Tag: Racial segregation

The Almedalen Week is a well-known institution in Swedish politics, having attracted decision-makers to the island of Gotland every summer since 1968. Now he’s launched his own politics festival, Järvaveckan, in a Stockholm suburb – and has already managed to attract all Swedish party leaders. Enter Ahmed Abdirahman. In his spare time, he has launched his own politics week, Järvaveckan, in the northern Stockholm suburb of Tensta. In 2017, he managed to attract all of Sweden’s party leaders – a feat he repeated this year. Just like the Almedalen Week, each political party in the Swedish parliament has its own day at Järvaveckan, with party-leader speeches, debates and gambits. That’s the only way, really,” Ahmed Abdirahman says with a smile. We’re doing this together.” Ahmed Abdirahman is the founder and chairman of The Global Village, the local non-profit that runs the politics-week challenger. Last year they succeeded for the first time in attracting all Swedish party leaders, who have returned again this year. Ahmed here, over.” Ahmed Abdirahman puts a hand on his ear piece, listening intently to an incoming call.