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== Life ==
== Life ==
Pekgul was born in [[Batman, Turkey|Batman]], Turkey, but migrated to Sweden with her family in 1980 when she was 13. She is the sister of the [[Kurdish nationalist]] and anti-racism activist [[Kurdo Baksi]] and niece of the author Mahmut Baksi. Pekgul trained as a nurse, a profession in which she worked both before and after her election as a politician.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Russell |first=Jesse |title=Nalin Pekgul |year=13 July 2012 |isbn=978-5512346129 |pages=34 |language=English}}</ref>
Pekgul was born in [[Batman, Turkey|Batman]], Turkey, but migrated to Sweden with her family in 1980 when she was 13. She is the sister of the [[Kurdish nationalist]] and anti-racism activist [[Kurdo Baksi]] and niece of the author [[Mahmud Baksi]]. Pekgul trained as a nurse, a profession in which she worked both before and after her election as a politician.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Russell |first=Jesse |title=Nalin Pekgul |date=13 July 2012 |isbn=978-5512346129 |pages=34 |language=English}}</ref>


== Political activities ==
== Political activities ==
In 1982, Pekgul joined the [[Swedish Social Democratic Youth League]] in Tensta, a suburb of Stockholm.
In 1982, Pekgul joined the [[Swedish Social Democratic Youth League]] in Tensta, a suburb of Stockholm.


Between 1994 and 2002, Pekgul was a member of the [[Parliament of Sweden|Swedish parliament]]. She was chairwoman of [[Social Democratic Women in Sweden]] ({{lang-sv|Sveriges socialdemokratiska kvinnoförbund}}) 2003–2011.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.dagenssamhalle.se/nyhet/jag-utmanar-starka-krafter-11659|title="Jag utmanar starka krafter"|website=www.dagenssamhalle.se|language=sv-SE|access-date=2017-04-02}}</ref> [[Aftonbladet]] noted that Pekgul was the first Muslim woman to be elected to the Swedish parliament.<ref name=":1" />
Between 1994 and 2002, Pekgul was a member of the [[Parliament of Sweden|Swedish parliament]]. She was chairwoman of [[Social Democratic Women in Sweden]] ({{langx|sv|Sveriges socialdemokratiska kvinnoförbund}}) 2003–2011.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.dagenssamhalle.se/nyhet/jag-utmanar-starka-krafter-11659|title="Jag utmanar starka krafter"|website=www.dagenssamhalle.se|language=sv-SE|access-date=2017-04-02}}</ref> [[Aftonbladet]] noted that Pekgul was the first Muslim woman to be elected to the Swedish parliament.<ref name=":1" />


Pekgul has supported a progressive form of Islam and ideas of [[Islamic feminism]].<ref name=":0" /> She supports the [[Monarchy of Sweden|Swedish monarchy]] and has argued that the Social Democrats should remove calls for a republic from their party programme.<ref>{{Citation|last=SvenskPolitik1|title=Ekots lördagsintervju 2006 - Nalin Pekgul (S)|date=2013-07-31|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=px869meAocg |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/px869meAocg |archive-date=2021-12-19 |url-status=live|access-date=2019-03-25}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
Pekgul has supported a progressive form of Islam and ideas of [[Islamic feminism]].<ref name=":0" /> She supports the [[Monarchy of Sweden|Swedish monarchy]] and has argued that the Social Democrats should remove calls for a republic from their party programme.<ref>{{Citation|last=SvenskPolitik1|title=Ekots lördagsintervju 2006 - Nalin Pekgul (S)|date=2013-07-31|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=px869meAocg |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/px869meAocg |archive-date=2021-12-19 |url-status=live|access-date=2019-03-25}}{{cbignore}}</ref>


