The Local Sweden

'Swedes don't treat me differently because I wear a hijab'

Thu, 23 Jun 2016 16:50:03 +0200

Sana Abdullah says that determination and learning the language are key to fitting in and finding work in Sweden - and no-one cares if you look different.

Hijab mural painted over with hair at Swedish mall

Sat, 28 Nov 2015 23:17:03 +0100

A shopping centre in Sweden forced a youth group it had commissioned to paint a mural to cover up a hijab they had put on a woman by concealing it under a new hair style.

'Airport security yanked my headscarf': Swede

Mon, 31 Mar 2014 17:46:00 +0200

A Swedish woman wearing a Muslim headscarf claims security staff at a small northern airport tugged on her hijab in public rather than take up her offer to take it off away from prying eyes.

Celebrity Swedes back call to fight xenophobia

Sun, 15 Sep 2013 10:08:00 +0200

A long list of prominent Swedes within politics, media, business and the arts have declared their support for a new campaign aimed at combating xenophobia in society.

'Politicians must follow 'hijab outcry' with action'

Tue, 03 Sep 2013 15:26:00 +0200

Numerous public initiatives across Europe in recent weeks suggest that many people have had enough of racist violence and intolerance. Together, they contradict the image that most Europeans openly or tacitly support exclusion on the grounds of race and cultural difference, argues Michael Privot, the director of a Brussels-based anti-racism network.

'Hijab appeal' campaign divides Sweden

Sun, 25 Aug 2013 17:51:00 +0200

A grassroots movement defending women's right to wear hijab has split the nation, backed by politicians and celebrities while critics say it supports a symbol of female "oppression" reports AFP's Sören Billing.

'Hijab outcry' woman in repeat attack

Sat, 24 Aug 2013 10:07:00 +0200

The pregnant woman who was beaten last Friday in Farstavägen in southern Stockholm, reportedly because she wore a headscarf, has been attacked again, according to Stockholm police.

Hijab activists demand minister take action

Wed, 21 Aug 2013 09:19:00 +0200

Sweden's justice minister on Tuesday met with activists who convinced thousands of women to wear headscarves this week to protest an alleged attack on a Muslim woman who wore a hijab.

Headscarf outcry after pregnant woman beaten

Mon, 19 Aug 2013 15:24:00 +0200

A pregnant woman wearing a headscarf was harassed and assaulted in a south Stockholm suburb at the weekend, prompting a call on Monday urging woman to bear headscarves in show of support, regardless of their religious affiliation.

Donna, 26, Sweden's first police recruit in hijab

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:14:00 +0100

Sweden’s first veiled police recruit, Donna Eljammal, 26, does not regard her traditional Muslim hijab as a hindrance but rather an asset for her future career within the Swedish police force.

Wrong to ban student with niqab: ombudsman

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 08:55:00 +0100

Banning a student from class for wearing a headscarf is a violation of Sweden’s anti-discrimination laws, the country’s Equality Ombudsman (Diskrimineringsombudsmannen – DO) has ruled.

Student wearing niqab begins teacher training

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:00:00 +0200

A student wearing the niqab has begun attending a teacher training course in Stockholm, more than one and a half years after another woman reported a school that would not allow her to wear the headscarf in class.