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The Grotesque Irony of Salwan Momika’s Persecution 3 February 2025
 
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
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The Grotesque Irony of Salwan Momika’s Persecution

Christians who resist Islam are persecuted in the Middle East — and now in Europe.

Salwan Momika, who was murdered on Wednesday 29th January in a Sharia-style execution in his own home, deserved better. His final days were consumed by anxious anticipation: he was set to be handed a verdict in his ongoing trial for ‘incitement to racial hatred’ in Sweden. His crime? Burning a Quran in protest against Islam in Stockholm in 2023. Momika was born a Syriac Catholic in Iraq who knew all too well the persecution faced by non-Muslims in the Middle East, having been subjected to years of persecution before and during the Iraqi Civil War. He was among the best-placed people in Europe……………………….

 
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