Mona Walter

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Mona Walter
Born1973
Mogadishu, Somalia
Citizenship Sweden
Occupation(s)Activist, commentator

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.

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Biography

Walter being interviewed about Islam and Sharia in 2016.

Raised Muslim, Walter renounced Islam and became an atheist. Later, she became a Christian and published writings critical of Islam via her social media accounts and in press articles. [1] Her opinions on the threat she believes Islam poses to the Western world have caused controversy. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Her analyses of Islam have been considered "anti-Muslim, Islamophobic, or racist in nature" by both Muslims and non-Muslims. [8] In August 2015, Walter and a camera team from SVT news programme Aktuellt were attacked when they walked through the Stockholm district of Rinkeby. [9] Eggs were thrown at the broadcaster's car. [10] [9] [11]

She has voiced her support for the Eurabia theory, saying that she has heard imams talk about Islamising Sweden through child-births and immigration, [12] and she has held speeches for organisations such as For Frihed (formerly Pegida Denmark), [13] Stop Islamisation of Norway, [14] and events with connections to the Sweden Democrats. [15]

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  2. ↑ Jonatan Sverker (22 January 2014). "Mona ger mod åt kristna somalier" (in Swedish). dagen.se. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  3. ↑ Sveriges Radio (12 June 2015). "Kontroversiell föreläsare rör upp känslor i Rinkeby". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Folkets Hus stoppade ytterligare en föreläsning". svt.se. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  5. ↑ Hannler, Oskar (29 July 2014). "Mona Walter går under jorden efter islamkritik". Dagen (in Swedish). Tidnings AB Nya Dagen. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  6. ↑ Walter, Mona (9 July 2015). "Vem är en riktig muslim?". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Stampen Media. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  7. ↑ Hurd, Dale (2 January 2016). "Ex-Muslim: Koran Revealed a Religion I Did Not Like". CBN News. The Christian Broadcasting Network, Inc. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  8. ↑ Larsson, Göran (2016-10-28). ""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.
  9. 1 2 "Anklagar SVT för bortklippta bilder". Expressen (in Swedish). 25 August 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  10. ↑ Jacob Zetterman (26 August 2015). "Mona Walter jagades bort från Rinkeby" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  11. ↑ Thambert, Fredrik (25 August 2015). "SVT anklagas för censurerade hot – kanalen förnekar". Resumé (in Swedish). Bonnier Business Media. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  12. ↑ "Myten om Eurabia lever vidare". Expo (in Swedish). 27 December 2018.
  13. ↑ Vad SVT inte berättade om Mona Walter, Expo 7 October 2015
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