Mona Walter | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1973 |
| 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.
Raised Muslim, Walter renounced Islam and became an atheist. She later became a Christian and published writings critical of Islam via her social media accounts and in press articles. [1] [2] She has lived with death threats since converting in 2006. [3] [4] [5] Her opinions on the threat she believes Islam poses to the Western world have caused controversy. [6] [7] [8] [9] Her analyses of Islam have been considered "anti-Muslim, Islamophobic, or racist in nature" by both Muslims and non-Muslims. [10] In August 2015, Walter and a camera team from SVT news programme Aktuellt were attacked when they walked through the Stockholm district of Rinkeby. [11] Eggs were thrown at the broadcaster's car. [12] [11] [13]
She has voiced her support for the Eurabia theory, saying that she has heard imams talk about Islamising Sweden through child-births and immigration, [14] and she has held speeches for organisations such as For Frihed (formerly Pegida Denmark), [15] Stop Islamisation of Norway, [16] and events with connections to the Sweden Democrats. [17]
[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.