Protesters in Lebanon Koran express outrage over desecration in Sweden
[ad_1] Issued on: 22/07/2023 – 08:37Modified: 22/07/2023 – 08:41 02:27 Thousands of people took to the streets in Beirut on Friday to express their outrage...
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Thousands in Iraq, Iran, Lebanon protest Koran desecration in Sweden
[ad_1] 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...
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Saudi Arabia, Iran summon Swedish diplomats over desecrations of Koran
[ad_1] Middle East powerhouses Saudi Arabia and Iran have summoned Swedish diplomats to denounce Stockholm’s permission for protests that desecrate the Koran on free speech...
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Swedish embassy in Iraq stormed: Protesters angered over quran burning in Sweden
[ad_1] Issued on: 20/07/2023 – 13:33Modified: 20/07/2023 – 14:23 02:52 © France 24 Hundreds of protesters in the Iraqi capital stormed the Swedish embassy in Baghdad. The building was set on fire in the early hours of Thursday morning. According to the Swedish foreign ministry all embassy staff are safe. Thursday’s protest came on the heels of authorities over in Sweden approving a so-called public meeting outside Iraq’s embassy in Stockholm today. Two people are expected to participate and reportedly burn the quran and the Iraqi flag. Correspondent Paul Rhys tells us more. Read more...
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Baghdad demonstrators set fire to Swedish embassy after permission granted for Koran-burning protest
[ad_1] Issued on: 20/07/2023 – 10:24Modified: 20/07/2023 – 10:45 01:26 Demonstrators set fire to the Swedish embassy in Baghdad on July 20, 2023 after two...
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Sweden says its Baghdad embassy staff are safe after protesters set building on fire
[ad_1] Hundreds of protesters stormed the Swedish embassy in Baghdad in the early hours of Thursday morning and set it on fire, a source familiar with the matter...
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'The Siren': The Iran-Iraq war seen through the eyes of a teenage boy
[ad_1] A renowned Iranian filmmaker who’s now based in France says it’s very important for her to make films that tell the truth about her...
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Iraqis storm Sweden’s embassy as Muslim world denounces Koran burning
[ad_1] Iraqi protesters breached Sweden’s embassy in Baghdad on Thursday, angered by a Koran burning outside a Stockholm mosque that sparked condemnation across the Muslim...
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Turkish drone strike kills several Yazidi fighters in Iraq
[ad_1] Issued on: 23/05/2023 – 11:08 A Turkish drone strike in northern Iraq on Tuesday killed three Yazidi fighters affiliated with the rebel Kurdistan Worker’s...
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Returning to Sinjar: In Iraq, displaced Yazidis struggle to go home
[ad_1] Issued on: 22/05/2023 – 15:47 05:16 Focus © France 24 On May 16, Iraq’s Sinjar province saw deadly violence. The positions of a Yazidi...
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Women's rights in Iraq
[ad_1] Twenty years on after the fall of Saddam Hussein, we meet Iraqi women activists who still face a massive uphill battle in their fight...
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20 years after the fall of Saddam Hussein, Iraq’s women are still not being heard
[ad_1] Issued on: 09/04/2023 – 16:59 On April 9, 2003, Saddam Hussein’s regime in Iraq collapsed, triggering a transition period. During this time, a new...