21 May 2011 Protests against a new mosque in Göteborg attracted approximately 150 nationalist and far right wing protesters, and maybe 300 people supporting the mosque. Amongst the initiators of the demonstration against the mosque was Björn Cederström of the newly started Defense Corps for Sweden’s Self-defense. In his speech at the rally he said…
The Islamist terrorist suspects Wissam Ayachine and Abdelkader Lotfi will be judged at the National Court, for inciting to radical activism and providing information over the Internet. The two suspects raised funds from the North African community in Burgos, Madrid and Palencia and sent funds on ten occasions between 2003 and 2007 with amounts ranging…
17 Feb 2011 In its latest issue the jihadist magazine “Inspire” pays tribute to the Stockholm suicide bomber Taimour Abdulwahab. “That he lived a comfortable life and had a wife and children did not stop Taimour Abdulwahab from responding to the call to jihad (holy war),” Inspire wrote, adding, “We need more like him.” “We…
28 Jan 2011 Wednesday January 27 the Swedish riksdag (parliament) held a debate about violent extremism, initiated by the far-right populist Sweden democrats (SD). SD leader Jimmie Åkesson started the debate off with a reference to the Stockholm suicide bombing in December 2010. He argued that the attack wasn’t an isolated event, pointing to the…
24 Jan 2011 A group of about 10-12 imams in Malmö have founded a Swedish Fatwa Council. The council is set up to be able to present Swedish Muslims with more unanimous answers to questions concerning how to practice Islam is Sweden in harmony with Swedish law and culture. Jonas Otterbeck, assistant professor of Islamic…
