Jan 30, 2025 · Salwan Najem, who had burned Qurans with Momika and was charged alongside him, posted a TikTok video on the morning of Momika's death stating that he was shocked and scared by the assassination. Najem claimed that he received several death threats from "1,200 Muslims who say [he's] next in line" following Momika's assassination, and that they ...

Jan 30, 2025 · Salwan Momika, an Iraqi immigrant who set off protests in Sweden and several Muslim countries when he burned a Quran in Stockholm in 2023, has been killed, the Swedish Prosecution Authority said ...

Jan 30, 2025 · Salwan Momika, 38, staged several burnings and desecrations of Islam’s holy book in Sweden in 2023. Videos of the Quran burnings got worldwide publicity and raised anger and criticism in several Muslim nations, leading to riots and unrest in many places.

Salwan Sabah Matti Momika [1] (Arabic: سلوان صباح متَّى موميكا; Syriac: ܣܠܘܢ ܨܒܚ ܡܬܝ ܡܘܡܝܟܐ; 23 June 1986 – 29 January 2025) was an Iraqi refugee and former paramilitary member of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF).

Jan 30, 2025 · Anti-Islam activist Salwan Momika, known for burning the Quran, was shot dead during his TikTok livestream in Sweden on Wednesday, according to local media.. Newsweek has reached out to a ...

Jan 30, 2025 · 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. A spokesperson for Sweden’s prosecutor ...

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

Jan 31, 2025 · – Salwan Momika, an Iraqi refugee living in Sweden known for repeatedly burning the Quran, was shot dead in his home in the small Swedish town of Södertälje.