Activists of radical anti-blasphemy party Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan burn a Swedish flag as they protest against the burning of the Koran in Sweden, in Karachi on January 27, 2023. - Several thousand people rallied in Muslim-majority Pakistan after Friday prayers to voice outrage over right-wing protests targeting the Koran in Sweden and the Netherlands. (Photo by ASIF HASSAN/AFP via Getty Images)

After Sweden, tension on Islam between Europe and Middle East hits dangerous crossroad

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Activists of radical anti-blasphemy party Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan burn a Swedish flag as they protest against the burning of the Koran in Sweden, in Karachi on January 27, 2023. - Several thousand people rallied in Muslim-majority Pakistan after Friday prayers to voice outrage over right-wing protests targeting the Koran in Sweden and the Netherlands. (Photo by ASIF HASSAN/AFP via Getty Images)

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