The Saturday Profile: Sweden’s Lightning Rod in a Storm Over Assimilation

NY Times ^ | January 13, 2007 | SARAH LYALL

[Pharmboy]

Interesting woman...

[Pharmboy]

She arrived when she was 12, eventually married a Swede and has twins with him. She is opposed by immigrant groups.

[randita]

From Wikipedia:

Nyamko Sabuni was born in Bujumbura in Burundi where her father, a left-wing politician from Zaire, lived in exile. The family obtained political asylum in Sweden in 1981 and Sabuni grew up in Kungsängen, north of Stockholm. She studied law at Uppsala University, migration policy at Mälardalen University in Eskilstuna, and information and media communications at Berghs School of Communication in Stockholm.

Sabuni's family are Muslims, but not Sabuni herself.

[Pharmboy]

Thanks for the info...

[Christopher Lincoln]

According to the Times, only her mother is Muslim, while her father is Christian. She herself is described as nonreligious.

[facedown]

...minister for integration and gender equality...

Odd they would lump those two together.

[WorkingClassFilth]

What is the Swedish word for toast?

Husker du?

[MirrorField]

What is the Swedish word for toast?

Husker du?

Nope. However, this is a rather interesting and positive development. One should note that current government is a center-right coalition which recently won election in September, deposing the long-term Social Democrat dominance.

I certainly hope that this is one of the signs that Europe is slowly awakening to the dangers of Radical Islam.

[swampmonster]

Husker du is Norwegian. It means "do you remember?"

[swampmonster]

She proposed that schoolgirls undergo compulsory medical examinations to check for evidence of genital mutilation. She denounced what she called the “honor culture” (as in honor killings?) of some immigrant groups.

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And this is controversial how?

[swampmonster]

Just in case no one understands my post, I agree with her that these should be abolished.

[Pharmboy]

Didn't realize that the Swedes put in a center-right government. I guess I missed the 6-column headline anniouncing this in the NY Times. /sarcasm

[Fred Nerks]

thanks for posting this interesting article!

a little light at the end of a very dark (european)tunnel.

[Pharmboy]

My pleasure...glad you found it as interesting as I did.

Uff da, indeed!

[Fred Nerks]

Uff Da is --- discovering that your male dog is pregnant!

Uff Da is --- forgetting your mother-in-law's first name.

Uff Da is --- dropping your only egg on the floor!.

Uff Da is --- eating hot soup when you've got a runny nose!

I learn something new on FR every day!

[Pharmboy]

Thanks! I shall try and use it correctly next time...LOL!

[Fred Nerks]

Uff da! We've got too many muslim immigrants!

[Eurotwit]

Kommer du i håg?

[Eurotwit]

I have seen Sabuni in many TV-debates. She seems to be the most sensible Swedish politician there is at the moment.

Not that the bar is set very high...

Cheers.

[Eurotwit]

She should grow her hair back though :-)