Jordan: “We were rebels”
“Wherever we came out we were branded Satanists,” writes Rami Abdel Rahman in this personal account of his experiences as a young metal head in the 1990s heavy metal scene of Jordan.
Read the whole story at Freemuse.org
Rami Abdel Rahman
Multimedia Journalist and ResearcherArchive for Sweden
Published articles
Transgender belly dancer helps launch Arab gay initiative
As a human rights group publishes details of a bloody campaign of hate being waged against gays in Iraq, Rami Abdelrahman speaks to members of a recently founded initiative for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Arabs in Sweden.
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Arabic LGBT Group established in Sweden
This is a radio report I did for SR Arabic, the report is between 19:40 and 28:00 minutes, and involves interviews with the founders of the Arab Initiative, a group for LGBT Arabs in Sweden.
To listen, click on this link…
Sweden: a life-long learning experience
When my research supervisor at Örebro University’s Global Journalism program told me I could develop my thesis as a blog, with posts and links instead of pages’ footnotes, I was impressed by how progressive Swedish learning institutions can be. Commentary.
Fetishism goes pop culture: Sweden’s latest social trend
Even in Sweden, a country with traditionally liberal views about sexuality, fetishism has long been considered a taboo subject. But as The Local’s Rami Abdelrahman discovered recently, it appears that fetishism is finding a mainstream foothold in Swedish society. Report.
interview with terror suspect
A terror suspect who says he could be tortured if sent back to Jordan is embarking on a last-ditch attempt to stay in Sweden. Report.
Interview with Lars Vilks
Swedish artist Lars Vilks sparked international controversy last summer when several Swedish newspapers published his drawings portraying the Muslim prophet Muhammad as a so-called roundabout dog. Report.
National Public Radio: Iraqis in Sweden PT 2
Rami Abdelrahman is a freelance journalist living in Sweden. Abdelrahman offers more insight on the impact of Iraqi refugees on Swedish society. Interview.
The path to Swedish asylum: A smuggler speaks
Rami Abdelrahman travels to Jordan and tracks down the first link in the chain of an underground operation involved in the smuggling of Iraqi refugees to Sweden. Report.
