Saturday, April 29, 2006

5-year olds voting

"5-year olds in Gothenburg are to be the first in the world to vote in official referendums, to be held at the same time as the general election in September. The aim is to enthuse them for democracy"

www.thelocal.se

Now that's about the most progressive step I've seen in any modern 'democracy'. Amazing when you think that in so many places in this world adults are denied a vote - especially women!!
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Friday, April 28, 2006

Sweden's largest Muslim organisation has deman...

"Sweden's largest Muslim organisation has demanded that Sweden introduce separate laws for Muslims, according to Swedish television"

Hmmm...this kind of law? It was claimed that a trial took place. The 19 year old princess was beheaded in a public execution..not in the santioned execution place,but in a car park! It was 1977 and according to 'Frontline' things haven't changed since then

"Saudi Princess Misha'al

She was a granddaughter of Prince Muhammad bin Abdul Aziz, who was an older brother of the then King of Saudi Arabia, King Khalid bin Abdul Aziz.After attempting to fake her own drowning and being caught trying to escape from Saudi Arabia with her lover, she and her lover were executed on the orders of her grandfather, Prince Muhammad bin Abdul Aziz. There was no trial of the Princess or her lover, nor have any charges ever been brought against her grandfather".

Wikipedia.

 
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Spring is springing

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Winter's over. Summer is just around the corner. That's as good a cause for celebration in Sweden as any, and the revelry on Valborgsmässoafton - Walpurgis Night - on April 30th gets pretty heated.

Intensely so, actually, as massive bonfires up and down the country honour an 8th-century German abbess, St. Walpurga, or Valborg in Swedish

from the online Swedish newspaper in english: www.thelocal.se

 
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