Tag: AGH
Frankenstein – and the misunderstood monster
For over 200 years, Frankenstein’s monster has been the model for how monsters and zombies are portrayed in everything from film and popular culture to masquerade costumes and modern ghost stories. Emelie Rosenqvist and author Sara Bergmark Elfgren dive deep into the legacy of Frankenstein and the eternal questions that keep the story alive even…
Swedish woman falls in love with Pakistani man, flies to KP to marry him
Islamabad [Pakistan]September 16 (ANI): In yet another online love story, a Swedish woman traveled to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) to marry her Pakistani lover, ARY News reported. Thanyarat Yantasath (44) arrived in the Swat area of Allabad Charbagh to visit her 23-year-old lover Ahmed Shah. Following their online friendship, the Swedish woman moved to Swat after…
Swedish police arrest two as riot breaks out at Koran burning protest
Stockholm – Swedish police on Sunday arrested two people and arrested around ten people after a violent riot broke out at a protest involving the burning of the Koran, police said. The protest was organized by Iraqi refugee Salwan Momika, whose protests – which have included public desecration of the Muslim holy book – have…
Swedish police arrest 2 when riot breaks out at Koran burning protest
Stockholm – Swedish police on Sunday arrested two people and arrested around ten people after a violent riot broke out at a protest involving the burning of the Koran, police said. The protest was organized by Iraqi refugee Salwan Momika, whose protests – which have included public desecration of the Muslim holy book – have…
Iraq bans media from using term ‘homosexuality’
Baghdad [Iraq], August 10 (ANI): Iraq has ordered a ban on the use of the word ‘homosexuality’ on all media platforms, reported CNN. The official media regulator of Iraq on Tuesday ordered all media and social media businesses operating in the Arab nation to use the phrase “sexual deviance.”The use of the word “gender” was…
Iraq rebrands homosexuality Reuters
Media companies must use the term ‘sexual deviance?, government regulations have decreed The Iraqi government has reportedly ordered media companies to stop using the word ‘homosexuality’ and replace it with ‘sexual deviance’. With US influence in Iraq receding, traditional Islamic values are making a resurgence. The National Communications and Media Commission of Iraq (NCMC) said…
Denmark looking for legal tool to stop Quran burnings FM
Lars Lokke Rasmussen has said that attacks against the Muslim holy book only sow division Denmark will look for a legal mechanism to stop the public burning of the Quran, which has caused protests and fury across the Muslim world, Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said on Sunday. “We must find a legal tool that…
Yemen strongly condemns “repeated crimes” against the Koran in Sweden
People protest against the burning of the Koran in Sweden last month, in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 21, 2023. /CFP The Yemeni government on Friday strongly condemned the “repeated crimes” against the Koran in Sweden after an Iraqi refugee stepped on a copy of the Islamic holy book during a protest in Stockholm on Thursday.…
Iran summons the Danish ambassador over the desecration of the Koran
TEHRAN, July 22 (Xinhua) — The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Saturday summoned Jesper Vahr, Denmark’s ambassador to Iran, to protest the latest “insult” to the Muslim holy book Quran in the Scandinavian country, the official IRNA news agency reported. During his meeting with Vahr, Majid Nili Ahmadabadi, director-general for Western Europe at Iran’s foreign ministry,…
The Swedish embassy in Iraq is moving operations to Stockholm
Security forces try to disperse protesters during clashes in front of the Swedish embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, July 20, 2023. /CFP The Swedish embassy in Iraq is temporarily moving its operations to Stockholm for security reasons, Swedish media reported on Friday with reference to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Iraqi government on Thursday asked…
Western diplomat expelled for desecrating the Koran
Stockholm’s embassy in Baghdad was also stormed by protesters this week The Iraqi government has expelled the Swedish ambassador and ordered its own envoy to return home, in outrage over Stockholm’s decision to allow a protest outside Iraq’s diplomatic mission, during which activists were seen trampling and kicking a copy of the Koran. Iraqi Prime…
Iraq expels Swedish envoy after the desecration of the Koran in Stockholm
Baghdad [Iraq]July 21 (ANI): Iraq has expelled the Swedish ambassador following massive protests in Baghdad by angry Iraqi protesters over the burning of the Koran in Sweden, Al Jazeera reported. The Swedish embassy in central Baghdad was stormed by protesters who also lit a small fire in its compound. Videos on social media showed a…
Swedish envoy is expelled due to desecration of the Koran
Stockholm’s embassy in Baghdad was also stormed by protesters this week The Iraqi government has expelled the Swedish ambassador and ordered its own envoy to return home, in protest at Stockholm’s decision to allow a protest outside Iraq’s diplomatic mission during which a couple of activists were seen trampling and kicking a copy of the…
NATO applicant’s embassy burned over Koran-burning stunt
The incident marks the second chaotic demonstration at the facility in recent weeks A large crowd of insurgents stormed the Swedish embassy in Baghdad, Iraq and set fire to the building, early Thursday morning. The angry demonstration in Iraq is seen as a response to the latest in a series of protests planned for Stockholm,…
NATO applicant’s embassy burned over Koran-burning stunt
The incident marks the second chaotic demonstration at the facility in recent weeks A large crowd of insurgents stormed the Swedish embassy in Baghdad, Iraq and set fire to the building, early Thursday morning. The angry demonstration in Iraq is seen as a response to the latest in a series of protests planned for Stockholm,…
The staff of the Finnish embassy in Iraq was evacuated after demonstrators attacked the Swedish embassy
Demonstrators set fire to the Swedish embassy in Baghdad in protest against the burning of the Koran in Stockholm.
