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27-510: SCAA also works through education and advocacy, providing information, expert lecturers and teaching resources for use by teachers, students, the media, political organisations and other interested parties. Since the early 1990s, SCAA has organised regular training courses on antisemitism and other forms of racism, as well as on Nazism and the Holocaust. These courses draw together a number of Sweden's leading researchers, experts and educators in

54-752: A historic feature of both Jews and Judaism (which it describes as the Jewish "Religion" ). It considers the Holocaust to be a fraudulent "Zionist" attempt to turn attention away from "the ongoing Zionist war waged against the peoples of Palestine and the Middle East". Major topics of the website include "Zionist massacres", "Zionist terrorism", "Jewish Power", "Jewish racism", "Jewish racism against Blacks", Holocaust denial , "Jewish hypocrisy", "Jewish propaganda", "Jewish war against Iraq ", and "Jewish war against Lebanon ". Radio Islam's online library contains several complete works, including The Protocols of

81-579: A pretext for the establishment of an Israeli state. A 2003 report commissioned by the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia described Radio Islam as "one of the most radical right wing anti-Semitic homepages on the net with close links to radical Islam groups", one of a number of "racist and xenophobic sites" which "utilis[e] the denial of the Holocaust as a component of anti-Semitic agitation" and "make use of

108-731: A website live streaming a daily Muslim talk radio program on public affairs. Radio Islam airs in Chicago on WCEV 1450 AM every day from 6-7 PM CST. It is produced by Sound Vision Foundation. Its executive producer is Abdul Malik Mujahid who also chairs the board of Parliament of the World's Religions . There are also two other websites bearing the "radioislam" address: radioislam.org.za and radioislam.org.mw, which are based in South Africa and Malawi respectively, and cover matters relating to Islam from their own perspectives. The former location of

135-514: Is "the last outpost of Apartheid in the World", which, "by its mere existence" demonstrates "a complete defiance to all international laws, rules and principles". As well, it insists that "the open racism manifested in the Jewish State is a violation of all ethics and morals known to Man". In September 1973 Ahmed Rami , a former Moroccan army officer, came to Sweden from Paris . He gained political asylum by claiming that he took part in

162-619: Is the monarch and head of state of Morocco . The kings of Morocco are members of the Alawi dynasty . It is one of the country's most powerful offices. Mohammed VI ( Sidi Mohammed bin Hassan al-Alawi) is the current king of Morocco, having ascended the throne on 23 July 1999, following the death of his father, Hassan II . According to Article 43 of the Constitution, the crown of Morocco passes according to agnatic primogeniture among

189-487: The ELSA Award, for "individuals or groups who, via social media or in other ways, counteract anti-Semitism and other types of prejudice". In 2014, the award went to journalist Bilan Osman . Radio Islam Radio Islam was a Swedish neo-Nazi and Islamic local radio channel , now a website. The EU's racism monitoring organization has called it "one of the most radical right-wing antisemitic homepages on

216-597: The Elders of Zion (which Encyclopædia Britannica describes as a " fraudulent document that served as a pretext and rationale for anti-Semitism in the early 20th century"), Adolf Hitler 's Mein Kampf , Henry Ford 's The International Jew , Arthur Koestler 's The Thirteenth Tribe , Israel Shahak 's Jewish History, Jewish Religion , and Roger Garaudy 's The Founding Myths of Israeli Politics . Radio Islam and Ahmed Rami had ties to publishings and meetings with

243-538: The November Pogroms in Nazi Germany ( Kristallnacht ) that occurred on 9 November 1938. The ELSA Prize is an annual award that was instituted by SCAA to highlight the efforts of young people who, via social media or other forms of activism, have campaigned against antisemitism and other forms of prejudice. The ELSA Prize consists of a diploma and the sum of 20 000 SEK and is awarded in conjunction with

270-507: The Swedish neo-Nazi party Nationalsocialistisk front (NSF), and Radio Islam as of 2018 still promoted Rami's books sold by the NSF online shop. Rami has been a guest-speaker at least once at NSF's events. Rami also wrote texts for some of the nazi party's books. Radio Islam denies that the Holocaust took place. Their website describes the Holocaust as a "hoax" fabricated by Zionists, as

297-612: The Swedish prosecutor was unable to prove that Rami was responsible for the content. The focus of the Radio Islam website is the alleged influence of Jews and "Zionists" on society, and in particular on politics in Western countries and in the Middle East . It proposes that there are conspiracies of Jews/"Zionists" to control Western society and oppress and/or kill Muslims (among other groups), and that these actions are

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324-399: The annual memorial service commemorating the November Pogroms. The SCAA was formed in 1983 in the wake of the surge of antisemitism that occurred in the early 1980s. During the late 1980s, SCAA disclosed anti-Jewish propaganda spread by the community radio station Radio Islam . SCAA's report to Sweden's Attorney General resulted in charges being brought against Radio Islam's controller, who

351-406: The descendants of King Mohammed VI – unless the reigning monarch designates a younger son as heir apparent – failing which it devolves to "the closest male in the collateral consanguinity". The 2011 Constitution of Morocco was adopted after the 2011 Moroccan constitutional referendum , following a series of protests where demonstrators demanded more political freedom, as a part of

