Mona Walter
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Mona Walter | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1973 (age 52–53) |
| Citizenship | Sweden |
| Occupations | Activist, commentator |
Mona Walter (born 1973) is a Swedish activist, critic of Islam and social commentator. She was born in Mogadishu, Somalia and moved to Sweden as a refugee in 1994.
Raised Muslim, Walter renounced Islam and became an atheist. She later became a Christian and published writings critical of Islam via her social media accounts and in press articles.[1][2] She has lived with death threats since converting in 2006.[3][4][5] Her opinions on the threat she believes Islam poses to the Western world have caused controversy.[6][7][8][9] Her analyses of Islam have been considered "anti-Muslim, Islamophobic, or racist in nature" by both Muslims and non-Muslims.[10] In August 2015, Walter and a camera team from SVT news programme Aktuellt were attacked when they walked through the Stockholm district of Rinkeby.[11] Eggs were thrown at the broadcaster's car.[12][11][13]
She has voiced her support for the Eurabia theory, saying that she has heard imams talk about Islamising Sweden through child-births and immigration,[14] and she has held speeches for organisations such as For Frihed (formerly Pegida Denmark),[15] Stop Islamisation of Norway,[16] and events with connections to the Sweden Democrats.[17]
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References
- ↑ Hurd, Dale (3 January 2016). "Ex-Muslim: Koran Revealed a Religion I Did Not Like". CBN News. Archived from the original on 23 January 2025.
- ↑ Bondlid, Eli (11 November 2016). "Forfulgt konvertitt advarer mot farene ved islam" [Persecuted convert warns about the dangers of Islam]. Norge Idag (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 19 February 2025.
- ↑ Björk, Frida (17 April 2014). "Hotades efter att ha konverterat" [Threatened after having converted]. SVT (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 26 February 2023.
- ↑ Björk, Evalis (16 October 2014). "Hon blev hotad och bespottad" [She was threatened and mocked]. Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish).
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Hannler, Oskar (29 July 2014). "Mona Walter går under jorden efter islamkritik" [Mona Walter goes into hiding after criticism of Islam]. Dagen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ↑ Sverker, Jonatan (22 January 2014). "Mona ger mod åt kristna somalier" [Mona gives courage to Christian Somalis]. Dagen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 1 May 2015.
- ↑ Jama, Mona Ismail; Mohamed, Kenadid; Ljungberg, Anders (12 June 2015). "Kontroversiell föreläsare rör upp känslor i Rinkeby" [Controversial lecturer stirs up emotions in Rinkeby]. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ↑ "Folkets Hus stoppade ytterligare en föreläsning" [The People's House stopped another lecture]. SVT (in Swedish). 15 June 2015. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ↑ Walter, Mona (9 July 2015). "Vem är en riktig muslim?" [Who is a true Muslim?]. Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 16 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ↑ Larsson, Göran (28 October 2016). ""Most Muslims are Like You and I, but 'Real' Muslims . . .": Ex-Muslims and Anti-Muslim Sentiments". Journal of Muslims in Europe. 5 (2): 205–223. doi:10.1163/22117954-12341327. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
[M]any Muslims and non-Muslims alike perceive the content of the program and the analysis proposed by Mona Walter as anti-Muslim, Islamophobic, or racist in nature.
- 1 2 Nilsson, Mimmi; Hellberg, Magnus; Emanuelsson, Anton (25 August 2015). "Anklagar SVT för bortklippta bilder" [Accuses SVT of cut images]. Expressen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ↑ Zetterman, Jacob (26 August 2015). "Mona Walter jagades bort från Rinkeby" [Mona Walter chased away from Rinkeby]. Dagen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ↑ Thambert, Fredrik (25 August 2015). "SVT anklagas för censurerade hot – kanalen förnekar" [SVT is accused of censoring threat – the channel denies]. Resumé (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 17 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ↑ Finnsiö, Morgan (27 December 2018). "Myten om Eurabia lever vidare" [The myth of Eurabia lives on]. Expo (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 29 March 2023.
- ↑ "Vad SVT inte berättade om Mona Walter" [What SVT did not tell about Mona Walter]. Expo (in Swedish). 7 October 2015. Archived from the original on 20 August 2019.
- ↑ "International counter-jihad organisations". Hope not hate. 11 January 2018. Archived from the original on 19 July 2024.
- ↑ Bouvin, Emma (15 June 2015). "Folkets hus stoppar inbjudna talare" [The People's House stops invited speakers]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 21 June 2015.