From what I'm given to understand, these are two Persian boys who consider the Koran a document foisted on their people by Arab invaders. I'm guessing this makes them Zoroastrians, some other religious minority. But non-Muslims make up just 5% of the population, according to the CIA World Factbook, so maybe they're just Muslim apostates.
They don't get it lit until about the 4:50 mark, but when they do, it burns quickly. Notice that they throw their prepared speech into the flames as well: a necessary precaution in a religiously-minded state.
I'm of mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, there's something indescribably sad about a book burning; the poetry of the Koran does not deserve to be treated this way.
On the other hand, it's worth noting that antipathy to radical Islam is as broad as the wide world, even in what an American considers the dark heart of enemy territory. So there it is: watch it if you've the stomach.
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