Sweden: Exporting Islamic Extremism Our World

Sweden is one of the most peaceful countries in the world. A home to

hundreds of thousands seeking refuge. But this country is at a

critical turning point. Maybe people here is not so happy to see cameras.

More than 300 people have left Sweden to join so-called Islamic

State and other jihadi groups. Per capita, that is one of the highest

figures in Europe. Just described to me what Raqq was like. After my

husband died, that is when I saw that I was not from that religion.

Vulnerable young people targeted by radicals. I like this country, I

like many of these people here in the best thing for them, what I

think, is Allah's laws. Our Sweden's authorities doing enough to stop the

spread of radical Islam? Can you stop filming?

Gothenberg is one of Sweden's most diverse cities. It should be a model

for integration. But this port city is one of Europe's biggest exporters

of militants to Syria and Iraqi. We are in a secret location. I'm about

to meet a young woman who says she has just returned from Syria. Hello.

Hi. Good to see you. How are you? I'm good. She travelled there with

her husband, who died fighting for so-called Islamic State. Because she

is vulnerable, we have agreed to hide her identity. Just described to

me what Raqqa was like. In the beginning, I thought it was really

good and I was very happy to be there. But after my husband died, I

started to see things that were not from the religion. Tell me what was

wrong. When they burned the Jordanian pilot, I asked them why

they burned up a human being. Is that right in Islam? What I know is

that you are not allowed to burn anyone. Were you talking to other

women about this as well? The other people you were meeting? No. You

cannot talk to other people about these things because if they tell on

you, they will kill you. What do you think about when you hear about

other young people who go from places like Sweden to join ISIS in

Syria or I right? They have no knowledge, that they are not clear

in the brain. They should read because they will change their mind

when they go there. So what is going wrong here? We are driving to the

north-eastern suburb of Angered, a community of 50,000 people on the

outskirts of Gothenberg. Many of these kids who travel to places like

Syria and Iraq come to places like this, immigrant neighbourhoods on

the fringes of Sweden's towns and cities. Sweden's massive housing

shortage and long waits for rent-controlled apartment 's mean

that many new arrivals and a peer and stay here. -- end up here. 11%

unemployment levels are higher than average and more than 65% of young

people drop out of school. (RAPS IN SWEDISH). Three years ago,

this video by local rap artist caused uproar in Sweden.

The use of graphic imagery was condemned by politicians who set

political violence solves nothing. The message behind that particular

music video is the prostration that alienation can parade. Other people

in our society can feel they are not part of Swedish society. Havel Nazar

and Kawan Faraj were both in this video. They worked on this video

helping to introduce us to people in Angered. You are inciting violence

and hatred. It is easy to label it as violence when it is fiction. But

there are people in that video who have ducked to over their mouths.

Because they are talking a lot of (BLEEP) so they need to have it on

their mouth. They say in this area, they are going to do this and that

for you and after we vote for them, they do nothing. The police cannot

come here in these areas every time and be safe. What do you mean by

that? They cannot come to these areas. Distrust is too big. Police

in Angered come under regular attack. These pictures were taken

two weeks ago. This area is classed as vulnerable with high rates of

gang crime, violence and drug offences. This guy is the man. The

man of Angered. He is a good man. Wolf Bostrum is Sweden's only

integration officer. By getting to know people who are living here, he

is trying to build trust and piste. -- and peace. What do you up

against. We have lost more than 50% of the policemen working in uniform.

You consider yourself. How many policemen can you see in your time

here? Have you seen any? No. Not one. Why isn't there any visible

police officers? What you are seeing is the police have let these people

down and the community down. -- what you are seeing. Yes. Last November,

the country's terror alert was raised to four, the first time in

Sweden's history. Indicating a major security threat. Why have you

brought us here? This little Egyptian communities, which are

Copts, and if you know what has happened during the past years,

especially when Mursi was the president of Egypt, more than 200

churches were burned down during his one year. So the Christian Copts in

Egypt, they had problems. They bring their stories with them. Earlier

this year, police got a warning that this Coptic Christian Church was at

risk of an imminent attack. They came to visit me at home and just to

inform me that this church is about to be attacked by Al-Qaeda. Such

problems. This is alarming that in Sweden this would be happening. What

is happening to the society? It is Islam and we should take it

seriously. Tell them about that story that happened to you in Malmo.

A guy got up into the train and there he came beside me and he said,

in Arabic, which I can understand, is that we will slay you, we will

head you. Then I looked to him and said, OK, due mean you will kill me

and kill others? He said yes, we will do it. Did you think you would

ever experienced something like this in Sweden. In Sweden? In Sweden,

exactly not. Karwan al-Fiksah has had a call. Somebody wants to talk

to us about how IS is recruiting in Angered. People are not so happy to

see cameras. It is vulnerable young people that

the extremists target. We need to stop filming here. And wait for him.

We have just met our contact. We've been asked not to film with him

until he puts on his disguise. How was your day, what did you do today?

It was a good day. I was at work. He is understandably frightened so we

had to a safe location. -- we had. Why have you decided to talk to us?

