{"id":1190,"date":"2015-07-09T15:57:17","date_gmt":"2015-07-09T15:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/1190-swedish-politician-slammed-for-suggesting-halal-food-turns-people-into-muslims\/"},"modified":"2015-07-09T15:57:17","modified_gmt":"2015-07-09T15:57:17","slug":"swedish-politician-slammed-for-suggesting-halal-food-turns-people-into-muslims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/1190-swedish-politician-slammed-for-suggesting-halal-food-turns-people-into-muslims\/","title":{"rendered":"Swedish politician slammed for suggesting Halal food \u2018turns people into Muslims\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<address style=\"margin: 11.25pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18.6666660308838px; line-height: 11.8559999465942px;\">\u00d6hman\u2019s comments have been criticised and mocked in the social media<\/span><\/span><\/address>\n<address style=\"margin: 11.25pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"> <!--more--> <span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><\/span><\/address>\n<p style=\"margin: 11.25pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 11.25pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A Swedish councillor, Michael \u00d6hman, belonging to a local wing of the Sweden Democrat party is facing criticism for suggesting that Halal meat has magical powers that turn people into Muslims.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 11.25pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In order to ban Halal food in schools he suggested that one become Muslim if he\/she eats halal meat. The members of the party claim that Halal meat violates the animal cruelty laws of the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 11.25pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">When asked if its problematic to feed Halal meat to non-Muslims \u00d6hman claimed that: \u201cIt is unimaginable to eat halal for non-Muslims, it is only for the believer, you become Muslim if you eat halal meat.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 11.25pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00d6hman\u2019s comments have been criticised and mocked in the social media.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00d6hman\u2019s comments have been criticised and mocked in the social media \u00a0 A Swedish councillor, Michael \u00d6hman, belonging to a local wing of the Sweden Democrat party is facing criticism for suggesting that Halal meat has magical powers that turn people into Muslims. 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