Iraqi protesters set fire to the Swedish embassy in Baghdad
BAGHDAD / STOCKHOLM – BAGHDAD – Protesters set fire to Sweden’s embassy in the Iraqi capital Baghdad early Thursday, an AFP journalist said, ahead of a planned burning of a Koran in Sweden. Swedish authorities approved a gathering to be held later Thursday outside Iraq’s embassy in Stockholm, where the organizers plan to burn a…
The Swedish embassy was burned before a new Koran burning stunt
The incident marks the second chaotic demonstration at the facility in recent weeks A large crowd of rioters stormed the Swedish embassy in Iraq and set the building on fire, in protest against an officially sanctioned protest, with possible Koran burning, planned outside the Iraqi embassy in Stockholm. Hundreds of people flocked to the diplomatic…
The staff partially returns to the Embassy of Finland in Baghdad after the evacuation
The embassy was evacuated last Thursday when protesters broke into a building that housed three Nordic embassies.
Koran burning in Sweden spurs second day of protests in Iraq
BASRA, IRAQ – Thousands of followers of a fiery Iraqi Shiite cleric rallied in major Iraqi cities on Friday, condemning the burning of a Koran during a protest in Sweden earlier this week. Some of the demonstrators demanded that the Swedish ambassador be expelled from Iraq. At demonstrations in Baghdad and Basra, supporters of Muqtada…
The call from the Iraqi leader after the Koran burning: “Do not enter the Swedish embassy”
Wednesday’s Koran burning in Stockholm caused great anger in the outside world and led to the storming of the Swedish embassy in Baghdad. Muqada Al-Sadr’s spokesperson has urged not to enter the Swedish embassy again. Ekot’s reporter Shaho Mwany talks about the new call.
The staff of the Finnish Embassy in Baghdad was evacuated when demonstrators attacked the Swedish embassy
The protests are expected to continue on Friday.
Morocco recalls ambassador to Sweden in protest against burning the Koran
Police officers intervene after people’s reaction as protesters burn the Koran (not pictured) outside the Stockholm Central Mosque in Stockholm, Sweden June 28, 2023. /Reuters Morocco has recalled its ambassador to Sweden indefinitely in protest against the burning of the Koran, the state news agency Maghreb Arabe Press reported. A person identified as Salwan Momika…
The Wagner group’s rebellion shakes Russia – listen to Ekot’s live broadcast
Russian President Putin condemns the uprising as treason. Hear from experts about developments in Russia in an extra broadcast on P1. Participants: Maria Persson Löfgren, Russia correspondent, Joakim Paasikivi, lieutenant colonel at the Norwegian Defense Academy, Martin Kragh, director of Eastern European studies, Johanna Melén, foreign correspondent and Christine Ädel, reporter at Ekot. Host: Monica…
VMA i Mora, Dalarna
Under våren hyllades han som programledare för ”Drag Race Sverige” i SVT samtidigt som han gjorde kostymdesign på Stadsteatern, skapade ficklampsvisningar på Nationalmuseum och spelade Puck i “En midsommarnattsdröm” på Kungliga Operan. Robert Fux tillhör den fasta ensemblen på Stockholms Stadsteater och har i över 25 år utvecklat drag som scenkonst i Sverige och utomlands.…
Right now: The UN’s climate report is being presented
Only a very rapid reduction in climate emissions can ensure that the entire planet will be able to live well in the future as well, according to the major summary report presented by the UN climate panel IPCC today. The time to meet the targets in the Paris Agreement is running out, says Markku Rummukainen,…
This is how Ukraine must stop the Russian offensive
Ukraine is waiting for vehicles from the West. Russia is gathering troops. The fighting continues, but so far no side in Russia’s war of invasion against Ukraine has a clear upper hand. Lieutenant Colonel Joakim Paasikiviresearcher Martin Kragh and correspondent in Moscow Maria Persson Löfgren. Hear them about how Russia is now trying to take…
Minister of Defense on leave due to health hazard
Troels takes the reinsIn his absence, Troels Lund Poulsen will step in as Minister of Defense – a position that the Liberal Party will balance with its current duties as Minister of Economy. A large number of Ellemann-Jensen’s colleagues have expressed their support for his post, including Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and party colleagues Inger…
New: Saddam Hussein, the Iraq War and the pursuit of weapons of mass destruction
The UN wants to see evidence to field an international force. In the US, pressure is mounting on President George W Bush to go to war regardless of what the UN says. It will be a dramatic time with major changes in the Middle East, which will affect the entire world. Cast: Hans Blix, head…
95 years have passed since the Goetel brothers’ trip to Iceland
The AGH University of Science and Technology announced the year 2022 as the year of Walery Goetl. In 1920, Walery Goetel was appointed professor of geology and palaeontology and head of the Department of Geology at the newly established Mining Academy in Krakow. He was an excellent lecturer with a great sense of humor. In…
Right now: Italy’s prime minister resigns
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi announces his resignation after a vote of confidence, which Draghi survived with weaker support than he had hoped for. Hear from Italian expert and author Anders Bergman and Ekot’s foreign correspondent Nicole Amiri about the background to the announcement. Ekot broadcasts directly in the SR Play app and on the…
Antiryska sanktioner fungerar inte Kroatiens president
EU-medborgare i stället för Moskva känner smärtan, beklagar Zoran Milanovic Den ryska rubeln blir starkare samtidigt som EU-medborgare måste klara av högre priser på grund av sanktioner som helt enkelt inte fungerar, klagade Kroatiens president Zoran Milanovic på tisdagen. Han kallade EU:s förklaring till det partiella olje- och gasembargot “förolämpande” och sa att Zagreb hade…
Dane killed in Iraq
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a Danish citizen has died in northern Iraq. While the ministry is unable to release further details due to confidentiality obligations, Kurdish media have reported that the tragedy involves a young man on a bike ride with his friend. Kurdistan 24 and Rudaw reported that the two men…
