Open Letter to Council of Botkyrka Kommun, Stockholm
Adhan
(prayer
call)
through minaret should be banned
Adhan
(prayer
call)
hurts who does not pray
According to news released in press,
prayer call
through minaret in Fittja masque in Botkyrka Kommun will start to
disturb neighbors from the next few months.
Ismail Okur, the responsible of one of “Islamic associations” applied
for this as part of the step by step to apply Islam Sharia law in
community. Ismail Okur has previously demanded that halal slaughter
should be allowed and the introduction of leave from work during Islamic
holidays. But it was prevented by secular people and the protest of many
people. Now he wants to bring Azan to people ´s life by minaret on
Fridays.
I would first like to point out the difference between imams who act as
self-appointed religious leaders and those "Muslims" who live in a
secular life and not seeking to adopt and live by Sharia in Sweden. The
small first group represents a political form of Islam that wants to
control society under Sharia law, on the other hand the great majority
of the "Muslims” live in Sweden not only would not like the medieval
rules but also believe that religion is a personal matter.
It is heard about freedom of religion, but it seems it is forgotten the
freedom of no religious as well. So Azan by minaret means the imposition
of religion by force to people´s life especially who have another
believe or have not any religion. In addition, Azan harasses people
especially kids, olds and who are sick. Indeed Azan by minaret is an
apparel assault to individual privacy so it conflicts with the principle
of secularism in the community.
It seems it is forgotten that in order to people protests in many
countries where Sharia is implemented in legislation has sought to call
to prayer will be so low that it cannot be heard outside the mosque.
Please don´t ignore! Behind the aforementioned application is a group of
Islamists who want to turn some suburbs of Islamic societies. This leads
to women and girls are oppressed and do not dare to live and dress as
they please. Experience shows how Islamists put themselves in other
people's privacy. You absolutely have seen research programs on TV
channels in Sweden that show how girls and women are under pressure and
have no right under Islamic environments.
We request you to don´t turn the Fittja area to Islamc gettoes and don´t
support these Islamic groups cause in this way they will get power and
will be independent in the future so will impose Sharia low. Enabling
the muezzin from the mosque in Fittja can be a fatal step in this
development.
Afsaneh Vahdat, aktivist för barns och
kvinnors rättigheter
Karim Shamohammadi, ordförande,
Riksförbundet Barnen Först
www.barnenforst.com/
Siamak Bahari, redaktör för tidningen
Barnen Först på persiska
www.barnenforst.com/Farsi/html/mag/index.htm
Farideh Arman, ordförande
Kvinnorättsförbundet
http://kfkr.wordpress.com/
Abbe Asadi, ordförande, Iranska
Flyktingarnas Riksförbund
www.hambastegi.org/fa/
Kian Azar, Ungdomar och Framtiden
Göran Gustavsson
aktivist för barnens rättigheter
Mahin Alipour KFKI
2012-10-15
