But who was Salwan Momika? Momika was born into a Christian family in the northern Iraqi city of Tal Afar. He became involved with the Imam Ali Brigades, a militia group associated with Iraq's ...

Momika, along with co-protester Salwan Najem, went on to stage several similar protests, in one instance outside Iraq's embassy in Stockholm -- although he refrained from burning it on that occasion.

the murder of Salwan Momika. Momika, an immigrant from Iraq, had gained notoriety in recent years for lighting copies of the Quran aflame during public demonstrations against Islam. Late last ...

A Stockholm court was due to rule on Thursday whether Salwan Momika, a Christian Iraqi who burned Qorans at a slew of protests, was guilty of inciting ethnic hatred.

Salwan Momika's brazen Quran burnings had sparked widespread outrage and condemnation in Muslim countries thereby putting Sweden in diplomatic crisis. His acts had caused unrest and riots in Iraq ...

Salwan Momika, 38, staged several burnings and desecrations ... Momika came to Sweden from Iraq in 2018 and was granted a three-year residence permit in 2021, according to SVT.

Salwan Momika, the Iraqi activist who carried out four Quran-burnings ... but he was granted a temporary one as it said there was an "impediment to enforcement" of a deportation to Iraq. The month ...

In August, Momika along with co-protester Salwan Najem, was charged with "agitation ... an "impediment to enforcement" of a deportation to Iraq. The month before, Iraq had requested his ...

Freedom of religion means that religious beliefs, or irreligious ones, can be criticized, even mocked, as happens frequently ...

(CNN) — Salwan Momika, an Iraqi man who sparked outrage ... In 2023, Momika told CNN that he had come to Sweden from Iraq in 2018. He said he had carried out the demonstrations because he ...

Iraqi refugee Salwan Momika, who was shot dead late Wednesday in Sweden, stoked international controversy with his Koran burnings.