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Ramadan

The following articles have been tagged with "Ramadan":

City slammed for 'special treatment' of Muslim kids

Education: 11 May 12
A Swedish school district has sparked outrage for striking a deal with local Muslim groups ensuring Muslim students can skip out on overnight class trips and Muslim girls don't have to be naked when showering at school. READ »

Sweden condemns Syria violence

Politics: 2 Aug 11
Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt has condemned the Syrian regime's "unacceptable" violence against its people, especially as it has come at the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan. READ »

Swedish summer poses Muslim fasting test

Society: 1 Aug 11
Sweden's long summer days pose problems for Muslims fasting for Ramadan, which starts on Monday, with rules over the hours of the fast under discussion across Europe. READ »

Social Democrat ditches Muslim holiday plan

Politics: 8 May 11
Social Democrat party secretary Carin Jämtin has backtracked on the idea of giving Swedes a day off work to celebrate a Muslim holiday after her controversial proposal provoked a storm of criticism. READ »

Social Democrats call for Swedish Muslim holiday

Society: 2 May 11
Sweden's Social Democrats argued on Monday for a review of Sweden's public holidays, arguing that as a multicultural country, the Muslim community should also be recognised. READ »

'He was a normal Muslim': bomber's wife

National: 3 Jan 11
The wife of the man who blew himself up in a busy shopping district in Stockholm said in an interview on Sunday she had no idea her husband was plotting a terror attack. READ »

Swede suspects once arrested in Pakistan

National: 30 Dec 10
Two of the Swedish citizens arrested following a foiled terror plot against a Danish newspaper have previously been arrested in Pakistan. READ »

Swedish Muslims face daylight fast challenge

Society: 11 Aug 10
Sweden’s long summer days are presenting a challenge to Muslims fasting for Ramadan, which starts on Wednesday. Things are set to get even more challenging in 2015, when the fast will fall in June. READ »

Lawyers explain Pakistan trip by 'Guantánamo Swede'

National: 23 Nov 09
Lawyers representing a former Swedish terror suspect who spent time in the United States’ Guantánamo Bay prison, claim their client was not traveling to any trouble spots when he was arrested in Pakistan in August. READ »

Swedish town restricts 'immigrant weddings'

Society: 16 Nov 09
A local politician from Landskrona in southern Sweden has decreed that only one “immigrant wedding” can be held at the town’s local community centre every month. READ »

Transgender belly dancer helps launch Arab gay initiative

Lifestyle: 21 Aug 09
As a human rights group publishes details of a bloody campaign of hate being waged against gays in Iraq, Rami Abdelrahman speaks to members of a recently founded initiative for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Arabs in Sweden. READ »

'Lynch mob' prompts refugees to flee town in northern Sweden

National: 22 May 09
Nearly half of the predominantly Iraqi-refugees residing in Vännäs in northern Sweden have decided to permanently move out of the area after being terrorized by what police called “a lynch mob” in early May. READ »

A leap of faith

Lifestyle: 12 Oct 07
Swedish women who convert to Islam: Of the 400,000 people in Sweden estimated to be celebrating the end of Ramadan this weekend, around 5,000 are ethnic Swedes who have converted to Islam. Two women converts tell Rami Abdelrahman about how they square their faith with society's expectations. READ »

Swedish Muslims to celebrate Eid on Friday

Society: 12 Oct 07
Muslims in Sweden are to start celebrations of the Eid ul-Fitr festival on Friday, leading Swedish imams and the board of Sweden's Islamic Association declared on Thursday. READ »

Al-Qaeda puts bounties on heads of Swedes

National: 15 Sep 07
The purported leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq has called for the murder of artist Lars Vilks and newspaper editor Ulf Johansson. The organization also threatened to target "Ericsson, Scania, Volvo, IKEA and Electrolux" unless an apology is forthcoming. READ »

Swedish supermarkets cash in on Ramadan

Business & Money: 17 Oct 06
The Muslim fasting month of Ramadan has boosted sales in Swedish grocery stores, with many chains reporting a surge in demand for their international products. READ »

Arson attack on Malmö mosque

National: 22 Oct 05
For the second time in a month, Malmö's mosque is the target of an arson attack. The emergency services managed to save the building from serious damage and police have given the hunt for the arsonist the highest priority. READ »


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