378-530: The direction of the Swedish Nazi David Janzon ; however, in 1993 Janzon was convicted of the same crime. In May 1992 newspaper Expressen revealed that Rami had received financial support from PLO during the time he founded Radio Islam, and that he also had received some support from Iran. PLO had already broken all contact with, and dissociated from Rami because of his racist and pro-Nazi ideas, some long time before Expressen picked up

405-477: The entire spectrum of anti-Semitic stereotypes ". The Southern Poverty Law Center has described Radio Islam as "a Stockholm -based neo-Nazi propaganda outfit" which "contains a treasure trove of antisemitica" and Ahmed Rami as a "key IHR ( Institute for Historical Review ) ally" and "a key promoter of anti-Semitism worldwide". The Stephen Roth Institute lists it among a number of "Holocaust denial and/or neo-Nazi pages". The Anti-Defamation League notes that

432-524: The failed coup attempt against King Hassan II in August 1972. In 1987 Rami began using a public access Swedish radio station to broadcast "Radio Islam", ostensibly a public relations program for Sweden's Muslims . However, the content of the shows focused on Jews , and the station was accused of being a vehicle for anti-Semitism . During its very first years a number of well-known Swedish intellectuals and (often pro-Palestinian) writers participated in

459-581: The field. SCAA also organises study trips to Poland, Ukraine and the Baltic countries for those looking to deepen their knowledge about the Holocaust. To date, thousands of teachers, youth leaders, politicians, journalists and students have participated in SCAA's extensive and nationwide training courses and seminars. Each year, SCAA organizes memorial services to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day on 27 January (the anniversary of Auschwitz's liberation) as well as

486-462: The king also has the authority to appoint and dismiss prime ministers from the largest party elected to parliament . Since 1962, the king is also defined in the constitution as Amir al-Mu'minin ('Commander of the Faithful'), a title which grants him some religious authority. It further conveys a religious basis for the monarchy's legitimacy, predicated in part on the sharifian status of

513-435: The monarch, such as having the final say on major policies and projects. Similar to other constitutional monarchies, the king is the head of state and is its "supreme representative" and "symbol of the nation's unity", and represents the nation of Morocco in foreign diplomacy . However, the king also has complete control over the armed forces and the judiciary , as well as matters pertaining to religion and foreign policy;

540-621: The net". The Radio Islam website states that it "is working to promote better relations between the West and the Muslim World". It also states that it is "against racism of all forms, against all kinds of discrimination of people based on their colour of skin, faith or ethnical background". As a "consequence", Radio Islam states that it is "against Jewish racism towards non-Jews". It asserts that "World Jewish Zionism " constitutes "the last racist ideology still surviving" and that Israel

567-740: The proliferation of Holocaust-denial propaganda and the dissemination of racist white power music. SCAA played an important role in the implementation of the Government's Living History information campaign (1997-2003), and today continues to works closely with the governmental Living History Forum. In recent years, antisemitism has become more visible both in Europe and globally; a development that has also left its mark on Sweden. Through its articles, newsletters and training seminars, SCAA continues to highlight and combat anti-Jewish hate crimes and anti-Semitic propaganda. The organization annually gives out

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594-439: The radio, such as Per Gahrton , Jan Guillou and Jan Myrdal . With the exception of Myrdal (who also dissociated from Rami, but later) these individuals early on distanced themselves from Rami, dissociated from, and spoke out against Rami and Radio Islam. In 1990 Rami was sentenced to 6 months in prison for hate speech , and Radio Islam's transmission permit was revoked for a year. The station resumed broadcasting in 1991 under

621-605: The site "promotes a myriad of anti-Semitic works", and states that it "demonstrates the implicit connection between Holocaust denial and other forms of anti-Semitism". Per Ahlmark , co-founder of the Swedish Committee Against Antisemitism , has described Radio Islam as "the most vicious anti-Jewish campaign in Europe since the Third Reich ." It bears no relationship to RadioIslam.com,

648-583: The story. Radio Islam was off the air from 1993 to 1995, but the program returned in 1996 under Rami's direction, the same year that he established the Radio Islam website . Rami was again convicted and fined by the Swedish court in October 2000. Rami has been investigated for hate crimes in France and Sweden for his role in maintaining the Radio Islam website. The latest investigation ended in 2004 when

675-613: The website (and previously radio station) referred to on this page – radioislam.org – has been changed to islam-radio.net, presumably to avoid confusion. ^1 "Reflections on Combating Anti-Semitism," in Yaffa Zilbershats, ed., The Rising Tide of Anti-Semitism (Ramat Gan: Bar-Ilan University, n.d.), pp. 59–66. [2] King of Morocco The king of Morocco ( Arabic : ملك المغرب , romanized :  Malik al-Maġrib ; Standard Moroccan Tamazight : ⴰⴳⵍⵍⵉⴷ ⵏ ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ , romanized:  Agllid n Lmɣrib )

702-448: The wider Arab Spring movement. The king, in response, appointed a constitutional commission to draft a new constitution, which scaled back some of the king's powers and introduced democratic reforms. It defines the country as a constitutional monarchy , meaning the monarch exercises his authority in accordance with the constitution and is not the sole decision maker. However, the constitution still grants substantial discretionary powers to

729-429: Was later convicted of several counts of inciting race hate. Since 1996, Radio Islam has been spreading hatred of Jews through the internet with almost the same antisemitic message as before, something that SCAA has many times drawn attention to. In the 1990s, Sweden experienced a stark antisemitic surge in connection with the increase in extremist far-right activity. Through advocacy, training and reports, SCAA highlighted

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