More than 40 people have been arrested after violent clashes in Sweden between police and people angry at plans by a far-right group to burn copies of the Quran. Three people were injured in ...

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Sweden, early on April 17, 2022. The riots broke out following Danish far-right politician Rasmus Paludan’s meetings and planned Quran burnings in various Swedish cities and towns. Image Credit ...

A citizen of both Denmark and Sweden, Paludan has several times set Islam's holy book on fire in public, on occasion also draping it in bacon, causing outrage among Muslims at home and abroad.

Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said the Quran burning was "legal but not appropriate". Plans to burn copies of the Quran have sparked riots in Sweden in recent months. Police had rejected ...

Far-Right Activist Convicted in Sweden of Hate Speech Against Muslims ... acts that triggered riots in the Nordic country in 2022. Rasmus Paludan, the founder of a small political party, was ...

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He also burned a copy of the Quran, Islam's holy book, on at least one occasion. In response, a violent wave of riots swept the country. Some observers also say Paludan’s actions may have momentarily ...