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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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” […]
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, […]
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. […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Source: The Guardian After Donald Trump’s infamous ‘what’s happening in Sweden’ comment, Nils Bildt was billed on The O’Reilly Factor as Swedish national security advisor Nils Bildt appears on Fox […]