Journalism of Courage
Far right activists held Quran-burning protests outside the Turkish embassy in Stockholm on January 21, sparking protests in Turkey that soon spread to countries across the world. Seen here is an Indonesian Muslim woman confronting police officers during one such protest in Jakarta. (Reuters)
Earlier this month, Danish anti-Islam activist Rasmus Paludan received permission from police to stage a protest outside the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm, where on January 21 he burned the Quran. Days later, Edwin Wagensveld, Dutch leader of the far-right Pegida movement in the Netherlands, tore pages out of a copy of the Quran near the Dutch Parliament and stomped on them. In this picture, an Indonesian traditional martial artist is seen stepping on a Swedish flag as he takes part during a protest against the burning of the Quran in Sweden. (Reuters)
In London, dozens gathered outside the Swedish embassy on Saturday and protested extremist act and chanted slogans. (Reuters)
A man holds copy of the Quran during a protest in front of the Swedish embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Reuters)
Demonstrators in Iran's Tehran take part in a protest to denounce the recent desecration of the Quran by far-right activists in Sweden. (Reuters)
The protests in countries including Pakistan, Iraq, Iran and Lebanon ended with people dispersing peacefully. A child holds the Quran, the Muslim holy book, during a protest in Baghdad, Iraq. (AP)
Women hold copies of the Quran during a protest in front of Swedish embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Reuters)
Scores of angry protesters burn Swedish and Netherlands flags after Friday prayers outside Mohammad al-Amin Mosque in Beirut, Lebanon. (AP)
Followers of the Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr raise the Quran, the Muslim holy book, in response to the burning of a copy of the Quran in Sweden, during open-air Friday prayers in Baghdad, Iraq. (AP)
Supporters of Pakistan Markazi Muslim League party burn a representative of Sweden flag during a demonstration in Pakistan's Peshawar. (AP)
Afghan students of Nangarhar University chant slogans during a rally against the burning of Quran. (AP)
