{"id":169254,"date":"2026-04-28T07:43:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T05:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/?p=169254"},"modified":"2026-04-28T08:29:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T06:29:47","slug":"regeringen-skrotar-islamofobi-ska-fa-fn-och-eu-att-gora-likadant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/regeringen-skrotar-islamofobi-ska-fa-fn-och-eu-att-gora-likadant\/","title":{"rendered":"The government scraps \u201dIslamophobia\u201d - to get the UN and EU to follow suit"},"content":{"rendered":"
The government is abandoning the term \u201dIslamophobia\u201d and wants the EU and UN to do the same. The announcement is seen as a clear statement against a term that has long been criticized for being used to label, suspect and silence critics of Islam, Islamism or Islamization.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In Parliament, the Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard<\/strong> stuck under a interpellation debate<\/a><\/strong> On Friday, the government announced a change in language to \u201danti-Muslim racism\u201d. According to the government, the word \u201dIslamophobia\u201d has been problematic because it confuses hatred of people with criticism of a religion, opening the door for legitimate social criticism to be dismissed as suspect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

- The concept of Islamophobia is problematic.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Criticism of a word used to silence<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Criticism of the word has long been that it has been used not only to describe discrimination, but also as a tool to silence debate. Those who have questioned Islamism, the influence of mosques or religious demands in the public sphere have often been dismissed with the label \u201dIslamophobe\u201d, instead of being confronted with the facts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 By labeling people as Islamophobes, Islamists try to silence legitimate criticism of Islam<\/em>, said the SD leader Richard Jomshof<\/strong>, which has been a driving force in the debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is precisely this use of the term that is now under pressure. Critics argue that in practice the word has served as a way of shifting the focus from the content of the criticism to suspecting the critic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sweden wants to put pressure on EU and UN<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The government now also wants to get rid of the concept in the EU and the UN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

- We are pushing for the term Islamophobia to be replaced by what is known in English as anti-Muslim racism or anti-Muslim hatred.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reactions after the announcement<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Reactions were swift. Many are delighted that the term, which has been widely used to silence debate and label critics, is finally being scrapped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201dThe government is FINALLY scrapping the made-up term \u201dIslamophobia\u201d and pushing for the EU and UN to do the same\u201d,<\/em> writes the Swedish Democrat MEP Charlie Weimers<\/strong> on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n

The government is FINALLY scrapping the made-up term \u201dIslamophobia\u201d and pushing for the EU and UN to do the same.

My report \u201dUnmasking the Muslim Brotherhood\u201d shows exactly how Islamists exploit \"Islamophobia\" to promote their agenda and get EU money.

Read it here:... https:\/\/t.co\/HZsrZakoMO<\/a><\/p>- Charlie Weimers MEP \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddea (@weimers) April 27, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>