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.
Mona Walter | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1973 |
| Citizenship | Sweden |
| Occupation(s) | Activist, commentator |
Biography
editRaised 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]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Hurd, Dale (3 January 2016). "Ex-Muslim: Koran Revealed a Religion I Did Not Like". CBN News.
- ^ Bondlid, Eli (11 November 2016). "Forfulgt konvertitt advarer mot farene ved islam". Norge IDAG (in Norwegian).
- ^ Björk, Frida (17 April 2014). "Hotades efter att ha konverterat". SVT (in Swedish).
- ^ Björk, Evalis (16 October 2014). "Hon blev hotad och bespottad". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish).
- ^ Hannler, Oskar (29 July 2014). "Mona Walter går under jorden efter islamkritik". Dagen (in Swedish). Tidnings AB Nya Dagen. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ Sverker, Jonathan (22 January 2014). "Mona ger mod åt kristna somalier". Dagen (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ^ Jama, Mona Ismail; Mohamed, Kenadid; Ljungberg, Anders (12 June 2015). "Kontroversiell föreläsare rör upp känslor i Rinkeby". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ^ "Folkets Hus stoppade ytterligare en föreläsning". SVT. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ^ Walter, Mona (9 July 2015). "Vem är en riktig muslim?". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Stampen Media. 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. ISSN 2211-7954. 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.
- ^ a b Nilsson, Mimmi; Hellberg, Magnus; Emanuelsson, Anton (25 August 2015). "Anklagar SVT för bortklippta bilder". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ^ Jacob Zetterman (26 August 2015). "Mona Walter jagades bort från Rinkeby". Dagen (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ^ Thambert, Fredrik (25 August 2015). "SVT anklagas för censurerade hot – kanalen förnekar". Resumé (in Swedish). Bonnier Business Media. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ Finnsiö, Morgan (27 December 2018). "Myten om Eurabia lever vidare". Expo (in Swedish).
- ^ "Vad SVT inte berättade om Mona Walter". Expo (in Swedish). 7 October 2015.
- ^ "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". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish).