Sweden: Preaching Violent Jihad in an Islamic School

The Swedish School Inspectorate has ruled that the Växjö Islamic School must remove the (unnamed) chairman of the school after he gave a Friday sermon urging that Muslim children be taught to carry out jihad. The authorities judged that the subject was exclusively about jihad as armed struggle.

The below article from Fria Tider is translated by Fousesquawk.

Photo: “That means we must raise our children for jihad”

Head of Sweden’s last Muslim school must resign

Posted 19 February 2025 09:38

Domestic. The School Inspectorate has decided that the chairman of the Växjö Islamic School is no longer fit to run school operations and must resign no later than 25 April. The decision comes after he preached jihad during a Friday prayer, something that was also captured on film.

During the spring of 2024, the School Inspectorate received information about possible abuse in the school, which is the last remaining Muslim school in Sweden.

The authority then began a review to determine the person’s fitness. After carrying out an inspection, they have now determined that the school’s chairman, who also functions as operations manager, cannot continue his duties.

In a press release, the school writes that it “takes the decision with the greatest seriousness and will report back to the authorities the measures taken within the set time frame”.

The background to the decision is a sermon during Friday prayers where the head of the school said, among other things, that “Muslims’ vulnerable situation in the world is because Muslims have abandoned jihad and that it isn’t taught in schools and at home”.  He also reportedly urged that “our children be taught to carry out jihad,” and told how the Prophet Mohammad’s followers prioritized jihad over dates. 

The chairman of the board denies the accusations and believes that the statements have been taken out of context and that a faulty translation was made. But the School Inspectorate, which received help from the Center Against Violent Extremism (CVE), states that the sermon was exclusively about jihad as armed struggle. The authority, thus, rejects the objections.

 The Växjö Islamic School now has until April 25 to remove the representative. If that doesn’t happen, more serious measures can be taken. 

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