Somalis abroad in public life
Mona Walter
Mona Walter (born 1973 in Mogadishu) is a Swedish activist and commentator who came to Sweden as a refugee in 1994. Raised Muslim, she became a Christian in 2006 and has written and spoken publicly against Islam. Her views have drawn strong criticism, and she has received death threats.
Mona Walter
- Lived
- 1973 to today
- Known as one of
- Somalis abroad in public life
- Places
- Muqdisho and Banaadir
- Era
- The Republic, 1960 to 1991; Rebuilding without a state, 1991 to 2012; Who holds power, 2012 to now
- Sources
- 1 sources
Who is she?
Mona Walter is a Swedish activist and social commentator born in Mogadishu in 1973 (Wikipedia, Mona Walter). She moved to Sweden as a refugee in 1994 (same source). See Somalis in Sweden.
Public views
She was raised Muslim, left Islam, and became a Christian in 2006 (Wikipedia). She writes critically about Islam on social media and in the press, and has lived with death threats since her conversion (same source). In August 2015 she and an SVT news team were attacked with eggs while filming in Rinkeby, Stockholm (same source).
She has spoken at events of anti-Islam groups in Denmark and Norway (same source). Critics, both Muslim and non-Muslim, have called her views anti-Muslim or racist (same source).
This page records events without taking sides.
In short
A Mogadishu-born Swedish commentator whose public criticism of Islam has made her a contested figure.
Sources
- Wikipedia, Mona Walter · en.wikipedia.org
Mona Walter
- Lived
- 1973 to today
- Known as one of
- Somalis abroad in public life
- Places
- Muqdisho and Banaadir
- Era
- The Republic, 1960 to 1991; Rebuilding without a state, 1991 to 2012; Who holds power, 2012 to now
- Sources
- 1 sources
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