Russia urges Denmark to ‘stop condoning hatred’
Russia has joined the international condemnation of the recent Quran-burning provocations outside foreign embassies in Copenhagen. At a news briefing, Wednesday, reported by state-owned news agency TASS, Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Maria Zakharova, said Moscow firmly…
Copenhagen Quran burning condemned throughout Muslim world
A far-right group of Danish racists burned a copy of the Quran outside Iraq’s Embassy in Copenhagen, Friday, sparking condemnation of Denmark across the Muslim world. The Islamophobic ’Danish Patriots’, an offshoot of…
Iran denounces ‘book-burning barbarism’
Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned Denmark’s ambassador on Saturday to protest over the latest Quran-burning incident in Copenhagen. Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri-Kani said setting fire to ‘books, thoughts, and ideas…
Experts fear new Mohammed crisis
Experts have warned that the diplomatic spat between Sweden and Iraq could lead to a new Mohammed crisis. When the original 12 Mohammed cartoons were published by Jyllands-Posten in 2005 they sparked deadly…
Turkey issues arrest order for anti-Islamist
The Turkish authorities have issued an arrest warrant for Danish anti-Islamist Rasmus Paludan. The Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office in Ankara has requested the Stram Kurs (Hard Line) leader’s arrest to answer charges of ‘publicly…
U.S. was briefed about anti-Islamist’s ban from democracy festival
Confidential Justice Ministry documents show the U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen was briefed beforehand about anti-Islamist Rasmus Paludan’s ban from this year’s Citizens Forum on Bornholm. A list of documents, obtained by Jyllands-Posten under…
Embassy condemns ‘offensive’ book burnings
Iran’s embassy in Denmark has strongly condemned the recent spate of Quran burnings. In a statement, Monday, reported by the Teheran Times, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s first English daily newspaper, the embassy…
Iran makes ambassador protest
Iran will refrain from sending a new ambassador to Sweden in protest over the burning of a Quran outside a mosque in Stockholm last week, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Sunday….
Muslim countries call for action against Quran burnings
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has called for collective measures to prevent future incidents of Quran burnings. Following last week’s incident in Sweden, where a copy of the holy book was burned…
The Week That Was, June 19th – 25th 2023
Politics/Economy: An investigative collaboration between TV2, tabloid daily Ekstra Bladet, French newspaper Libération, and German TV channel RTL revealed that the gas pipelines sabotage in the North Sea last year was probably caused…
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