Excerpt from the series "Allah in Europe", "Allah in Europe (6/8): A shelter in the north - Scandinavia | Documentary series"
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In 2015, Sweden welcomed approximately 60.000 refugees from the Middle East. They can practice their religion freely. Jan joins a large group of Swedish muslims as they gather in a park in Malmö for a joint prayer. Many refugees live in the rather rural areas of Sweden. Jan speaks with Shahla, an Iraqi Kurdish interpreter who teaches in the village Björnhammaren, where only refugee families live. He also residents like Alaa, a Syrian refugee with two wifes and nine children. The Nordic system favoured the acceptance of new religious communities. But isn't Nordic secularism now facing the limits of its principles? Identity drifts seem to lurk in the shadows. The intensification of debates on religion in the Nordic countries, especially following the incident of the burnt Qurans, testifies to the acceleration of secularization.

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▷ 00:05 - A shelter in the north - Scandinavia

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What is the future of Islam in Europe? How hopeful can we be on an European, enlightened version of Islam? Is that something Muslims themselves actually want? And will it be possible to overcome the Europeans’ distrust of Islam?

Jan Leyers goes in search of answers. He heads off to Sarajevo, Budapest, Vienna, Hamburg, Paris, London, Copenhagen and Malmö. He listens to the voice of experts and the word on the street and talks with religious men and women, with ex-believers and new converts. What do they hope for and what are their concerns? In this series, Jan stays true to his style: nuanced and respectful, without shying away from controversy.

Original title - Allah in Europe
A film by Johannes Bucher & Jan Leyers

© 2018, Licensed by First Hand Films
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