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 Sweden plans to ban groups who do not support gender equality from starting or running schools, the country’s education minister said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.se/20180311/sweden-to-tighten-law-on-religious-schools Sun, 11 Mar 2018 14:31:23 +0100 sweden-to-tighten-law-on-religious-schools An ancient Viking ring carrying the inscription "for Allah" has revealed evidence of close contacts between the Nordic warriors and the Islamic world – more than a century after its discovery on a Swedish island. https://www.thelocal.se/20150319/viking-bling-reveals-ancient-islamic-ties Thu, 19 Mar 2015 09:06:33 +0100 viking-bling-reveals-ancient-islamic-ties A 17-year-old boy from Gothenburg has become the youngest Swedish victim to die fighting with radical Islamists in the Middle East. https://www.thelocal.se/20141210/swedish-teens-dies-fighting-for-islamic-state Wed, 10 Dec 2014 12:13:00 +0100 swedish-teens-dies-fighting-for-islamic-state Violent Islamic extremists in Sweden pose an increased threat to the public, a government investigation found on Friday, with the prime risks coming from those who have travelled to war zones for military training. https://www.thelocal.se/20140131/sweden-sees-increased-threat-from-islamic-extremists Fri, 31 Jan 2014 12:39:00 +0100 sweden-sees-increased-threat-from-islamic-extremists Sweden needs to do more to help young “violence-affirming Islamists” turn their backs on extremist organizations, minister for integration Nyamko Sabuni said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20100119/24456 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:53:00 +0100 24456 The Church of Sweden (Svenska Kyrkan) is bleeding members at an increasingly rapid pace, at the same time as membership rolls in Islamic, Roman Catholic, and Orthodox Christian assemblies are on the rise. https://www.thelocal.se/20091201/23584 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:59:00 +0100 23584