Salwan Momika, an Iraqi immigrant who set off protests in Sweden and several Muslim countries when he burned a Quran in Stockholm in 2023, has been killed, the Swedish Prosecution Authority said ...

Anti-Islam activist Salwan Momika, known for burning the Quran, was shot dead during his TikTok livestream in Sweden on Wednesday, according to local media.. Newsweek has reached out to a ...

Salwan Momika’s 2023 burning of Islam’s holy book drew ire in the Muslim world. He was killed just before he was set to receive a sentence in Sweden.

Salwan Momika, a 38-year-old Iraqi man who staged several burnings and desecrations of the Quran in Sweden in 2023, has been killed in a shooting near Stockholm.

Momika, along with co-protester Salwan Najem, went on to stage several similar protests, in one instance outside Iraq's embassy in Stockholm -- although he refrained from burning it on that occasion.

Salwan Momika, 37, an Iraqi man, plans to seek asylum in Norway after facing a deportation order from Swedish authorities. Momika has been known for carrying out multiple Quran burnings in Sweden.

Salwan Momika, who sought refuge in Sweden from Iraq, is known for high-profile burnings of the Muslim holy book, which led to a Swedish deportation order in October 2023 that was not carried out.

Salwan Momika protests outside the Iraqi embassy in Stockholm, Thursday, July 20, 2023. (Oscar Olsson/TT via AP) Not long after the murder in Stockholm, a man was convicted of a public order ...

Salwan Momika speaks in Malmö, Sweden, Sept. 30, 2023. Credit: ... Momika came to Sweden from Iraq in 2018 and was granted a three-year residence permit in 2021, according to SVT.

An Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden has been killed in a shooting near Stockholm, authorities said Thursday. Salwan Momika, 38, staged several burnings and desecrations ...