Can you guess what happened to one of them?
And the other one is desperate to be given asylum in the United States, for he has lost faith in the Swedish government’s ability to protect him. His story, and that of his murdered friend, should be covered on 60 Minutes and in the New York Times, while Senator John Fetterman and Congressmen Ritchie Torres should demand that the survivor of the pair, now in the U.S., at once be granted permanent asylum.
This is the tale of two brave ex-Muslims in Sweden, who dared to set fire to a Qur’an, leading to the murder of one, Salwan Momika, and to the anguish of the other, Salwan Najem, who fled to the United States, where he is still wailing to granted permanent asylum.. More of the story can be found here: “Now Seeking U.S. Asylum, the Critic of Islam Sweden Won’t Protect,” European Conservative, January 16, 2026:
Following his conviction for incitement against an ethnic group—and the murder of his co-defendant Salwan Momika—a prominent opponent of Islam critic has fled Sweden and is now seeking asylum in America.
The Swedish court was wrong to convict Salwan Momika of “incitement against an ethnic group.” In burning a Qur’an, the two ex-Muslims were not inciting violence against an ethnic group. Muslims are not an ethnic group, nor are they a race. Furthermore, Momika and Najem were not trying to incite violence against anyone when they set fire to the Qur’an; they were merely engaged in a symbolic act of disaffection with Islam, the religion into which they had been born, and an act, too, of defiance of those who would wish as a result to harm them. They were no doubt hoping, too, by such an act of bravery to give heart to others who might be on the verge of abandoning Islam.
Salwan Najem—who carried out several high-profile Quran burnings with Momika in the summer of 2023—left Sweden during the spring and entered the United States, where he is currently detained while awaiting review of his asylum application.
The move came after a series of legal and security events that the activist says made his situation in Sweden untenable. On January 29th last year Najem’s co-defendant Salwan Momika was shot dead in his apartment in Södertälje while livestreaming on TikTok. The likely reason for Momika’s execution was his harsh and vocal criticisms of Islam....
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Sweden’s ruling punishes free expression—effectively enforcing an Islamic blasphemy law.
Following his conviction for incitement against an ethnic group—and the murder of his co-defendant Salwan Momika—a prominent opponent of Islam critic has fled Sweden and is now seeking asylum in America.
Salwan Najem—who carried out several high-profile Quran burnings with Momika in the summer of 2023—left Sweden during the spring and entered the United States, where he is currently detained while awaiting review of his asylum application.
The move came after a series of legal and security events that the activist says made his situation in Sweden untenable. On January 29th last year Najem’s co-defendant Salwan Momika was shot dead in his apartment in Södertälje while livestreaming on TikTok. The likely reason for Momika’s execution was his harsh and vocal criticisms of Islam.
The murder, believed to be a contract killing, occurred despite Momika reportedly being at a police-protected address. Following the crime, Najem was placed under the protection of the Swedish Security Service (Säpo), but lost confidence that the state could guarantee his safety.
Najem was convicted of four counts of incitement against an ethnic group for his Quran burnings, a verdict upheld by the Svea Court of Appeal. In January 2026, the Supreme Court declined to grant leave to appeal. Najem has described the verdict as punishment for his views, claiming Sweden has effectively reinstated a ban on blasphemy. --->READ MORE HEREFollow link below to a relevant story:
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