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How a call to demolish mosques sent shock waves through Swedish politics
FromSweden in Focus
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31 minutes
Released:
Dec 2, 2023
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This week: Jimmie Åkesson talks about demolishing mosques, the latest on the Tesla strike, Sweden’s Advent celebrations, solutions journalism, and why some criminologists think it’s time for Sweden to ditch zero tolerance on drugs.Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by The Local's Emma Lögren and Richard Orange.Here are links to some of the stories we discuss:Tesla strikeInside Sweden: How will the Tesla strike end?Tesla sues Swedish state agency over number plate blockageAdvent Julmys: How to get into the Christmas spirit like a SwedeSwedish word of the day: adventSolutions journalismSeven things we've learned about adding a solutions focus to reporting on migrationAs Europe comes out of lockdown, what lessons can be learned from Sweden?Drugs INTERVIEW: The past, present and future of Sweden's zero-tolerance drug policySweden DemocratsSweden Democrat leader calls for mosques to be demolishedWhy Sweden's far-right leader is showing his radical sideWhy the Sweden Democrats are still a far-right partyLISTEN: How the Sweden Democrats are flirting with the extreme rightARCHIVE: Islam 'Sweden's biggest threat': far-right leaderSwedish habitsHow to handle these 10 maddeningly Swedish passive-aggressive habits
Released:
Dec 2, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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