Lund sanctuary program criticized after
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Lund sanctuary program criticized after decision to end Bissan Edwan's scholarship early

The announcement by Lund politicians to end the sanctuary program early for Palestinian author Bissan Edwan has been criticized by the Swedish Writers' Association and the Swedish Writers' Center.

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"The sanctuary program cannot be compared to a 'good' or a 'service' that taxpayers can complain about if the sanctuary author does not behave as expected," write chairs Anja Gatu and Sara Gordan in Aftonbladet.

“If a sanctuary author risks losing his protection due to legal but controversial statements - what is really left of the idea of sanctuary?” they ask.

M and S in Lund have previously announced that they will end Bissan Edwan's two-year sanctuary scholarship early. The Culture and Leisure Committee in Lund will make the formal decision tonight.

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