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Bill Gawthrop
SWEDEN: Christians and Muslims headed for civil war?
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Sweden's famous 'welfare state' has attracted hordes of Muslim immigrants
from third world countries and native Swedes are getting sick of paying
their way and getting nothing but soaring rape and crime rates in return for
their famous Swedish hospitality.
MSNBC <http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41534380/ns/world_news-europe/> -MALMO,
Sweden - The bullet exploded through the mosque's window, sending glass
splinters hurtling into the office worker's neck. Frantically abandoning
their New Year's Eve chatter and coffee cups, worshippers rushed to the
bloodied victim's aid. The bullet had missed his head by inches; the
sniper's target would survive.
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Police allege the shooting at Malmo's Islamic center - Sweden's largest
mosque - was not random. Investigators say it was one of ten attempted
murders and at least one killing perpetrated by a gunman whose objective was
to "shoot at immigrants."
The apparent bid to kill a Muslim in a place of worship provoked much
soul-searching in Sweden, long regarded as one of Europe's most liberal and
welcoming societies.
But only nine months later, hundreds of thousands would cast ballots for the
far-right Sweden Democrats
<http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39271077/ns/world_news-europe/> . The party
warned of "the dangers of Islamization" and ran a controversial campaign ad
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9VuW6vhV-E> showing a gang of burqa-clad
women overtaking a senior citizen in a race for benefits.
The election result grabbed headlines across Europe. "Anti-immigration party
formed from skinhead movement seizes balance of power in Sweden" was the
take of Britain
<http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1313639/Swedish-election-Anti-immig
ration-party-formed-skinhead-movement.html#ixzz1DfAb> 's Daily Mail. Germany
<http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,718692,00.html> 's Der
Spiegel magazine noted that the showing had "shocked a world so used to
viewing Sweden as an open-
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The Sweden Democrats' success was another sign that a mix of immigration,
economic woes and the threat of Islamist extremism has swirled into a
perfect storm of problems in Europe. Story: Islamists raise fears of violent
<http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40336911/ns/world_news-europe/> 'clash of
cultures' in Europe
Far-right parties in Austria, Britain, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Germany,
Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland have all made
significant gains in recent years.
Some have pushed for caps on immigration. Other measures - such as France's
ban on face veils and Switzerland's moratorium on minaret construction -
have directly affected Muslims.
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And the reverberations of radical Islam have been felt widely with security
services thwarting many terrorist plots on the continent since 9/11. The
invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq and controversy over Muhammad cartoons
have made some Muslims feel the West is at war with Islam. (We ARE)
"We can't deny that today Islam is regarded as the biggest threat to Europe
for many Europeans," said Professor Anne Sofie Roald of Malmo University's
Department of International Migration and Ethnic Relations. "People are
perceiving it as a threat because they feel that the minority is growing."
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It's then that the symbols, such as minarets and veils, become important,
she said. "It always comes back to that people are afraid of Muslims taking
over their countries." An Iraqi-born bomber who blew himself up before he
could set off several devices along a busy Stockholm street before Christmas
damaged relations further.
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However, the Sweden Democrats' upward trajectory began long before the
botched attack. About a decade after its birth, the party earned fewer than
20,000 votes - less than half a percent of the ballots cast - at the 1998
national elections. But under fresh-faced leader Jimmie Akesson, the Sweden
Democrats' enthusiastic support for the cradle-to-grave welfare state -
reinforced by a message of nationalistic pride and a vow to dramatically
reduce immigration - struck a chord.
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.jpg?w=300&h=298In September, the Sweden Democrats captured nearly 340,000
votes (about six percent of the total) and claimed 20 seats in 349-member
parliament - helping to prevent any party from being able to govern on its
own. They were not invited to join the ruling coalition.
The 31-year-old Akesson and his colleagues received a frosty welcome when
they moved into the Riksdag <http://www.thelocal.se/29994/20101103/> - with
other lawmakers refusing to even share a photocopier with them.
At the party's waterside offices in Stockholm, Akesson told msnbc.com that
he believes that his country is under siege due to an "extreme immigration
policy."
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unded by leftover campaign posters, a Swedish flag and a banner emblazoned
with the party's "Security and Tradition" motto, Akesson says the government
should focus its resources on upholding the welfare system.
He alleges that many immigrants live in "parallel societies" - segregated
neighborhoods where they speak their native languages and often only
socialize with each other. "They will never become a part of the Swedish
society," Akesson said.
An estimated 44 million Muslims live in Europe - about six percent of the
continent's total population - and the figure is expected to grow to 58
million by 2030, according to The Pew Research Center
<http://www.pewforum.org/The-Future-of-the-Global-Muslim-Population.aspx> 's
Forum on Religion & Public Life.
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