The United Kingdom bans a US citizen from entering the country because she burned a Quran.
Muslim minister Shabana Mahmood has personally taken it upon herself to bar the anti-Islam activist Valentina Gómez from entering the United Kingdom.
Valentina Gómez burning the Qur'an
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The UK government has decided to ban the American activist Valentina Gómez from entering the country., known for publicly burning a copy of the Qur'an and for her statements against Islam. The decision was taken by the Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, after the controversy sparked by her planned participation in a rally in London.
Gómez had been invited to speak at a rally organised by British activist Tommy Robinson, scheduled for next month, and had initially been authorised to enter the country via the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) system. However, pressure from several MPs and social organisations ultimately led to her permission being revoked.
According to British government sources, the decision is based on the fact that his presence “is not in the public interest”. The government considers that the right to freedom of expression does not cover speeches that promote hatred or extremism, a criterion that has been applied in other similar cases in recent months.
He burned a Qur'an with a flamethrower.
The American activist Valentina Gómez is no stranger to public debate. Her name had already sparked a fierce controversy in August 2025, when he posted a video on X in which he appeared burning a copy of the Qur'an with a flamethrowers, in an action that went viral within hours.
In that same message, Gómez claimed that he wanted to “end Islam in Texas” and urged Muslims to leave the state, stating that the United States is “a Christian nation”. The images, widely circulated in both Western and Muslim media, She was shown dressed in campaign clothing while burning the sacred book of Islam.. In other public interventions, the activist has used similar language, warning about the dangers associated with Islam and insisting on the need to ’stop it.“.
Valentina Gómez is of Colombian origin and has lived in Texas since she was young. She ran in the Republican primaries with a platform aligned with the hardline wing of the movement associated with Donald Trump, although without his explicit support. Despite not securing widespread backing within the Republican Party, her strategy has given her notable visibility in a highly polarised political context.
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