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The behaviour of some Muslim members of Sweden's Green Party - part of a coalition government - has sparked concerns among the Swedish that the small environmentalist group may have been infiltrated by "Islamists".
"In our eagerness to embrace a diverse and multicultural society, we have turned a blind eye to undemocratic views," said Gulan Avci, a politician for the Liberals, a centre-right opposition party.
The party’s problems started when one member refused to shake hands with a female journalist. Another compared Israel to Nazi Germany. A third was seen doing hand signs associated with Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood in the background of a live TV broadcast.
Green Party leaders said on Monday there was no evidence of Islamists influencing party policies.
Housing Minister Mehmet Kaplan, a Green Party member and former leader of a Swedish Muslim youth group, resigned last week after media reports that he had contacts with ultra-nationalists and Islamists in his native Turkey.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/04/sweden-green-party-infiltrated-islamists-160426130534157.html
"In our eagerness to embrace a diverse and multicultural society, we have turned a blind eye to undemocratic views," said Gulan Avci, a politician for the Liberals, a centre-right opposition party.
The party’s problems started when one member refused to shake hands with a female journalist. Another compared Israel to Nazi Germany. A third was seen doing hand signs associated with Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood in the background of a live TV broadcast.
Green Party leaders said on Monday there was no evidence of Islamists influencing party policies.
Housing Minister Mehmet Kaplan, a Green Party member and former leader of a Swedish Muslim youth group, resigned last week after media reports that he had contacts with ultra-nationalists and Islamists in his native Turkey.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/04/sweden-green-party-infiltrated-islamists-160426130534157.html