Salwan Momika, an Iraqi refugee based in Sweden, has received permission to burn the Holy Quran in front of the Pakistani Embassy in Stockholm.
Momika has obtained permission to burn the Quran in front of the Pakistani embassy in Stockholm, on Monday, August 28, between 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM local time. Community leaders have appealed to Pakistanis to remain peaceful.
Earlier this month, Momika targeted the Quran in the capital Stockholm in yet another desecration of the Muslim holy book.
The attack on the Quran by Momika, who was assisted by Salwan Najem of Iraqi origin, took place in front of the parliament building in Stockholm.
Momika chanted anti-Islam slogans before stepping on the Quran and eventually burning a copy of it.
Momika and Najem, however, faced the reaction of a group of Swedish activists, who asked them to stop the provocative act. The police, protecting the attackers, arrested one of the activists, who moved to thwart the attack.
Momika burned the Quran under the protection of the police in front of the Stockholm Mosque on June 28, which coincided with the first day of Eid al-Azha, a Muslim holiday.
Recent months have seen repeated acts of Quran burning and desecration by Islamophobic figures or groups, especially in northern European and Nordic countries.
