Riots erupted in the Sweden’s third largest city, Malmo, on Sunday night, after anti-Islam activist Salwan Momika set fire to the Quran once again on Sunday, and police detained several people that tried to stop him. Police said the riots saw protesters pelting rocks and setting cars and debris on fire. In a series of anti-Islam demonstrations, mostly in Stockholm, Momika has desecrated the Quran, which has caused anger in many Muslim countries and communities, while Swedish authorities have all

Protesters threw stones at police and burned tires in southern Sweden late on Friday (August 28, 2020), authorities said, hours after an anti-Muslim Danish politician was blocked from attending a Koran-burning rally nearby. Video by TT News Agency | INQUIRER.net

For the past five days, several Swedish cities have witnessed violent protests in places where anti-Muslim demonstrations were set the be held and rumours swirled that the Quran would be burned at these demonstrations. In ThePrint #World360, Pia Krishnankutty explains why such unrest over immigration and religious intolerance is not new to Sweden or the Nordic region and how it speaks to a larger issue of population and social integration. | ThePrint