Tank / James Jean-Louis

A Syrian Muslim who obtained permission from the Swedish police to burn the Torah and the Bible in front of the Israeli Embassy in Stockholm, has chosen not to burn the books. Ahmet Allus said he wanted to draw attention to the fact that no sacred book should be burned. "I am a Muslim, and I cannot burn sacred and religious books," he said. "There is a difference between freedom of expression and insulting ethnic groups. Burning the Quran and other religious books should be considered a hate crime. I obtained permission from the police for the act of burning the Torah and the Bible to draw attention to this. I have absolutely no intention of burning any religious book."