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Islamophobia in Sweden refers to the set of discourses, behaviours and structures which express feelings of anxiety, fear, hostility and rejection towards Islam and/or Muslims in Sweden.[1][2] Historically, attitudes towards Muslims in Sweden have been mixed with relations being largely negative in the early 16th century,[3] improving in the 18th century,[4] and declining once again with the rise of Swedish nationalism in the early 20th century.[5] According to Jonas Otterbeck, a Swedish historian of religion, attitudes towards Islam and Muslims today have improved but "the level of prejudice was and is still high."[6] Islamophobia can manifest itself through discrimination in the workforce,[7] prejudiced coverage in the media,[8] and violence against Muslims.[9] The anti-immigration[10][11] and anti-Islam[12] Sweden Democrats is the second largest party in the Riksdag.

  1. ^ Richardson, Robin (2012), Islamophobia or anti-Muslim racism – or what? – concepts and terms revisited (PDF), p. 7, retrieved 10 December 2016
  2. ^ Hogan, Linda; Lehrke, Dylan (2009). Religion and politics of Peace and Conflict. Wipf and Stock Publishers. p. 205. ISBN 9781556350672.
  3. ^ Otterbeck 2002, p. 143.
  4. ^ Otterbeck 2002, p. 145.
  5. ^ Otterbeck 2002, p. 146.
  6. ^ Otterbeck 2002, p. 149.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Bursell was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference Oliver was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ Rydgren, Jens (2006). From Tax Populism to Ethnic Nationalism: Radical Right-wing Populism in Sweden. Oxford: Berghahn Books. pp. 108–113. ISBN 1-84545-218-6.
  11. ^ Ben Kelly (31 August 2018). "Sweden Democrats: How a nationalist, anti-immigrant party took root in a liberal Nordic haven". The Independent. London.
  12. ^ Maza, Cristina (17 August 2018). "Who are the Sweden Democrats? Far-right anti-Islam party could win a majority in upcoming elections". www.newsweek.com. Newsweek. ...they rail against a Muslim invasion of Sweden