Muslim Brotherhood in Sweden (13)

This is the latest in a series of translations by Fousesquawk of original European articles on the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) in Europe and the 13th on Sweden.

In previous articles on the MB in Sweden, we have often found references to the Ibn Rushd Study Association, which has been identified as an arm of the Egyptian-based organization, the Muslim Brotherhood.

In October, there was an agreement between the conservative Sweden Democrat party and other parties that allowed the new prime minister, Ulf Kristersson of the Moderate Party to become head of state. It also allowed the Sweden Democrats to enter the new government albeit not as a full coalition partner. This agreement is called the Tidö Agreement. The provisions call for more measures to combat gang violence and a tightening of immigration rules.

The below article from the conservative site, Nyheter Idag, describes an interview of the new head of the Ibn Rushd Study Association, Anna Waara, by the Swedish newspaper, Svenska Dagbladet. In this interview, Waara maintains that the Tidö Agreement actually serves to dismantle Swedish values.

 https://nyheteridag.se/ibn-rushd-chefen-tidoavtalet-hot-mot-svenska-varderingar/

Ibn Rushd head: Tidö Agreement threat against "Swedish values"

The Tidö Agreement between the government and the Sweden Democrats means that "Swedish values on solidarity with the outside world and people in crisis" will be dismantled. That is what Anna Waara, the new head of the Ibn Rushd Study Association tells Svenska Dagbladet. (Translator's note: The linked Svenska Dagbladet article is accessible only to subscribers.)

"The Tidö Agreement claims to protect Swedish values. But my experience is that the agreement dismantles Swedish values on solidarity with the outside world and people in crisis," says Waara.

"For us as a study association, it is very important to continue to stand up for these values, that we believe in education as a very important part of societal development and as a way to promote an equal society," she continues.

The Ibn Rushd Study Association has previously received criticism for inviting speakers with homophobic and anti-Semitic views and also for connections to the radical Bellevue Mosque in Gothenburg. But Waara (says) that was "a very long time ago" and that Ibn Rushd has since tightened its procedures.

"We have made mistakes, and I think we must own that. We have also tightened our procedures since then. We want to do right, and room for improvement must also be found."

Waara believes that Ibn Rushd's procedures and become so rigorous that it is wearing on the organization.

"There must also be a trust that people want to do right. A system cannot rest on scrutinizing us to the point where we cannot be an actor in civil society.