Majority of Swedes favor ban on Quran burning: survey Increase in public support comes as government looking to discuss regulation that would prevent provocative acts of targeting Muslim holy book

August 31, 2023 and   

(Anadolu) Swedes who want a ban to be introduced for burning the Quran and other holy books have increased to 53%, two points higher than the previous poll.

The latest survey was conducted by the Swedish opinion poll company SIFO.

Some 37% were in favor of burning holy books within the scope of freedom of expression, while the remaining did not express an opinion.

The survey was conducted with 1,291 randomly selected Swedish nationals between Aug. 15-27.

In Sweden, the government and the main opposition are preparing to change the law on provocations against the Quran.

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