https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Security was stepped up at an art school in central Sweden ahead of a high profile lecture by Swedish cartoonist and freedom of speech campaigner, Lars Vilks, a year after the attack on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. https://www.thelocal.se/20160107/threatened-swede-speaks-on-hebdo-anniversary Thu, 07 Jan 2016 16:47:28 +0100 threatened-swede-speaks-on-hebdo-anniversary Fear of a terror attack taking place in Sweden has risen sharply, with 46 per cent of people polled saying they are concerned, up from 34 percent in January. https://www.thelocal.se/20151201/nearly-half-of-swedes-worried-about-terror Tue, 01 Dec 2015 09:35:16 +0100 nearly-half-of-swedes-worried-about-terror As anti-Islam movement Pegida that has made headways in Germany prepares to hold its first public meeting in Sweden, a Malmö vicar has told The Local why he believes it is important to stand up for a multi-religious society. https://www.thelocal.se/20150206/sweden-church-set-to-ring-bells-during-anti-islam-rally Fri, 06 Feb 2015 13:08:00 +0100 sweden-church-set-to-ring-bells-during-anti-islam-rally A fortnight after the Paris attacks, Asim Mehmood, 31, who is a Muslim and an entrepreneur in Umeå, northern Sweden, says he's feeling increasingly afraid about growing Islamophobia in Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20150120/something-is-going-wrong-in-sweden Tue, 20 Jan 2015 08:04:00 +0100 something-is-going-wrong-in-sweden Sweden's Foreign Minister Margot Wallström is among the EU foreign ministers meeting for talks in Brussels to discuss tactics for dealing with terrorists in the wake of recent attacks in France and Belgium. https://www.thelocal.se/20150119/sweden-backs-stronger-eu-cooperation-against-terror Mon, 19 Jan 2015 16:16:00 +0100 sweden-backs-stronger-eu-cooperation-against-terror With three million copies of Charlie Hebdo's latest issue sold out by Wednesday afternoon and two million more scheduled to be printed, The Local's Norhan Elhakeem asked Swedish Muslims what they thought about the magazine's contentious cartoons. https://www.thelocal.se/20150114/swedish-muslims-react-to-latest-charlie-hebdo-issue Wed, 14 Jan 2015 13:37:00 +0100 swedish-muslims-react-to-latest-charlie-hebdo-issue