Short Scandinavian News
Sweden
Family of Somali stoning victim seek asylum - The father and brother of Aisha Ibrahim, the 13 year old girl who became the first stoning victim in Somalia on October 27, 2008, are now in Sweden. Aisha's father, Ibrahim Dhuhulow, says he could not do anything since he belongs to a minority clan who do not have the influence or resources to protect its members, and during the stoning was in a refugee camp in Kenya. (SE, SE)
Money against honor oppression - the County Board of Östergötland is getting 6 million Swedish Kroner for fighting honor-related violence and oppression. Sörmland will be getting 900,000 and Gotland 70,000. Equality Minister Nyamko Sabuni says that 36 million kroner would be set aside nationally for these efforts. (SE)
Muslims for gay rights - The Agency for Human Rights recently succesffully sued the Swedish Tax Authority to allow people to choose their name regardless of their sex. What is less well known is that the agency is led y Muslim associations such as Swedish Young Muslims, Islamic Shia Society, and the Muslim Women's ASsocation in Stockholm. (SE)
Attempted murder of imam? - A shot was fired at the Islamic Center in Malmö New Year's Eve. Five people were in the office at the time, including the imam, who was lightly injured from glass splinters. Lulzim Sekiraca, who was in the room, says he can't understand why anybody who would want to hurt the imam, who just recently came from Lebanon and was working there for less than a month. He says he's lived here for 15 years, and has never been involved in anything similar. Sekiraca says that there aren't such hostilities between Muslim groups that would lead to shooting.
Bejzat Becirov, head of the Islamic Center, said that he doesn't believe the shots were aimed at a particular individual but rather at the mosque.
"We receive threats all the time. Unfortunately, we have become immune to it. Despite all the incidents, the police have never arrested anyone," he told TT news agency.
The incident is classifed as attempted murder or aggravated assault.
The mosque recently hit the news when it was taken over by Ghaddafi.
(SE, SE, EN)
Afghans get thrown off train - Five Afghan boys (ages 14-18) showed up in the town of Sävsjö on Christmas Eve and said they've been abandoned in the forest by a smuggler. It later turned out that they had actually been thrown off a train after not being able to pay their fare. Jonas Nyström, a local priest, who was taking care of them, said that this was a misunderstanding and not a lie, since the five speak poor English, and he communicated with them using online translation software and other Afghans in Sweden.
It it interesting to note that Swedish media showed pictures of all five, which in the case of asylum seekers could, in itself, serve as cause for asylum. (EN, SE)
Protest at Iranian Embassy - Over 200 people, mainly exiled Iranians, gathered outside the Iranian embassy in Stockholm Saturday night as a silent protest against the recent events in the country. Candles were lit in memory of the victims of the violence over the past week. (EN)
Girl abducted to Iraq - A 4 year old girl, Maryam Ali Abdulhadi, was abducted from her mother in Malmö on New Year's Eve. The girl, whose father lives in Iraq, called her mother to say that she's in Iraq. (EN)
Denmark
Palestinian in court for shooting - A 28 year old Palestinian from Odense confessed in court that he shot Israelis New Year's Eve 2008 due to their nationality. The man told the court that he shot them because he wanted to defend himself, since they wanted to beat him, but also because he was upset at what was happening in Palestine. He has only one aunt left, the rest were killed (by the Israelis). The man is charged with five attempted murders: the three Israeli sellers and two Danish customers. (DA)
Reality vs. fiction - The new season of the Danish show 'Livvagterne' (bodyguards), premiered this Sunday with an episode about a Muhammed cartoonist who is attacked by a Muslim woman. Following the attack on the real Muhammed cartoonist Danish broadcaster DR considered pulling the next two episodes off the air, but finally decided to broadcast them. (DA)
Mosque building on standby - The building of Denmark's first mosque, in Aarhus, is on-hold. Due to the economic crisis, the Union of Islamic Associations (FIF) can't collect the money needed. The FIF, which united 11 Muslim associations, has so far managed to collect 1,104,755 Danish Kroner, out of the 50 million they need. (DA)
Demand for Khatami's arrest - The former Iranian president, Mohammad Khatami, will come to Denmark January 27th to receive a 500,000 Danish kroner dialog award from the Aarhus municipality. Morten Messerschmidt of the Danish People's Party and actor Farshad Kholgi want him arrested for human rights crimes, for attacks on women, children, gays and others. (DA)
Norway
Family upset at emergency services - A woman (62) died in Tøyen, Oslo of a heart attack after emergency services were prevented from coming in. The Turkish-Norwegian family placed an emergency call, but the ermergency center responder felt threatened and called in the police, who arrived before the ambulance. The woman's relatives got very upset that the ambulance didn't arrive and a fight ensued in which it was called out "we will kill you" to the police and ambulance personnel. More police forces were called in and two people were arrested.
