Abdirizak Waberi
Abdirizak Waberi | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Swedish parliament for Gothenburg Municipality | |
| In office 4 October 2010 – October 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 May 1966 Somalia |
| Political party | Moderate Party |
| Children | 5 children |
| Website | Official website |
Abdirizak Waberi (born 7 May 1966) is a Somali-Swedish Moderate Party politician. He was a member of the Swedish parliament from the 2010 election until the next election in 2014, representing the Gothenburg Municipality constituency.[1]
Biography
Waberi was born in Somalia. Prior to entering politics, he worked as a principal at the Römosseskolan Islamic private elementary school in Gothenburg.[2] The school teaches islamic doctrine two hours a week, more than other schools. It is taught that a man can have many wives, which is contrary to the values of the Swedish education system which specifies equality between men and women.[3] The institution was criticized by the Swedish School Inspectorate (sv: Skolinspektionen) for its unusual grading pattern, wherein all the ninth grade boys within the system graduated with full marks and were eligible to apply for college, while a lower 71% of girls graduated with full marks. This was in contrast to the gender ratio typically seen in other local schools in Sweden, where the girls tended to outperform the boys.[4]
In the 2010 election, Waberi was elected to the Swedish parliament, representing the Gothenburg Municipality constituency. He was a deputy member of the legislature's Committee on Defence.[1]
Waberi has served as the vice president of Federation of Islamic Organizations in Europe (FIOE), where he headed the citizenship and public relations duties.[5]
In addition, Waberi has served as the chairman of several organizations, including the Islamic Association in Sweden, Muslim Political Forum and Islamic Schools of Sweden.[6] He is also a member of the board of the Muslim Council of Sweden.[6]
Waberi lives in Angered, Gothenburg. He is married, with five children.[7]
Religious views
In a 2006 interview by the Ottar magazine published by the Swedish Association for Sexuality Education (RFSU), he stated that according to the Quran, that a man may have up to four wives. He also stated a man is capable of loving four wives, but that woman cannot love four men. According to Waberi, Islam teaches that a Muslim man may marry a woman of a different religion, but a Muslim woman must marry a Muslim man.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Abdirizak Waberi (M)". Parliament of Sweden. 19 October 2010. Archived from the original on 11 October 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
- ^ "Om mig" (in Swedish). Abdirizak Waberi. Archived from the original on 27 September 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
- ^ a b "Med koranen i klassrummet". www.rfsu.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2018-02-16. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- ^ "Serious criticism against private school in Gothenburg (in Swedish)". Ekot (news program). Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
- ^ "FIOE held celebration in Brussels on the occasion of Hajj and blessed Eid-ul-Adha". Federation of Islamic Organisation in Europe. 2012-03-02. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- ^ a b "Politiska Uppdrag" (in Swedish). Abdirizak Waberi. Archived from the original on 27 September 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
- ^ Olofsson, Peter (12 June 2006). "Med koranen i klassrummet". Ottar (in Swedish) (2). Swedish Association for Sexuality Education. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2010.