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Historic prayer call heard at Stockholm mosque
National: 26 Apr 13
Worshippers at the Fittja mosque in southern Stockholm on Friday heard Sweden's first-ever call to prayer, which brought some congregation members to tears of joy.
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Jews hit Malmö streets to counter anti-Semitism
Society: 5 Mar 13
As Malmö continues to struggle with anti-Semitism that has plagued the southern Swedish city for years, contributor Patrick Reilly learns how the city's Jewish community is fighting back.
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Russians arrest imam shooting suspect
National: 13 Oct 12
Russian security services have arrested a 35-year-old man suspected of the attempted murder of an imam in northern Sweden in February.
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Couple freed of aiding Uzbek imam shooter
National: 26 Jul 12
The Uzbek couple, charged with aiding the attempted murder of an imam in northern Sweden, was freed on Thursday after the court ruled that there was insufficient evidence.
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Two charged for aiding shooter of Uzbek imam
National: 7 Jul 12
Charges were filed on Friday against a married couple suspected of aiding in the attempted murder of an Uzbek imam and regime critic living in Sweden in what prosecutors believe may be a political assassination attempt.
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Sweden Democrats third largest party: poll
Politics: 4 Jun 12
The far-right Sweden Democrats are Sweden's third largest political party, according to a new poll, while another survey shows the three centre-left parties have enough support to command a majority in parliament.
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Exile Uzbeks suspect regime for imam attack
National: 28 May 12
Suspicions that the attempted murder against the imam Obid Nazarov in February was politically motivated are growing among Uzbeks in Sweden.
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Swedish police hunt man for imam shooting
National: 26 May 12
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a man in connection with the shooting of an Uzbek imam in northern Sweden in February.
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Two held for shooting imam in northern Sweden
National: 16 May 12
Two men have been arrested in connection with the attempted murder of an imam who remains in a coma nearly three months after being shot in the head in northern Sweden.
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Mosques' advice: 'don't report abusive husbands'
Society: 16 May 12
Six out of ten mosques in Sweden gave women advice about how to deal with spousal abuse and polygamy that contradicted Swedish law, a new investigation has revealed.
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Imam shot in the head in northern Sweden
National: 23 Feb 12
A 54-year-old imam was found shot in the head in Strömsund in northwestern Sweden on Wednesday in what police have classified as attempted murder.
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Imam's on-air death threat 'not hate speech'
Society: 20 Oct 11
It was not hate speech when Swedish public service broadcaster Sveriges Radio featured a show in which a Somali imam called for all converts from Islam to be killed, the Swedish Chancellor of Justice has ruled.
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'Ice mosque' to be built near Sweden's Ice Hotel
Society: 19 Oct 11
The highly popular church built near the Ice Hotel in Jukkasjärvi in Northern Sweden might soon be joined by an ice mosque, if all goes according to plan.
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Silence won't solve the problems with a multicultural society
Analysis & Opinion: 26 Sep 11
The problems of a multicultural Swedish society won’t solve themselves if our politicians, in fear of being called a "racist", don't break their silence on the issues, argues equal rights activist Bahareh Andersson.
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Who is really out of place when a religious service opens parliament?
Analysis & Opinion: 19 Sep 11
Sweden Democrat leader Jimmy Åkesson's complaint that an imam 'politicised' the religious service that opened the Riksdag last week, raises an interesting point about the place of religion and in Swedish politics, argues contributor Ruben Brunsveld.
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Converts must die: imam to Swedish radio
Society: 15 Sep 11
Swedish public service broadcaster Sveriges Radio has been reported for hate speech after featuring a programme in which a Somali imam called for all converts from Islam to be killed.
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Åkesson slams multi-faith Riksdag service
Politics: 15 Sep 11
The Sweden Democrats have reacted in anger to the participation of a rabbi and an imam at the church service which is the traditional start of the customary pomp and ceremony before the opening of the Riksdag.
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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.
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Säpo warns Swedish imam over internet threat
Society: 15 Mar 11
Swedish security service Säpo have expressed concerns about the safety of a Swedish imam who was recently hired by the Church of Sweden to work with teenagers at a Stockholm youth centre.
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Halal or Haram? A new council gives advice to Muslims in Sweden
Analysis & Opinion: 14 Mar 11
The newly-formed Swedish Fatwa Council sets out to help Muslims in Sweden seeking advice about how to live in accordance with Islam, but not everyone is convinced the group is necessary, The Local's Karen Holst discovers.
