Islamophobia - 'Eating halal can turn you into a Muslim' says nationalist Swedish party

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Magical meat: ‘Eating halal can turn you into a Muslim says nationalist’ Swedish party

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A Swedish politician has caused outrage by saying that halal meat has magical powers and can turn you into a Muslim. The nationalist Sweden Democrat, which has around 20 percent support amongst the population, also wants to ban halal meat in schools.


Michael Ohman, the head of the nationalist party’s Heby wing told the Sala Allehanda newspaper that, “You become a Muslim if you eat halal meat,” the Local cited him as saying.


When asked by a reporter if he meant to say that halal meat had magical powers, Ohman responded by saying, “Yes. This is precisely what we have warned of. They sneak halal in everywhere.”


Ohman, who is a member of the Swedish Democrats from the small town of Heby, which is 115 kilometers northwest of the capital Stockholm, also mentioned he wants to see halal meat outlawed in local schools because he believes it is against the country’s animal welfare laws.


Traditional methods of producing halal meat involve slitting an animal’s throat to ensure the spinal cord isn’t damaged.


However, a Swedish political scientist told RT that the move to condemn halal practices is unlikely to garner widespread support, as the majority of the population “generally support plurality,” and there is a widespread acceptance of Muslim values.




Despite this, Adrian Groglopo, who is a professor of Social Science at the University of Gothenburg, says the Sweden Democrats are gaining support and would be able to get “around 20 percent of the vote if an election was held today,” and “there is a very widespread Islamophobia among [three or four] political parties in Sweden.”


“This is a very light way of saying that we do not want Muslims in this country, which is of course widespread Islamophobia,” Groglopo told RT.


“This is ridiculous saying that halal meat is a kind of magic and you will become a Muslim if you eat it. It is just ridiculous. There is no other word for that. They are starting to terrorize Muslim’s politically,” he added.


Ohman’s comments have been widely mocked on social media. One user wrote on the platform, saying, “What happens if you mix halal and kosher meat? Which magic is the strongest?”





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Islamophobia - Magical meat: 'Eating halal can turn you into a Muslim' says nationalist Swedish party



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Twi things These westerners cannot ban in there country 1st Khutna and 2nd Halal meat. because Jews are also involved in ot :) and in any thing in which jews rights are involved these westerners fart in there pants.
 

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[h=1]Councillor lambasted for suggesting eating halal meat turns people into Muslims[/h]
  • 14:12, 7 July 2015
  • By Kirstie McCrum

[h=2]In his fight to get halal food out of schools, the local politician has stated that people will turn into Muslims if they eat halal meat[/h]



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Clear and present: Michael hman told a newspaper, "You become Muslim if you eat halal meat" A councillor has been ridiculed for saying that people turn into Muslims if they eat halal meat.
Michael hman, a local leader in the far right Sweden Democrat Party, made the comments to Sala Allehanda newspaper earlier this week.
Members of the right-wing populist party in his area of Heby in central Sweden are proposing a ban on halal meat being given to children in schools.
They claim it violates animal cruelty laws in the country, but now according to his recent interview, they also think eating it automatically converts diners to Muslims.
The local education authority says that the meat is only being butchered halal for two children who both asked for it, according to The Local.

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Meat matters: Members of the right-wing populist party are proposing a ban on halal meat in schools Asked if it was a problem to feed halal meat to non-Muslims, Mr hman answered: "It is unimaginable to eat halal for non-Muslims, it is only for the believer... You become Muslim if you eat halal meat."
The newspaper said: "There is no magic in halal meat that make you a Muslim," to which Mr hman answered, "Yes it does."
Sala Allehanda asks if he is saying that halal meat is magic and he replies: "Yes. This is exactly what we have been warned. They sneak into halal everywhere."
Online there has been much interest in Mr hman's comments, with critics asking which food has more powerful magic.

Martin Aagrd commented: "You meat may contain traces of halal", to which Magnus Edlund replied: "What happens if you mix halal and kosher meat? What magic is strongest?"

In Sweden, halal animals are stunned before their throats are slit, without damage to their spines, while Islamic prayers are recited.
Neither the Sweden Democrats nor Michael hman had given The Local any further comment.
 

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