USA Africa Dialogue Series - FW: Sweden riots expose ugly side of Nordic model (Guardian)

Five sites on Swedish racism.


Professor Gloria Emeagwali






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Swedish minister denies claims of racism over black woman ... <http://ccs.infospace.com/ClickHandler.ashx?du=www.guardian.co.uk%2fworld%2f2012%2fapr%2f17%2fsweden-europe-news&ru=http%3a%2f%2fwww.guardian.co.uk%2fworld%2f2012%2fapr%2f17%2fsweden-europe-news&ld=20130606&ap=5&app=1&c=facemoodsv4.1095&s=facemoodsv4&coi=771&cop=main-title&euip=70.134.227.140&npp=5&p=0&pp=0&pvaid=592e4a9124eb41d4b1ca7efad01c08ac&ep=5&mid=9&hash=574DF45E8B808DFED69B3FD36510E4B4>

Sweden's minister of culture has been accused of racism after cutting

a cake depicting a naked black woman. Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth

was taking part in an ...

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http://newint.org/features/web-exclusive/2011/05/23/sweden-racism/





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Sweden riots expose ugly side
of 'Nordic model'
Guardian

* Stockholm riots challenge image of happy, generous state<http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/us-sweden-riots-idUSBRE94L1BW20130522>
Wed, May 22 2013
* Sweden's capital hit by worst riots in years<http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/us-sweden-riots-idUSBRE94L0CH20130522>
Wed, May 22 2013

By Niklas Pollard and Philip O'Connor

STOCKHOLM | Thu May 23, 2013 10:21am EDT

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The scene of Sweden's worst riots in years, Husby

is on the surface at least a typically neat suburb of

colorful playgrounds, manicured parks and low rise apartment buildings.

Conversations with residents of this immigrant neighborhood soon bring tales

of fruitless job hunts, police harassment, racial taunts and a feeling

of living at the margins that are at odds with Sweden's reputation for openness and tolerance.

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http://kenyastockholm.com/2011/05/22/growing-racism-against-africans-in-sweden/

This article referred to a mock slave auction in 2011 in Lund.



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Stockholm riots leave Sweden's dreams of perfect society up in smoke A week of

disturbances in Sweden's capital has tested the Scandinavian nation's reputation for ...

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