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'God's House' being built in suburban Stockholm
Analysis & Opinion: 2 Mar 11
As religious tensions continue to cause friction in Sweden and elsewhere, Lutherans, Catholics, and Muslims near Stockholm have come together to present a new model for religious tolerance, The Local's Geoff Mortimore discovers.
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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.
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Swedish papers leap to defence of 'open society'
Politics: 30 Dec 10
After the arrests of five people on suspicion of planning a "Mumbai-style" attack on the Danish daily Jyllands-Posten, the Swedish papers on Thursday argued that threats to the open society can not be met by draconian measures.
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Sweden could be a 'catalyst of understanding' after attack
Analysis & Opinion: 21 Dec 10
While Sweden is left asking why after experiencing its first suicide bombing, Fulbright scholar and US Muslim Dr. Abdul-Majeed Azad calls on the country to deploy its history of neutrality to build bridges across Europe to defeat the radicalisation of Muslim youth.
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Bombing was an attack on Swedish society: PM
Politics: 21 Dec 10
Sweden's prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt used his Christmas speech on Monday to condemn the suicide bombing in Stockholm as "an attack on Swedish society", praising Muslim leaders for standing up for freedom and openness.
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Swedish fatwa council condemns bomb attack
Society: 20 Dec 10
The Swedish Fatwa Council (Svenska Fatwarådet) condemned on Sunday the recent suicide bombing in central Stockholm, while the Swedish Security Service (Säpo) has confirmed that it believes the attacker was acting alone.
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Swedish mosques unite against bombing
Society: 17 Dec 10
Last weekend’s suicide bomb attack in Stockholm will be a central theme of Friday prayers at a local mosque in the Swedish capital, which has urged mosques around the country to address the issue as well.
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Bomber linked to radical preacher: report
National: 16 Dec 10
The man who carried out Sweden's first suicide bombing in central Stockholm on Saturday is thought to have had ties to radical Muslim preacher Abu Hamza, according to media reports.
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Sweden attack shows more needed to combat extremism: UK PM
Politics: 15 Dec 10
UK Prime Minister David Cameron admitted on Wednesday that his country needed to do more to fight domestic Islamic extremism following reports that a Swedish suicide bomber lived and studied northwest of London.
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Local imam condemns Stockholm bombings
Society: 12 Dec 10
A Stockholm-based imam on Sunday condemned the two explosions which targeted holiday shoppers in the Swedish capital, killing one person in a what has been called a terrorist crime.
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Iran frees jailed Swedish cosmetic firm worker
National: 4 Nov 10
A Swedish-Iranian employee of Swedish cosmetics firm Oriflame who has been imprisoned in Iran since August has been released on bail and has left the country.
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Swedish cosmetics worker charged in Iran
Business & Money: 29 Aug 10
A Swedish-Iranian employee of cosmetics firm Oriflame has been charged in Iran for allegedly profiting from a pyramid scheme days after five of the company's employees were arrested amid suspicions of spying.
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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.
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Sweden sheltering terrorist cleric: Uzbek TV
National: 29 May 10
A cleric based in Sweden has been accused by Uzbek state television of instigating a suicide attack on the US embassy in 2004, as well as directing a series of high-profile killings last year.
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Imam charged with sex offences
National: 6 May 10
A 48-year-old imam who teaches children about the Koran has been charged with sexually molesting an 11-year-old female student.
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Hate cleric will not participate in Swedish conference
National: 3 Apr 10
A US-born Muslim preacher who has described Jews as "filthy" and advocates the execution of homosexuals will not be participating in a Swedish young muslim conference he was scheduled to speak at over Easter weekend.
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Gay-hate imam to speak at Swedish conference
Society: 24 Mar 10
An organisation for young Muslims in Sweden has outraged the country's largest gay rights group by inviting an imam in favour of executing homosexuals to speak at its April conference.
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Jews flee Malmö as anti-Semitism grows
Society: 27 Jan 10
Threats and harassment are becoming increasingly commonplace for Jewish residents in Malmö in southern Sweden, leading many Jews to leave the city out of fear for their safety.
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No suspects in attack against Malmö mosque
National: 2 Jan 10
As of New Year's Eve evening, police had no suspects for an attack against a mosque in Malmö earlier in the day when shots had been fired through the window.