The call was received at 11:31 AM. The ambulance showed up at 11:48. Police entered the apartment first and applied CPR, but the ambulance personnel only entered the apartment at 11:54, by which time the woman was already dead. According to the woman's grandchild, if the ambulance would have come on time, there wouldn't have been any problem. The woman's son said he called emergency repeatedly, and that it took 45 minutes for the ambulance to arrive. (NO, NO, NO, NO)
Illegal immigrants shouldn't freeze - Sylvi Listhaug, the Progress Party's alderman for welfare and social services in Oslo, thinks that illegal immigrants should get shelter from the cold. "I hope the police catches the people who have no right to residence in this country, but at minus 20 degrees we can't refuse overnight stays." (NO)
Finland
Asylum seekers in church - More and more asylum seekers, mainly from Iraq and Iran, are turning to churches for sanctuary against deportation orders. The Finnish Ecumenical Council is worried by the tougher stance taken by the authorities. (EN)
Sweden
Family of Somali stoning victim seek asylum - The father and brother of Aisha Ibrahim, the 13 year old girl who became the first stoning victim in Somalia on October 27, 2008, are now in Sweden. Aisha's father, Ibrahim Dhuhulow, says he could not do anything since he belongs to a minority clan who do not have the influence or resources to protect its members, and during the stoning was in a refugee camp in Kenya. (SE, SE)
Money against honor oppression - the County Board of Östergötland is getting 6 million Swedish Kroner for fighting honor-related violence and oppression. Sörmland will be getting 900,000 and Gotland 70,000. Equality Minister Nyamko Sabuni says that 36 million kroner would be set aside nationally for these efforts. (SE)
Muslims for gay rights - The Agency for Human Rights recently succesffully sued the Swedish Tax Authority to allow people to choose their name regardless of their sex. What is less well known is that the agency is led y Muslim associations such as Swedish Young Muslims, Islamic Shia Society, and the Muslim Women's ASsocation in Stockholm. (SE)
Attempted murder of imam? - A shot was fired at the Islamic Center in Malmö New Year's Eve. Five people were in the office at the time, including the imam, who was lightly injured from glass splinters. Lulzim Sekiraca, who was in the room, says he can't understand why anybody who would want to hurt the imam, who just recently came from Lebanon and was working there for less than a month. He says he's lived here for 15 years, and has never been involved in anything similar. Sekiraca says that there aren't such hostilities between Muslim groups that would lead to shooting.
Bejzat Becirov, head of the Islamic Center, said that he doesn't believe the shots were aimed at a particular individual but rather at the mosque.
"We receive threats all the time. Unfortunately, we have become immune to it. Despite all the incidents, the police have never arrested anyone," he told TT news agency.
The incident is classifed as attempted murder or aggravated assault.
The mosque recently hit the news when it was taken over by Ghaddafi.
(SE, SE, EN)
Afghans get thrown off train - Five Afghan boys (ages 14-18) showed up in the town of Sävsjö on Christmas Eve and said they've been abandoned in the forest by a smuggler. It later turned out that they had actually been thrown off a train after not being able to pay their fare. Jonas Nyström, a local priest, who was taking care of them, said that this was a misunderstanding and not a lie, since the five speak poor English, and he communicated with them using online translation software and other Afghans in Sweden.
It it interesting to note that Swedish media showed pictures of all five, which in the case of asylum seekers could, in itself, serve as cause for asylum. (EN, SE)
Protest at Iranian Embassy - Over 200 people, mainly exiled Iranians, gathered outside the Iranian embassy in Stockholm Saturday night as a silent protest against the recent events in the country. Candles were lit in memory of the victims of the violence over the past week. (EN)
Girl abducted to Iraq - A 4 year old girl, Maryam Ali Abdulhadi, was abducted from her mother in Malmö on New Year's Eve. The girl, whose father lives in Iraq, called her mother to say that she's in Iraq. (EN)
Denmark
Palestinian in court for shooting - A 28 year old Palestinian from Odense confessed in court that he shot Israelis New Year's Eve 2008 due to their nationality. The man told the court that he shot them because he wanted to defend himself, since they wanted to beat him, but also because he was upset at what was happening in Palestine. He has only one aunt left, the rest were killed (by the Israelis). The man is charged with five attempted murders: the three Israeli sellers and two Danish customers. (DA)
Reality vs. fiction - The new season of the Danish show 'Livvagterne' (bodyguards), premiered this Sunday with an episode about a Muhammed cartoonist who is attacked by a Muslim woman. Following the attack on the real Muhammed cartoonist Danish broadcaster DR considered pulling the next two episodes off the air, but finally decided to broadcast them. (DA)
Mosque building on standby - The building of Denmark's first mosque, in Aarhus, is on-hold. Due to the economic crisis, the Union of Islamic Associations (FIF) can't collect the money needed. The FIF, which united 11 Muslim associations, has so far managed to collect 1,104,755 Danish Kroner, out of the 50 million they need. (DA)
Demand for Khatami's arrest - The former Iranian president, Mohammad Khatami, will come to Denmark January 27th to receive a 500,000 Danish kroner dialog award from the Aarhus municipality. Morten Messerschmidt of the Danish People's Party and actor Farshad Kholgi want him arrested for human rights crimes, for attacks on women, children, gays and others. (DA)
Norway
Family upset at emergency services - A woman (62) died in Tøyen, Oslo of a heart attack after emergency services were prevented from coming in. The Turkish-Norwegian family placed an emergency call, but the ermergency center responder felt threatened and called in the police, who arrived before the ambulance. The woman's relatives got very upset that the ambulance didn't arrive and a fight ensued in which it was called out "we will kill you" to the police and ambulance personnel. More police forces were called in and two people were arrested.
The call was received at 11:31 AM. The ambulance showed up at 11:48. Police entered the apartment first and applied CPR, but the ambulance personnel only entered the apartment at 11:54, by which time the woman was already dead. According to the woman's grandchild, if the ambulance would have come on time, there wouldn't have been any problem. The woman's son said he called emergency repeatedly, and that it took 45 minutes for the ambulance to arrive. (NO, NO, NO, NO)
Illegal immigrants shouldn't freeze - Sylvi Listhaug, the Progress Party's alderman for welfare and social services in Oslo, thinks that illegal immigrants should get shelter from the cold. "I hope the police catches the people who have no right to residence in this country, but at minus 20 degrees we can't refuse overnight stays." (NO)
Finland
Asylum seekers in church - More and more asylum seekers, mainly from Iraq and Iran, are turning to churches for sanctuary against deportation orders. The Finnish Ecumenical Council is worried by the tougher stance taken by the authorities. (EN)
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