Burning any book does not justify extreme violence, says Ville Ranta, a cartoonist

Known Shooting a Qur’an burner in Sweden has sparked debate on the limits of freedom of expression.

An Iraqi man who burned the Qur’an Salwan Momikika shot in Södertälje on Thursday. Aftonbladet According to the man, the man made a live broadcast to Tiktok during the shooting. According to the Swedish newspaper, the case is being investigated as a murder and five suspects.

For example, on Thursday, the message service X has discussed religious provocation and its consequences in the Nordic countries.

Police have not yet confirmed what kind of parties or motives are behind Momika’s shooting.

Case has also shocked the cartoonist of Helsingin Sanomat Ville beach. According to him, burning or making any book does not justify extreme violence.

The beach reminds Momica’s president Recep Tayyip Erdoganin Cases of mockery.

Momica Qur’an burning cases aroused such massive protests in the Muslim countries in the summer of 2023 that they were considered to have affected the delay in Swedish NATO membership. Erdoğan threatened to prevent Sweden from joining in blasphemy.

The same spring Turkish media that supports Erdoğan’s administration condemned Also a cartoon drawing by Ville Ranta’s Iltalehti. In it, the president demanded more people to be handed over to Turkey if he is ridiculed.

“When there was a message that Erdoğan had to be softened, it was like a command to mock,” Ranta recalls.

Qur’an However, Ranta does not think that burning is not a good way to promote freedom of expression. He regards the burning of holy books as a radical act.

“I don’t like the meanings that the book burns. It is a bit like a synagogue wall, ”Ranta ponders.

“However There are people who want to provoke in a way that is most prohibited at the moment, ”he adds.