Sweden Muslim woman who refused handshake at job interview wins case
Source: BBC News A Swedish Muslim woman has won compensation after her job interview was ended when she refused a handshake. Farah Alhajeh, 24, was applying for a job as […]
Muslim woman wins handshake discrimination case in Sweden
DAILY SABAH WITH ANADOLU AGENCY ISTANBUL IHA Photo A Muslim woman will get 40,000 Swedish krona ($4,366) in damages from a company that discriminated against her faith-based choices during a […]
Swedish student stops deportation of Afghan man with protest streamed on Facebook
Source: CNN News By Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN (CNN)A student used a Facebook Live Stream to prevent the deportation of an Afghan asylum seeker on board an Istanbul-bound plane at Gothenburg […]
How Sweden’s far right turned a pork-less soccer tournament into an attack on Muslims
Source: The Washington Post By Christian Christensen June 20 at 1:04 PM Hogs are raised on Duncan Farms on June 6 near Polo, Ill. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) Christian Christensen is a professor […]
Stockholm lorry attacker Rakhmat Akilov jailed for life
Source: BBC News An Uzbek man who carried out a lorry attack which killed five people in Sweden last year has been sentenced to life for terrorist crimes. Rakhmat Akilov, 40, had expressed sympathy for the Islamic State (IS) group before the attack in Stockholm. But prosecutors had to prove […]
Sweden to send war pamphlet to 4.8 million households
Source: CNN It’s hard to predict when war will break out, but Sweden wants to make sure that it’s populace is always prepared for the worst. The Swedish government is reissuing an instructional war pamphlet to all 4.8 million households in the country, informing them for the first time in […]
Who Owns the Vikings? Pagans, Neo-Nazis and Advertisers Tussle Over Symbols
Source: The New York Times By RICHARD MARTYN-HEMPHILL and HENRIK PRYSER LIBELL Photo A worshiper holding Thor’s hammer at a pagan ceremony in Sweden conducted by the Nordic Asa Community. CreditJasper Juinen for The […]
Sweden: A Pakistani Muslim Will Be The Next Head Of Sweden’s National Heritage Board
Qaisar Mahmood, a Muslim born in Pakistan who admits he has no background in “cultural heritage,” was recently selected to lead Sweden’s National Heritage Board, Samhällsnytt reports.Qaisar Mahmood, a Muslim born in Pakistan, is the new head of the Swedish National Heritage Board. This is an extremely anomalous appointment, since he readily admits that […]
Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad dies in Sweden at 91
Source: BBC News The Swedish founder of the Ikea furniture chain, Ingvar Kamprad, has died at the age of 91, the company has announced. Mr Kamprad – who pioneered flat-pack […]
Swedish Lutherans urge use of gender-neutral words for God
Source: Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Church of Sweden is urging its clergy to use gender-neutral language when referring to the supreme deity, refraining from using terms like “Lord” […]
Why did Vikings have ‘Allah’ embroidered into funeral clothes?
Source: BBC News Researchers in Sweden have found Arabic characters woven into burial costumes from Viking boat graves. The discovery raises new questions about the influence of Islam in Scandinavia, […]
Nobel prize awarded for imaging molecules
Source: BBC News By Paul Rincon Science editor, BBC News website The 2017 Nobel Prize in chemistry has been awarded to three scientists for improving images made of biological molecules. […]
Swedish Prosecutor Drops Rape Investigation Against WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange
Source: Time (STOCKHOLM) — Sweden’s top prosecutor said Friday she is dropping an investigation into a rape claim against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after almost seven years. The Swedish Prosecution […]
Sweden drops Assange investigation, UK police says he still faces arrest
Reuters International MAY 19, 2017 – 14:37 FILE PHOTO: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange makes a speech from the balcony of the Ecuadorian Embassy, in central London, Britain February 5, 2016. […]
Sweden: Swedish Town Rejects Proposal to Grant Sex Leave to Workers
By DAN BILEFSKY and CHRISTINA ANDERSONMAY 18, 2017 NYTimes When a politician in a small town in northern Sweden recently suggested that it subsidize one-hour sex breaks for local employees, Swedes — and people around the world — reacted with a mixture of astonishment, glee and derision. The politician, Per-Erik Muskos, 42, a member of the […]
Sweden ends ID checks on ‘The Bridge’ with Denmark
Source: BBC Sweden is ending identity checks on border crossings with Denmark that were instituted early last year as thousands of migrants arrived seeking asylum. A major crossing point is […]
Swedish police begin arson probe into Shi’ite mosque fire
Reuters International MAY 1, 2017 – STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish authorities began an investigation into possible arson on Monday after a fire damaged the facade and roof of a Shi’ite […]
Refugee children in Sweden are falling into coma-like states on learning their families will be deported
Resignation syndrome, or uppgivenhetssyndrom, has been diagnosed in 60 children this year Will Worley @willrworley Police stand with refugee children in Sweden. The country has for years experienced the unique […]
Europe’s refugee system is unjust, Council of Europe human rights commissioner says
REUTERS LJUBLJANA AFP Photo The Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner said Thursday that Europe does not have a sustainable refugee policy and that the European Union should move quickly to change it. Nils Muiznieks said EU states should take family ties into account when relocating asylum-seekers and harmonize the […]
Swedish mum’s battle against sugar goes viral
Source: BBC Swedish mother’s successful stand against sugar has turned her into a social media sensation. Anna Larsson decided to cut out sweet treats after realising how bad her young […]