Migrant Tales insight: A couple of days ago with got a message from Yassen Ghaleb, who wants to share his poetry with us. He published a novel, which will be in the Cairo book fair in January and called +15, which highlights how migrants and Finns can find common ground. “In the collection of my
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Norway’s anti-immigration party exits government
After the populist anti-immigration Perussuomalaiset (PS)* was left out in the cold from the government in 2017, the election blow suffered by the Danish People’s Party in 2019, and now the exit of the Progress Party (FrP) from the Norwegian government, the Nordic region is momentarily free of Islamophobic populist parties in government. After six
Read on »The national media and far-right populism: Maintaining the myth of Finnish innocence with the pillars of exceptionalism
A good example of how the media maintains the myth of Finnish innocence and its exceptionalism is how it plays down the impact of the Perussuomalaiset* (PS) party on the country’s far-right journey. Helsingin Sanomat’s Marko Junkkari appears a lot on TV talk shows to give his opinion of current events. He recently appeared on
Read on »Does the Finnish police really care about online hate speech?
A total of 31 ethnic agitation cases were placed on the desk of the public prosecutor in 2019, which is a 59.2% drop from 76 cases in the previous year, according to Yle. The number of ethnic agitation cases looks even more somber if we compare them with the cases that ended up in court.
Read on »The only person who is oblivious to Timo Soini the politician is Timo Soini
Former Perussuomnalaiset chairperson Timo Soini reappeared from obscurity on Tuesday with the launching of his book on populism called “Populismi.” My initial reaction was that I had not missed at all and his round-about and apologist soundbites and arguments. He states with his usual poker face: “My opinion about humanity is that every person is
Read on »Migrant Tales Podcast: Shirlene Green Newball chats with poet Muhaned Durubi about his latest work, Rusty Sketches Book
Muhaned Durubi. is an Iraqi refugee who finds meaning and peace in poetry. His latest book, Rusty Sketches Book, attempts to look at his otherness and being exiled. Correction: The poet’s correct first name is Muhaned, not Muhamed.
Read on »Twitter: Spreading open racism and bigotry
Mehdi Hasan on Trump: Abdirahim Husu Hussein on the Perussuomalaiset.* Enrique Tessieri on the Perussuomalaiset:
Read on »Hollywood endings to racism and other naive toothless approaches to social ills
One of the reasons why racism has lifted its head with so much confidence in Finland is the far-right Perussuomalaiset (PS)* party, which leads in the polls. If social ills like far-right populism and racism are threats to society, why does it gain ground? One of the reasons, I believe, is naivety. They believe that
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- Asylum seeker minors can be detained in Finland.
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