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Minaret ban favoured by one in four Swedes: poll
National: 3 Dec 09
One in four Swedes is in favour of prohibiting the building of more minarets in the country, a new poll shows.
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'Swedish state should not educate imams': report
Society: 1 Jun 09
The Swedish state should not engage in the training of imams, a commission of inquiry into the issue has concluded in its report submitted to the government on Monday.
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Rosengård: Integration in the eye of the storm
Analysis & Opinion: 27 Mar 09
Malmö suburb Rosengård has come to symbolise Sweden's struggles with integration. AFP's Marc Preel examines a community grappling with its identity after a winter marred by rioting and clashes with the police.
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Swedish plane ends Baghdad Euro drought
Travel: 2 Jan 09
The first passenger flight from Europe in 18 years landed at Baghdad airport on Saturday, when a Swedish charter aircraft touched down.
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Sweden's Sharia pension fund outperforms market
Business & Money: 5 Dec 08
A Swedish pension fund that abides by Sharia laws has outperformed the Stockholm stock exchange since its launch in October.
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Activists fight to prevent Iranian feminist's deportation
National: 17 Sep 08
Demonstrators are set to gather in Stockholm on Wednesday to protest the impending deportation of an Iranian woman’s rights activist and anti-Islam blogger after she was denied a Swedish residence permit.
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Far-right politician votes for mosque
National: 13 Jun 08
A far-right Sweden Democrat politician surprised his colleagues in the southern Swedish town of Karlskrona by voting in favour of allowing Muslims to convert a former recreation hall into a mosque.
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Government to examine imam education in Sweden
Education: 22 May 08
The government announced plans on Thursday to examine whether Sweden should implement a special training program for imams.
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Terror suspects arrested in Sweden
National: 28 Feb 08
Swedish security service Säpo has arrested three men in Stockholm suspected of preparing terrorist acts and financing terrorism.
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Swedish state to train imams
National: 5 Feb 08
The Swedish government has begun exploring the possibility of providing religious training for Muslim leaders.
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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.
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'Enemy combatant' lived in Sweden
National: 14 Aug 07
A man who previously lived in Sweden as an asylum seeker, and is now imprisoned in Guantánamo Bay, has been officially classed by US authorities as an 'enemy combatant'.
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Imams must wait for Swedish education
Society: 24 Apr 07
Sweden's education minister wants to wait until Muslim organizations have reached full agreement before introducing a national education programme for trainee imams.
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Muslim Council: no support for 'special laws'
Society: 29 Apr 06
The Muslim Council of Sweden has slammed the suggestion by the Swedish Muslim Association that the country should have separate laws for Muslims. It's a non-issue for us, says a spokesman.
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'Separate laws for Muslims' idea slammed
Society: 28 Apr 06
Sweden's largest Muslim organization wants the country to introduce separate laws for Muslims in areas such as divorce. The idea is slammed across the political spectrum.
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Swedes killed in Baghdad bombs
National: 8 Apr 06
Two Swedes were among 80 people killed in an attack on a Shiite mosque in Baghdad on Friday. The pair are reported to be a man and his six-year old son, from the Stockholm area.
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Swedish Muslims to be 'ambassadors'
Society: 9 Mar 06
Sweden is to send three young Swedish Muslims to the Middle East to counteract the impression that the country is anti-Islamic. There is a need to exchange experiences, says Laila Freivalds.
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Equal in the eyes of the law
Analysis & Opinion: 28 Oct 05
People licensed to carry out marriages will be sacked if they refuse to also carry out civil partnership ceremonies for homosexuals. Quite right too.
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Appeal court cuts terror sentences
National: 3 Oct 05
A Swedish Court of Appeal finds two Iraqi Kurds guilty of financing terrorism in northern Iraq - but still reduces their sentences on the basis that not all the money they sent actually got through.
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New evidence links man to terror group
National: 6 Sep 05
Emails intercepted in Germany appear to show a man appealing conviction on terror charges in Stockholm has links with terrorist group Ansar al-Islam.
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"Loan a lesbian" idea to promote tolerance
Lifestyle: 16 Aug 05
Visitors to Malmö Library can now take out a real live person instead of a book. An imam, a homosexual and a journalist are among those on offer to those wanting to challenge their own prejudices.
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Muslim schools seek funding from Saudi "fundamentalists"
Society: 7 Jun 05
Swedish Radio has created a stir by suggesting wealthy Saudi "fundamentalists" are buying influence in Sweden's Muslim schools and community organisations.
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