The Local Sweden 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 New report highlights attacks on 39 Swedish mosques in 2017 Almost 40 mosques or Muslim assemblies were attacked or vandalised in Sweden last year, with some being targeted as many as 10 times, according to a new report by a Swedish researcher. https://www.thelocal.se/20180612/new-report-highlights-attacks-on-39-swedish-mosques-in-2017 Tue, 12 Jun 2018 10:34:15 +0200 new-report-highlights-attacks-on-39-swedish-mosques-in-2017 Opinion: Saying 'be like us or stay away' won't further integration in Sweden The opposition to Muslim calls to prayer expressed by some Swedish politicians is similar to the problems Jews in Sweden faced in the 1700s, argues Aron Verständig, chairperson of the Stockholm Jewish Community. https://www.thelocal.se/20180320/opinion-saying-be-like-us-or-stay-away-wont-further-integration-in-sweden Tue, 20 Mar 2018 07:59:00 +0100 opinion-saying-be-like-us-or-stay-away-wont-further-integration-in-sweden Jewish leader: Banning Islamic calls to prayer won't help integration in Sweden The head of one of Sweden’s leading Jewish organizations says that indiscriminately preventing Mosques from holding calls to prayer would damage integration in the country. https://www.thelocal.se/20180316/jewish-leader-banning-islamic-calls-to-prayer-wont-help-integration-in-sweden Fri, 16 Mar 2018 15:52:47 +0100 jewish-leader-banning-islamic-calls-to-prayer-wont-help-integration-in-sweden Swedish fatwa council condemns bomb attack The Swedish Fatwa Council (Svenska Fatwarådet) condemned on Sunday the recent suicide bombing in central Stockholm, while the Swedish Security Service (Säpo) has confirmed that it believes the attacker was acting alone. https://www.thelocal.se/20101220/30960 Mon, 20 Dec 2010 12:09:00 +0100 30960