1 day ago · On 29 January 2025, Salwan Momika, an Iraqi national residing in Sweden known for controversial Quran burnings that sparked international diplomatic tensions, was fatally shot in Södertälje, Sweden. The shooting and subsequent police response occurred during a TikTok livestream, and occurred hours before a scheduled court verdict regarding his anti-Islamic demonstrations, which had provoked ...

2 days ago · The action by Salwan Momika, an Iraqi immigrant, set off protests across the Muslim world in 2023. He had received death threats, his lawyer said.

Salwan Sabah Matthew Momika (Arabic: سلوان صباح متَّى موميكا; Syriac: ܣܠܘܢ ܨܒܚ ܡܬܝ ܡܘܡܝܟܐ; 23 June 1986 – 29 January 2025) was an Iraqi refugee in Sweden. He was a former militia member of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF). After leaving Iraq he lived in Sweden as a refugee.

1 day ago · Salwan Momika, an Iraqi man who sparked outrage by staging Quran-burning protests in Sweden in 2023, has been shot dead, according to Swedish authorities.

1 day ago · Salwan Momika, Iraqi man who burned Quran in Sweden, killed in shooting Five people arrested over murder as the Swedish prime minister said the shooting could be linked to a foreign power.

2 days ago · 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 ...

2 days ago · The anti-Islam activist who sparked outrage and riots in Muslim-majority countries over his repeated Quran burnings in 2023 in Sweden, was killed on late Wednesday evening at his home, local media reported. Salwan Momika was set to stand trial over hate incitement charges on Thursday. A judge at the ...

Iraqi atheist Salwan Momika’s provocations had sparked violent protests and prompted Turkey to suspend NATO negotiations with Sweden.

2 days ago · Quran burner Salwan Momika killed in Sweden 21 hours ago Police in Sweden have reportedly arrested five people after a man who repeatedly burnt the Quran was shot dead.

Oct 26, 2023 · Sweden’s Migration Agency made the decision this week after determining that Salwan Momika had provided false information in his application for asylum, Swedish broadcaster TV4 reported Thursday.