JOHANNESBURG — The old maxim that “the pen is mightier than the sword” couldn’t be more appropriate when it comes to Somali journalist Abdalle Ahmed Mumin. As a child, Abdalle lost his arm in a militia attack. Determined to still write, he had to teach himself to do so with his left hand. The clan […]
Somalia condemns Sweden for allowing Quran burning
Somalia has strongly condemned the actions of the Swedish authorities for allowing an extremist to burn a copy of the Holy Quran in front of the Embassy of Turkey in Stockholm on January 21. Rasmus Paludan, leader of the Danish far-right political party Hard Line carried out the Quran burning. Paludan, who holds dual citizenship […]
Somalia condemns Sweden for allowing Quran burning
Somalia has strongly condemned the actions of the Swedish authorities for allowing an extremist to burn a copy of the Holy Quran in front of the Embassy of Turkey in Stockholm on January 21. Rasmus Paludan, leader of the Danish far-right political party Hard Line carried out the Quran burning. Paludan, who holds dual citizenship […]
Erdogan threatens to block Sweden’s NATO bid over Quran burning protests
Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Sweden o Monday that it should not expect support for its bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) following a series of protests in Stockholm over the weekend. The demonstrations, led by anti-Islam activist Rasmus Paludan and pro-Kurdish groups, included burning the Quran outside the Turkish Embassy […]
Erdogan threatens to block Sweden’s NATO bid over Quran burning protests
Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Sweden o Monday that it should not expect support for its bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) following a series of protests in Stockholm over the weekend. The demonstrations, led by anti-Islam activist Rasmus Paludan and pro-Kurdish groups, included burning the Quran outside the Turkish Embassy […]