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  • Protests, counter-protests escalate over Quran burning in Sweden and Iraq

    Protests, counter-protests escalate over Quran burning in Sweden and Iraq

    A group of protesters in Iraq set fire to the Swedish embassy in Baghdad after hearing about a planned burning of the Holy Quran in Stockholmon on Thursday.

    The Swedish authorities have approved a demonstration outside the Iraqi embassy in Stockholm, where organisers plan to burn a copy of the Holy Quran and an Iraqi flag.

    Last week, an Iraqi Christian immigrant burned the Holy Quran outside a mosque in Stockholm on the occasion of the Muslim holiday of Eid ul-Azha.

    The incident has caused widespread condemnation in the Islamic world.

    This, along with other recent protests by a far-right activist, has sparked a debate in Sweden about the limits of freedom of speech. Swedish police have now received new requests for demonstrations by individuals who want to burn the Quran, Torah, and Bible. The Islamic world has urged Sweden to enact bans and introduce blasphemy laws.

  • Clothing brand posts picture hurting Hindu community, apologises

    Clothing brand posts picture hurting Hindu community, apologises

    Clothing brand, Generation, took to social media to apologise for a picture posted on their Instagram story that was disrespectful to the Hindu community.

    The clothing brand posted a morphed picture of a Hindu goddess and tagged one of its employees with a ‘You will be missed’ sticker.

    Social media users were quick to call them out for their insensitive post.

    The brand and the employee who made that image apologised for their actions.

    In an apology note, the brand wrote, “We respect our viewers’ diverse beliefs. Yesterday an image was posted that was not respectful to the Hindu community and we had no intention to be disrespectful to anyone’s religious sentiments.”

    “We wholeheartedly apologise to each and every person who’s sentiments that post hurt. It is not representative of us as human beings or as a brand,” it added.

    “We are learning to be more respectful and considerate everyday,” the post concluded.

    The brand’s employee also apologised and wrote, “Though I have a reputation of being the office jokester, I realise that one of my jokes went too far and ended up disrespecting the entire Hindu community.”

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    He further wrote, “I should’ve known better and I should’ve done better. Sorry Learning to be a better human every single day.”