A report states that Islamic State jihadists “who have returned to Sweden in recent years have set up ‘basement mosques’ where they have been recruiting new members.” It is no surprise that reports of this kind would be coming from ultra-welcoming Sweden with the downfall of the Islamic State, as thousands of Islamic State jihadists […]
Sweden: Muslim woman in hijab with ties to jihadist mosque chosen for municipality’s welcome sign
“A Swedish municipality is facing backlash after selecting a local Muslim woman wearing a headscarf to be the ‘poster girl’ for its roadside ‘welcome’ sign. Her past ties to a controversial local imam were also discovered.” The intent of featuring the hijabi “poster girl” is to flaunt diversity, no matter what that diversity represents. In […]
Sweden: Gay teen faces certain death as authorities plan to deport him back to Iran
“Mehdi Shokr Khoda is a gay Christian 19-year-old Iranian refugee seeking political asylum in Sweden. Sweden grants asylum for LGBTQ people escaping queer-phobic regimes, but Sweden’s Migration Board has previously said that it thinks Khoda is lying about his situation.” Sweden is perhaps the most welcoming nation on earth for refugees, especially unvetted Muslim migrants, […]
Hugh Fitzgerald: In Uppsala, No Handshake (Part Two)
This is not the first time that the issue of handshakes has drawn attention and controversy in Sweden. In 2016, a Muslim member of the Green Party withdrew his candidacy for a seat in the party’s leadership after he was publicly criticized for refusing to shake hands with women, including a television journalist who was […]
Hugh Fitzgerald: In Uppsala, No Handshake (Part One)
Here’s the story, from last summer, but with enduring implications: A Muslim woman in Sweden who said she was discriminated against in a job interview for refusing to shake hands on religious grounds has been awarded financial compensation by a labor court. The woman, Farah Alhajeh, 24, was interviewing for a job as an interpreter […]
Video: Should NATO help Sweden?
Almost half of Swedish women are regularly prisoners in their own home because it is too dangerous to go outside. Religious police and gangs are controlling ever larger areas. There are not enough police to stabilize the country. There is no help in sight for the Swedes, and Sweden is becoming an ever greater security […]
Sweden: Possible jihad suicide bombing in Stockholm suburbs
The details are sketchy, but apparently a man blew himself up in a Stockholm residential area. Could this have been a jihad suicide bomber? Possibly. Will Swedish authorities be forthcoming about what happened here and provide all the relevant details? That’s an open question at this point. “Explosion Rocks Apartment Building in Stockholm, One Dead […]
Sweden admits “it can’t control its own borders”
“The chief of Sweden’s National Border Police has sounded the alarm on the ability of his force to do its job — even to the low standard required by the European Union under its Schengen zone open borders agreement.” Sweden has long been in crisis, while trying in vain to cover it up (much like […]
Hugh Fitzgerald: What’s the Matter with Sweden?
The latest sign of civilizational degringolade in Europe comes from the Swedish Department of Justice, in its hysterical reaction to a Facebook posting by Christopher Larsson, who is the leader of the Swedish Democrats — an islamocritical party — in Karlskrona City Council. Permission had been granted by the Swedish authorities for a local mosque […]
Sweden: Muslim cleric intimidates and threatens journalist during mosque investigation
A Swedish journalist investigating the activities of a questionable mosque, which is said to be influential at a local school in the city of Gävle, was intimidated and threatened by an imam. This is part of a larger problem. “For the last several years Sweden has seen an increasing problem with Islamic radicalisation, with researcher […]