Coverage dated July 20, 2023

Thousands of Muslims take to the streets to express outrage over Quran desecration in Sweden

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Thousands of people took to the streets in a handful of Muslim-majority countries to express their outrage at the desecration of a copy of the Quran in Sweden. Friday's demonstrations

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  1. WFMZ Allentown

    Thousands of Muslims take to the streets to express outrage over Quran desecration in Sweden (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Thousands of people took to the streets in a handful of Muslim-majority countries to express their outrage at the desecration of a copy of the Quran in Sweden. Friday's demonstrations

  2. KRON4

    Muslim-majority nations express outrage and plan street protests over Quran desecration in Sweden (opens KRON4)

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    BAGHDAD (AP) — Muslim-majority nations expressed outrage Friday at the desecration of a copy of the Quran in Sweden. Some prepared for street demonstrations following midday prayers to show their a…

  3. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Thousands of Muslims took to the streets to express outrage over Quran desecration in Sweden (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Thousands of people took to the streets in a handful of Muslim-majority countries Friday to express their outrage at the desecration of a copy of the Quran in Sweden, a day after protesters stormed the country's embassy in Iraq.

  4. Deutsche Welle

    Quran desecration: Sweden faces diplomatic backlash – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Saudi Arabia has pressured Sweden to act against "disgraceful" Quran-related protests staged by an Iraqi refugee in Stockholm. The protests have triggered a diplomatic crisis between Sweden and several Islamic nations.

  5. Christian Science Monitor

    Quran desecration in Sweden sparks global protest wave (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    Protests erupted in Muslim-majority nations like Iraq, Lebanon, and Iran over Quran desecration in Sweden. After storming Sweden’s Baghdad embassy, protestors demonstrated peacefully, but the evacuated Swedish staff were relocated to Stockholm.

  6. Breitbart News

    More Protests Against Sweden Qur'an Burning Expected in Islamic World (opens Breitbart News)

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    Muslim-majority nations expressed outrage at the desecration of a copy of the Quran in Sweden. Some prepared for street demonstrations.

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