The Syrian soccer player Abdel Basset Al-Sarout became the poster child for the Syrian revolution with his iconic protest anthems. In death, he has become its saint. But he didn't do it alone.

The latest translation of the Holy Quran into English was formally launched here on Saturday at the India Islamic Cultural ...

In his letter to the force’s chief constable, Lord Young wrote: “As you must know, demonstrations involving damage to or the destruction of a Koran have been responded to with violence of the ...

The two men were accused of desecrating the Quran, including by burning it ... and it would be difficult to find a more clear-cut example of someone breaking it," he wrote. He recalled that according ...

This time, he has taken to Quran burning to not just criticise Islam but also to pay respect to the "sacrifice of Momika". The venue of his February 1 protest was the Turkish embassy in Denmark.

One user on Musk's X (formerly known as Twitter) wrote, "No one should mess with the words of GOD." On the contrary, another user added, "Where is the fairness here? What makes the Quran so special?" ...

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(CNN) — 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. A spokesperson for Sweden’s ...

The body of Salwan Momika, who became infamous after burning the Quran in 2023, has been found with multiple bullet wounds. Momika was an Iraqi Christian militia leader who fled to Sweden after a ...