Holy Quran in front of Raslatt Mosque in Sweden’s southern city of Jonkoping.
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Hostility towards Quran is sign of ignorance: Turkish president
‘It is impossible for anyone who reads the Quran once to harbor enmity towards this blessed book,’ says Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Quran burning 'tour' shows spotlight on rising Swedish far right
Local Muslims, politicians weigh in on 'planned, distasteful' anti-Muslim campaign in Sweden that provoked riots.
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Protests continue in Sweden over burning of Quran
Hundreds gather in capital Stockholm to protest burning of Muslim holy book in southern Linkoping city.
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Bangladeshis protest burning of Holy Quran in Sweden; Israeli aggression against Palestinians
It’s our earnest request to the OIC as well as the United Nations and other global leaders not to discriminate against Muslims and not to dishonor the holy Quran which is the most respectful thing for millions of Muslims across the world.
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AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly denounced insult to the Holy Quran in Sweden
These cases of spreading hatred and inciting religious sentiments ignite hostile feelings and divisions in human societies and insult the values of freedom and human concepts and only in the interests of extremists.
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Respect religious beliefs of Muslims, China tells Sweden
Statement comes after Swedish far-right politician burned copy of Muslim holy book in Sweden's southern Linkoping city.
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OIC Secretary-General Condemns the Burning of Copies of Holy Qur'an during Anti-Muslim Demonstrations in Sweden
The Secretary-General said that the event was a clear manifestation of the racist and xenophobic mindset of the organizers and that their action went against all accepted norms and values of civilized society.
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Hezbollah Strongly Condemns Desecration of Holy Quran in Sweden
Hezbollah, in this context, called on Swedish authorities to convict the perpetrators and punish them in a bid to prevent the repetition of such offensive acts.
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Turkiye condemns Islamophobic incident in Sweden
Turkiye will keep fighting against threat posed by Islamophobic and racist mentality, says Foreign Ministry.
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Several injured in clashes at anti-immigration rally in Sweden
Swedish police said officers wounded three people Sunday in the eastern city of Norrkoping as demonstrators protested against plans by a far-right group to burn copies of the Koran. "Police fired several warning shots. Three people appear to have been hit by ricochets and are currently being treated in hospital", police said in a statement.
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Gov't Spox says desecration of Holy Quran an absolute hateful act
Iranian Government Spokesman Ali Bahadori Jahromi in a message described the shameful insulting against the Holy Quran in Sweden as an absolute hateful act.
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Danish far-right party leader burns Holy Quran under police protection in Sweden
Far-right Hard Line party leader burns Muslim holy book in heavily-populated Muslim area.