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In Afghanistan, 85% of the population are Sunni- Muslims and about 14-
In January 2001, Mullah Mohammed Omar, made known that everybody who converted to Christianity or Judaism, would be executed. The Talibans way to power Today, It’s almost five years since he Islamic taliban movement sprang from nowhere to seize the Southern Afghan city of Kandahar. The Taliban have launched major offensives each summer since then, taking new cities and gradually extending their rule throughout most of Afghanistan, currently holding more than 80% of the country. The Taliban’s popularity with many Afghans initially surprised the country’s warning mujaheddin factors. As ethnic Pashtoons, a large part of Afghanistan’s Pashtoon community, disillusioned with existing ethnic Tajik and Uzbek leaders. Ordinary Afghans, weary of the prevailing lawlessness in many parts of the country, were often delighted , by Taliban successes in stamping out corruption’s, restoring peace and allowing commerce to flourish again. Their refuse to deal with the existing warlords whose rivalries had caused so much killing and destruction also earned them resprect.
The Islamic religion are increasing in Sweden, while there are many people from different countries where they’ve got Islam as their religion. Some people may think that this is a big problem, but what’s wrong in a religion? It’s just that people in Sweden aren’t that used to people who wears veils and have got different customs then what we are used to. But to make Sweden, and the rest of the world as well, a better place, we have to respect each other. We have to go half the way each and make up some sort of agreement with each other. We who live in Sweden, are not too used to put on veils and obey every single rule in other countries. Why should they do everything that we think is right, but we shouldn’t respect their rules and do what’s right for them. That’s why we should try to find a way where we all can go, so we don’t need all the prejudices that we have in the world today. © 2004 Freeway Writer: Linda Jonsson Westerlund sp2a (sp05-09@park.se) HTML by: Gunnar Croon nv1a (nv06-09@park.se). |