Edda Manga

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Edda Manga

Edda Manga (born 1969) is a Swedish Historian of ideas, researcher, and public intellectual known for her work on Feminism, Anti-racism, and Religious history. [1] She received the Clio Prize (Sweden) in 2004 for her doctoral thesis Gudomliga uppenbarelser och demoniska samlag. [1]

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Since 2016, Manga has worked as a researcher at the Mångkulturellt centrum (Multicultural Center) in Sweden. [2] She is also active in public debates on Gender equality and Multiculturalism in Sweden. [3]

Early life and education

Manga was born in Bogotá, Colombia, in 1969. [4] She spent her early years in Colombia and developed an interest in History and Philosophy. She moved to Sweden at the age of 17. [5] She later completed her doctoral dissertation Gudomliga uppenbarelser och demoniska samlag, which won the Clio Prize in 2004. [1] Her early experiences as an immigrant influenced her later research interests in Feminism, Multiculturalism, and Anti-racism. [1]

Career

In 2004, Manga was a summer host on Sveriges Radio P1 during the program Sommar I P1 . [6] That same year, she received the Clio Prize for her doctoral thesis Gudomliga uppenbarelser och demoniska samlag ("Divine Revelations and Demonic Intercourses"). [7]

Since January 2016, Manga has worked as a researcher at the Mångkulturellt centrum (Multicultural Centre), a Swedish institution focused on multiculturalism and integration. [8]

She co-authored the book Att mäta rasism ("Measuring Racism") in 2020 with Mattias Gardell, Alireza Behtoui, René León Rosales, and Alexander Ekelund, examining Racism as a political and social issue. [9]

Manga is active in public debates on Gender equality and Multiculturalism in Sweden and has defended Muslim women's right to wear the hijab. [10]

Personal life

Manga is married to historian Mattias Gardell. [11] They were aboard MV Mavi Marmara as part of the flotilla which tried to break the Israeli embargo of the Gaza Strip, before Israeli armed forces attacked the flotilla on the morning of 31 May 2010. [12] Manga was deported from Israel and landed in Sweden on 3 June along with her husband and other Swedish left-wing activists. [13] She denied allegations of IHH being a militant Islamist organisation, saying "They are not turkish islamists. They are a muslim organisation working with humanitarian aid in 143 countries." She further called the Israeli action irrational. [13]

Works

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Bäckstedt, Eva (14 September 2004). "Historisk onani ledde till Cliopris". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish).
  2. ↑ "Edda Manga - Mångkulturellt Centrum" (in Swedish). Mångkulturellt Centrum. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "Samma gamla slitna pamflett om slöjan". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "Edda Manga arrived in Sweden and narrated the horror on the way to Gaza". El Colombiano. Archived from the original on 11 October 2025. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  5. ↑ Sommarvärdar 2004. Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  6. ↑ Sommarvärdar 2004. Sveriges Radio. Archived from the original on 15 February 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  7. ↑ Bäckstedt, Eva (2004-09-14). "Historisk onani ledde till Cliopris" (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. Archived from the original on 2021-10-12. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  8. ↑ "Botkyrka terminates agreement with Multicultural Centre". SVT Nyheter. 14 June 2024. Archived from the original on 9 February 2025. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  9. ↑ "Literature on the brain". Uppsala University. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  10. ↑ "'Hijab appeal' campaign divides Sweden". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  11. ↑ "Uppsala University website, Literature on the brain, article dated October 2, 2023". Archived from the original on 2024-11-27. Retrieved 2025-10-26.
  12. ↑ Högström, Erik (2010-05-31). "Gardell ombord på bordat fartyg" (in Swedish). Expressen. Archived from the original on 2010-06-03. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
  13. 1 2 "Alla svenskar från Gazakonvojen hemma igen". Ekot. 2010-06-03. Sveriges Radio. P1. Archived from the original on 2010-06-06. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
  14. ↑ "GoodReads website, Att mäta rasism". Archived from the original on 2025-02-21. Retrieved 2025-10-26.
  15. ↑ "GoodReads website, Edda Manga". Archived from the original on 2024-11-27. Retrieved 2025-10-26.
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