BBC News, 19
August 2013
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The campaigners say hate crimes against Muslims in Sweden are on the rise |
Among the
protesters from various faiths were politicians and TV hosts.
The
"hijab outcry" campaigners urged the government to "ensure that
Swedish Muslim women are guaranteed the right to... religious freedom".
The victim
was taken to hospital after the attacker tore off her hijab and hit her head
against a car on Saturday.
The
assailant also shouted racist insults at the woman - who was pregnant - during
the attack on Saturday in a Stockholm suburb, the victim's friends told
Sweden's media.
Police are
now investigating the incident.
'March of
fascism'
Using the
hashtag #hijabuppropet (hijab outcry) a number of women across Sweden published
pictures of themselves on Twitter and other social media websites on Monday.
Among the
protesters were lawmakers Asa Romson and Veronica Palm, and also TV host Gina
Dirawi.
The
campaigners said they wanted to draw attention to the "discrimination that
affects Muslim women" in Sweden.
"We
believe that's reason enough in a country where the number of reported hate
crimes against Muslims is on the rise - and where women tie their headscarves
extra tight so that it won't get ripped off - for the prime minister and other
politicians to take action to stop the march of fascism," they wrote in
the Aftonbladet newspaper.
In
response, Justice Minister Beatrice Ask said such attacks "must be taken
very seriously", according to the TT news agency.
The
minister is expected to meet the campaigners on Tuesday.
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