Salwan Momika

Salwan Momika
Momika burning a Quran in Stockholm in 2023
Born
Salwan Sabah Matti Momika

(1986-06-23)23 June 1986
Qaraqosh, Iraq
Died29 January 2025(2025-01-29) (aged 38)[1]
Södertälje, Sweden
NationalityIraqi
Known forBurning the Qur'an

Salwan Momika (23 June 1986 – 29 January 2025) was a refugee from Iraq who criticizes Islam and is well known for burning the Qur'an in front of many people.[2] He was born a Christian in Iraq but says he is a atheist.[3] He came to Sweden after he fought against Daesh by joining the Popular Mobilization Forces.[4] There have been videos of him pledging allegiance to the Imam Ali Brigades, in military clothes.[5] He then said that was a soldier for a brigade called the Brigade of the Spirit of God Jesus, Son of Mary.[5]

Assassination

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On 29 January 2025, Monika was gunned down at his home in Södertälje, Sweden during a TikTok livestream. He was 38 years old.[6][7][8][9] He was 38 years old.[10][11]

References

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  1. ↑ টার্গেট, দৈনিক (2025-01-30). "সুইডেনে কোরআন পোড়ানো সালওয়ান মোমিকাকে গুলি করে হত্যা". দৈনিক টার্গেট (in Bengali). Retrieved 2025-01-30.
  2. ↑ Nyheter, S. V. T. (2023-07-31). "Salwan Momika och Salwan Najem – männen bakom sommarens koranbränningar i Sverige". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  3. ↑ Wintour, Patrick (2023-07-21). "Protests across Muslim nations after Sweden allows second attack on Qur'an". The Guardian.
  4. ↑ "Koranbrännaren kan kopplas till regimen i Iran". DN.SE (in Swedish). 2023-09-02. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "As uncertainty shrouds his future, a past full of contradictions haunts Qur'an burner Salwan Momika". Arab News. 7 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "Man who burned Quran 'shot dead in Sweden'". www.bbc.com. 2025-01-30. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
  7. ↑ "BREAKING | Man who burnt Quran in 2023 and sparked protests shot dead in Sweden". mathrubhumi.com. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "An Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden has died". Washington Post. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  9. ↑ Emanuelsson, Eric (2025-01-30). "Uppgifter: Koranbrännaren Salwan Momika mördad under livesändning". EFN.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2025-01-30. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
  10. ↑ Koranbrännaren Salwan Momika har skjutits till döds. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 2025-01-30. Archived from the original on 2025-01-30. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
  11. ↑ "Uppgifter: Koranbrännaren Salwan Momika skjuten till döds". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). 2025-01-30. Archived from the original on 30 January 2025. Retrieved 2025-01-30.

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