By NEWS WIRES Iraqi protesters breached Sweden’s embassy in Baghdad on Thursday, angered by a Koran burning outside a Stockholm mosque that sparked condemnation across the Muslim world. Source: Iraqis storm Sweden’s embassy as Muslim world denounces Koran burning Category: Middle East
By Ali Jabar and Qassim Abdul-Zahra The Iraqi security official said the man who burned the Islamic holy book was an Iraqi Christian who had previously fought in Iraq. Source: Protesters storm Sweden’s embassy in Baghdad in protest over Koran burning Category: World / Middle East
Several Middle Eastern countries, including Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt, have condemned the burning of the Quran by an Iraqi man in Sweden. The incident occurred during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha and the end of the haj pilgrimage. The countries consider the act a dangerous provocation and an insult to Islam. Source: […]