A Muslim prayer room in a hospital in Sweden’s Gothenberg city has been targeted in an Islamophobic attack, reports said Saturday. The attack took place in Mölndal Hospital, where the perpetrator(s) ripped the Holy Qur’an and spilled drinks on the carpets, a statement by the Gothenberg Mosque Association said. “Muslims feel offended and hurt in …
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In September 2013, Sweden was the first country in the world to open its arms fully to those fleeing the country’s brutal civil war, with the agency ruling that all Syrians arriving in Sweden would be eligible for permanent residency. But on August 29, the agency announced in a press release that it was bringing the policy to an …
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Europol, the European police agency, issued a “Strategic Report” earlier Tuesday, saying that right-wing violence is on the rise in many EU states. The confidential report, cited by German media, says that the extremist groups seek to boost their “combat skills” by recruiting military and police members. The report noted that extremist groups are getting “increasingly popular …
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Institutional racism is prevalent in criminal justice systems across the European Union and has created a “justice gap” in such cases, a new study has found. The research, carried out by the European Network Against Racism (ENAR), has found “deeply-rooted institutional racism” affects all parts of the justice process, from the very reporting of the …
Sweden’s Centre Party voted in favour of banning circumcision (omskärelse) of boys in the absence of a medical reason, during the party’s annual meeting in Karlstad at the weekend. The main purpose of the meeting was to vote on the party’s official stance in several social issues, including whether to remove restrictions on blood donations …
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A Swedish TV show for children, “Lilla Aktuellt,” that airs on the country’s state channel released an episode on Oct. 15 on Turkey’s Operation Peace Spring. The show’s premise is to present events and affairs in a child-friendly manner, however, it was used as a propaganda tool to spread anti-Turkish sentiment and has led to …
During last week’s Friday prayer, a letter with serious threats arrived at the Islamic Cultural Association in Trollhättan. The letters stated, among other things, that “your children will die”, “leave Sweden now” and “there will be murder in mosques and outer areas in 26 days”, which P4 West also reported. Shadi Mansor is active in the association, …
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For at least two decades, the UN Security Council has recognized the growing prevalence of gender-based violence in conflict, including rape, child marriage, human trafficking, and female genital mutilation/cutting. But such violence too often remains unchecked for women worldwide. Occasional nods to gender parity on the part of international institutions have proved inadequate in addressing these …
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Far-right groups in Sweden are spewing hatred online by asking people to set mosques on fire and slaughter Muslims, according to a report by Expo magazine. The magazine managed to document the correspondence of 11 different closed groups used by far right groups which were followed by 44,000 people — and even included comments by …
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An increasing number of those classed as “unaccompanied migrant children” are being exploited for sex, crime or forced labour, Red Cross Sweden has reported. Exposure among unaccompanied children and young people has increased rapidly, and more of them are now falling outside the community’s safety net, the Red Cross report said. In a 103-person survey …