I wanted people to know about this manipulation. They tried to sweet

talk us into joining ISIS, or IS as it is called. People in our

surroundings, people we know. What were they saying to you? Like a Big

Brother will say to you, like a father will say to you, stop doing

drugs and stop hitting people, come with us instead, fight for God. But

the Allah. Describe this guy. What was he like? Religious? He was a

criminal and has done a lot of bad stuff like me and now he has come to

me telling me you have to change. You wanted to reject this and say

no, I don't want to do this? At the beginning, I wanted to do it. I

wasn't scared. I was more eager to go and help my Muslim brothers. When

you say down now, you mean Syria and Iraq. Yes but after I saw some

videos on many things, it yes, I was very scared. We are back in the

centre of Gothenburg. It is by engaging with different faith groups

that Sweden's integration officer Ulf Bostrom hopes to stop things

before they happen. Where are we going? We going to an area called...

What we know about this place? It is one of the biggest mosques. And when

you take a small mosque you don't have many visitors to the small

mosque. When you have a very big mosque, you have many visitors. And

with many visitors, means that you can't know everyone.

Many of the people who have gone to Syria and Iraq have a connection

here. Reports in the Swedish media has claimed that a mosque has ties

to various isn't and terrorist organisations. -- Islamist.

We are just getting permission to film around here now. And they were

closed. Can we stop filming? Yeah, sure. So nobody from the mosque will

talk to us but we know the spiritual leader of all sure Barb was invited

here. It is where IS Mac fighter preached. This is the mosque. It's a

bit tense here. Yeah, you could say it is a little bit tense. Isn't it

strange. This is a Sweden? According to people that are here, they have

helped at the media, newspapers, television, have been giving the

wrong view about people going to the mosque and they say if we are media,

media will twist it. Back in Angered, this man is shot down for

inciting extremism. -- shut down. That incident happened here. At

Angered's largest mosque. We know that we have many challenges here in

this district so we have to achieve our goals by doing, by working,...

That is not what these young people are saying in the committee. They

are saying you should go and wage Jihad and it practice extreme forms

of Sharia law and go to Syria and Iraq and more than 100 ready have.

It is a crisis but it is not just our response ability. We put a lot

of response ability to the mosques. The police have to do their work

first. What about people coming back from Iraq? None of them who have

come back, 311, have we arrested. And we haven't brought anyone to

court. Why is that? Are terrorist law is not functioning well enough.

It was only in April this year that Swedish law was changed, making it

illegal to travel abroad, in tending to commit acts of terrorism. We are

waiting for a young man to arrive. We have been told he has been

radicalised and has some hardline views he was to talk to us about.

Hello. For his safety, we have agreed to protect his identity.

First of all, I haven't pledged allegiance to any group. These are

my Muslim beliefs. I believe all of the laws should prevail above all

other laws but of course, I have some friends who are extreme in

their views. Some have been to the wars in Iraq and Syria. Sweden is a

democracy. So you saying that you want to bring your laws into this

country is going against the laws of this country. This is nothing bad

for them. Of course I want to share it with others. I want it. It's not

that I want to bomb someone here or there, I don't think like that at

other people may think like that. I am confused what you are trying to

say. I like this country. I love many of these people here. I want

the best for them and the best thing for them, what I think is, Allah's

laws. I have come away from that interview feeling frightened.

Frightened for this young man because he holds such extreme views

and because I don't think you understand what he's getting himself

into and frightened for this country because I don't think they're fully

prepared for what is happening in their towns and cities. I catch up

with the musician I met earlier. We're going to my mother 's house

where I grew up. He fled in Iraq and arrived in

Sweden with her four sons stop -- chief. What he thinks so many people

from your immunity have left here and travelled to Syria and Iraq for

jihad? Howdy you feel when you hear young

people say they don't fill Swedish? Your mum has a point. She fled a

war, I didn't. You can't have a part of the population feeling they are

shut out. It stressful for the dominant part of society, feeling

they have to shut people out. We have two come together and, of

course, it takes two to tango. With so many youngsters are turning their

backs on Sweden. People are asking what has gone wrong? Swedish

television, Ulf Bostrom is going to be debating his boss denied. How are

you feeling? Good, a little bit tense. He wants to speak out against

what he sees as the failings of police. What are you going to do?

Tell the truth. Hello, I am from the BBC, can we

have worked? Superiors in the police Department have left the people in

Gothenburg in doubt if there is no law and order and security. What you

think? Of course there is law and order but they must be work in these

areas. We have met people who are afraid. They have spoken to us with

their faces covered in disguise because they say there is almost

their own policing that is going on by the radicals in these

communities. Are you aware of that? Yes. We have problems with parallel

society. How did that go Ulf? Had you explain 28 years in 20 seconds?

You think you are being naive? We are human, we need to get the right

knowledge. We have to be honest and show respect. And we have to be

patient doing that. And those people need to show some respect to Swedish

society? Of course. It is only a minority that are making problems.

But that minority is growing. Sweden is now at a critical turning

point in the fight against Islamic State. It could have global

consequences. We have a weekend of

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