An Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden has been killed

[microwave@lemmy.world]

Summary

Salwan Momika, the Iraqi man who staged several Quran burnings in Sweden in 2023, was shot and killed in Sodertalje, near Stockholm.

His actions had sparked international outrage, riots, and diplomatic tensions. Swedish police confirmed a murder investigation is underway, and several arrests have been made.

Momika, who sought asylum in Sweden in 2018, faced charges of incitement to hatred, with a verdict scheduled for the day after his death.

His protests were permitted under free speech laws but led to legal action against him.

[timewarp@lemmy.world]

Fuck it, now I kind of want to burn a Quran or Bible for funsies.

[shizu@lemmy.world]

THEY CAN’T KILL US ALL

[lime@feddit.nu]

momika did it specifically to spark outrage among immigrants. don't do that.

[geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml]

This guy?

[geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml]

Why no Torah?

[khuda@lemmy.world]

look i hate netanyahoo and his party but i don't think this iraqi guy deserved it, i belive in freedom of religion and expression

and i think based on my experience (due to coming from sunni family) islam is something more than a religion

[geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml]

His schtick was grifting and being as racist as possible against brown people. This blatant racism is unacceptable in any way. We do not see Muslims mass burning Torah's because they hate Israel either nor should they be doing that.

This is straight up Nazi rhetoric. but because it is against Islam it is accepted in most Western countries. Even part of the more liberal establishment will defend it.

This man will be slightly more missed than the United Healthcare CEO.

[khuda@lemmy.world]

do you have any proof of him being racist?

[geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml]

[psycocan@lemmy.ml]

I hope he burns in hell with his Israeli friends

[jlh@lemmy.jlh.name]

I dont know, the Swedish police's slowness to convict Paludan and Momika of hate speech doesn't really justify some random vigilante (or Turkish spy) going and giving him the death penalty. Kinda outside the paradox of tolerance here.

[fxomt@lemm.ee]

THEY CAN’T KILL US ALL

You'd be surprised how efficient and streamlined capital punishment is in the middle east.

[shizu@lemmy.world]

Obviously I am not talking about the ME.

[fxomt@lemm.ee]

Then sorry. I thought so due to him being Iraqi, concern of him being deported and executed, and his reason for burning the Qur'ans originally.

[plastic_ramses@lemmy.world]

Nah fuck that, If muslims cant handle it they should look the other way like they do when women are stoned to death for showing their hair.

[fantasticdonkey@reddthat.com]

What exactly more than a religion is it?

[fantasticdonkey@reddthat.com]

Thanks, while we’re at it let’s burn some books by Jewish authors too.

See what I did there? Burning books is never a good look on you.

[fantasticdonkey@reddthat.com]

Thanks for generalizing 1.5bn people, Ben Affleck

[8000gnat@reddthat.com]

not sure what you think the bible is