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Threats to Swedish democracy from Islamism to be investigated

Representatives of the Tidö parties write in an op-ed in Aftonbladet that the government is appointing an inquiry into threats to Swedish democracy from political Islam and Islamism.

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According to the politicians, it is a movement and ideology whose common goal is "a society that is permeated by Islam in laws, traditions and customs, for example through the introduction of Sharia law."

The Sunni Muslim Brotherhood, which has been investigated in France among other places, is presented in the article as central to the threat. The report highlights Sweden as a “weak point in the fight against Islamism.”

The investigation will map the occurrence and extent of religious radicalization, with a focus on political Islam, and will analyze the consequences of Islamist infiltration and of unauthorized and improper influence.

The investigation is led by terrorism researcher Magnus Ranstorp, Expressen writes.

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