Islamists Hate Sweden’s New Integration Minister
Charles Johnson
Fri Oct 6, 2006 at 6:09 pm PDT • Views: 505
Sweden’s new integration minister seems to be a Scandinavian version of Ayaan Hirsi Ali—and she already has the attendant seething Islamic groups: Youth and diversity sets new government apart. (Hat tip: Western Resistance.)
The appointment of Liberal Nyamko Sabuni as integration minister is proving to be one of Fredrik Reinfeldt’s most controversial choices. Sabuni, who moved to Sweden from Burundi at the age of 12, is the first black person to be appointed a minister in Sweden.
Her suggestion that all girls should undergo compulsory checks for genital mutilation (otherwise known as female circumcision) led to controversy. Sabuni was also attacked by Muslim groups for proposing a ban on headscarves for girls under 15 and the introduction of a specific mention of honour crimes in the criminal code.
Muslim commentator and author Kurdo Baksi slammed Sabuni’s appointment:
“I am very disappointed that a person whom I consider to be an Islamaphobe has been appointed integration minister. It is a very poor start to a centre-right government’s integration policy,” he said.
Frank says: