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Imam in Malmö praises Hezbollah leader

During a Friday prayer at the Lebanese cultural association in Malmö, Imam Sami Al-Tameemi praises the terrorist-stamped Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. This is reported by SVT Skåne.

» Published: 27 October 2024

Imam in Malmö praises Hezbollah leader
Photo: Leo Sellén/TT

In a recording from inside the mosque during Friday prayers on October 4, he is hailed as a martyr and for being "a wise and insightful man with high moral standards".

"Thirty years of his blessed life he devoted to defending the religion, the sect, and the resistance. So it is truly a great loss for us," preaches Imam Sami Al-Tameemi in the mosque.

The chairman of the Lebanese cultural association denies to SVT that Nasrallah was hailed. The imam himself takes responsibility for the statement, but says he was not aware that Hezbollah was classified as a terrorist organization, and that he hailed Nasrallah as a Shia Muslim.

The people here do not bear responsibility for my words. I do myself, says the Imam to SVT.

According to Middle East expert Anders Persson, the tribute is problematic and he calls it a glorification of terrorism.

There, one can make both a benevolent interpretation where it, for example, can be about fighting against Israel in Gaza and Lebanon. But it can also be calls for violence and terrorism in Israel, says Persson.

Hassan Nasrallah was from 1992 until his death the highest leader of the Shia militia Hezbollah in Lebanon.

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