Over a week after the world was pulled into a vortex of rumours that Salwan Momika had been found dead, the former Iraqi militia leader who became a fierce critic of Islam, said he was alive.

Iraqi refugee Salwan Momika, who was shot dead late Wednesday in Sweden, stoked international controversy with his Koran burnings. In June 2023, the 38-year-old with a chequered past sparked ...

ALBAWABA - Controversial social media influencer and critic Salwan Momika took to his official X (formerly Twitter) account and said that Western countries and citizens made a "grave mistake when ...

While the religion news cycle in the U.S. has been dominated lately with tensions between church and state (or at least a Trump administration), in Sweden religion news has centered on a different ...

STOCKHOLM - Five men arrested in Sweden over the killing of Salwan Momika, who repeatedly burned copies of the Koran in 2023, have been dismissed as suspects, a prosecutor said on Friday.

Salwan Momika was killed by unknown assailants in the apartment he was staying in. Photo: Fredrik Persson/TT Five men arrested in Sweden over the killing of Salwan Momika, who repeatedly burned copies ...

Salwan Momika. Najem received a suspended sentence and a fine. The court ruled that while criticism of religion is allowed, the protests expressed contempt for Muslims. The burnings strained ...

A man who sparked violent protests after burning the Quran has been shot dead in Sweden. Salwan Momika was killed in an apartment in Södertälje, Stockholm, on Wednesday evening, prosecutors told the ...

Stockhom District Court has convicted Salwan Najem over four Quran burnings, which he carried out together with Salwan Momika, who was shot dead last week. Najem and Momika stomped on and kicked ...

An Iraqi man who carried out several Koran burnings in Sweden has died, a court in Stockholm said on Thursday. Swedish media reported that he was killed in a shooting in a nearby city. Salwan ...

Stockholm – Five men arrested in Sweden over the killing of Salwan Momika, who repeatedly burned copies of the Quran in 2023, have been dismissed as suspects, a prosecutor said on March 21.