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Salwan Momika

Iraqi refugee and critic of Islam

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born
1986
died
2025
age at death
38
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1986 – 2025

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Salwan Sabah Matthew Momika was an Iraqi refugee, atheist activist and an ex-paramilitary member of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF). While living in Sweden, he gained fame for being an anti-Islam demonstrator who organized public demonstrations where he burnt and desecrated the Quran. Momika was assassinated outside his house on 29 January 2025 during a live broadcast on TikTok.

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