After an absence from Swedish politics of seven years, Pekgul announced in 2018 that she would make a political comeback to campaign against religious extremism and honour culture.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metro.se/artikel/nalin-pekgul-g%C3%B6r-politisk-comeback-ska-bek%C3%A4mpa-extremism|title=Nalin Pekgul gör politisk comeback – ska bekämpa extremism|last=Joelsson|first=Filip|website=Metro|language=sv|access-date=2019-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325180001/https://www.metro.se/artikel/nalin-pekgul-g%C3%B6r-politisk-comeback-ska-bek%C3%A4mpa-extremism|archive-date=2019-03-25|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.varldenidag.se/nyheter/avgaende-s-profilen-tog-kamp-mot-extremism/repscd!HB3K9akGDGhdPkAdmj02kw/|title=Avgående S-profilen tog kamp mot extremism|website=varldenidag.se|language=sv|access-date=2019-03-28}}</ref> She campaigned in Gothenburg with [[Ann-Sofie Hermansson]], chairman of the municipal council. She told Aftonbladet that it is the fight against the [[Sweden Democrats]] that engages her.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/zL1kgw|title=Nalin Pekgul gör politisk comeback|website=Aftonbladet|language=sv|access-date=2019-03-28}}</ref> The Social Democrats have been criticised for not raising issues of honour violence for fear of losing votes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.varldenidag.se/nyheter/avgaende-s-profilen-tog-kamp-mot-extremism/repscd!HB3K9akGDGhdPkAdmj02kw/|title=Avgående S-profilen tog kamp mot extremism|website=varldenidag.se|language=sv|access-date=2019-03-28}}</ref>
After an absence from Swedish politics of seven years, Pekgul announced in 2018 that she would make a political comeback to campaign against religious extremism and honour culture.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metro.se/artikel/nalin-pekgul-g%C3%B6r-politisk-comeback-ska-bek%C3%A4mpa-extremism|title=Nalin Pekgul gör politisk comeback – ska bekämpa extremism|last=Joelsson|first=Filip|website=Metro|language=sv|access-date=2019-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325180001/https://www.metro.se/artikel/nalin-pekgul-g%C3%B6r-politisk-comeback-ska-bek%C3%A4mpa-extremism|archive-date=2019-03-25|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="varldenidag.se">{{Cite web|url=https://www.varldenidag.se/nyheter/avgaende-s-profilen-tog-kamp-mot-extremism/repscd!HB3K9akGDGhdPkAdmj02kw/|title=Avgående S-profilen tog kamp mot extremism|website=varldenidag.se|language=sv|access-date=2019-03-28}}</ref> She campaigned in Gothenburg with [[Ann-Sofie Hermansson]], chairman of the municipal council. She told Aftonbladet that it is the fight against the [[Sweden Democrats]] that engages her.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/zL1kgw|title=Nalin Pekgul gör politisk comeback|website=Aftonbladet|date=27 June 2018 |language=sv|access-date=2019-03-28}}</ref> The Social Democrats have been criticised for not raising issues of honour violence for fear of losing votes.<ref name="varldenidag.se"/>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:00, 17 November 2024

Nalin Pekgul
Pekgul in 2007
Born (1967-04-30) 30 April 1967 (age 57)
Batman, Turkey
NationalityTurkish, Swedish
OccupationPolitician
Years active1994–present
Known forFormer member of the Swedish parliament
SpouseCheko Pekgul

Nalin Pekgul (née Baksi, born 30 April 1967) is a Swedish Social Democratic politician, nurse and former parliamentarian. She was the first Muslim woman to sit in the Swedish Parliament.

Life

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Pekgul was born in Batman, Turkey, but migrated to Sweden with her family in 1980 when she was 13. She is the sister of the Kurdish nationalist and anti-racism activist Kurdo Baksi and niece of the author Mahmud Baksi. Pekgul trained as a nurse, a profession in which she worked both before and after her election as a politician.[1]

Political activities

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In 1982, Pekgul joined the Swedish Social Democratic Youth League in Tensta, a suburb of Stockholm.

Between 1994 and 2002, Pekgul was a member of the Swedish parliament. She was chairwoman of Social Democratic Women in Sweden (Swedish: Sveriges socialdemokratiska kvinnoförbund) 2003–2011.[2] Aftonbladet noted that Pekgul was the first Muslim woman to be elected to the Swedish parliament.[3]

Pekgul has supported a progressive form of Islam and ideas of Islamic feminism.[2] She supports the Swedish monarchy and has argued that the Social Democrats should remove calls for a republic from their party programme.[4]

After an absence from Swedish politics of seven years, Pekgul announced in 2018 that she would make a political comeback to campaign against religious extremism and honour culture.[5][6] She campaigned in Gothenburg with Ann-Sofie Hermansson, chairman of the municipal council. She told Aftonbladet that it is the fight against the Sweden Democrats that engages her.[3] The Social Democrats have been criticised for not raising issues of honour violence for fear of losing votes.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Russell, Jesse (13 July 2012). Nalin Pekgul. p. 34. ISBN 978-5512346129.
  2. ^ a b ""Jag utmanar starka krafter"". www.dagenssamhalle.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2017-04-02.
  3. ^ a b "Nalin Pekgul gör politisk comeback". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 27 June 2018. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
  4. ^ SvenskPolitik1 (2013-07-31), Ekots lördagsintervju 2006 - Nalin Pekgul (S), archived from the original on 2021-12-19, retrieved 2019-03-25{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Joelsson, Filip. "Nalin Pekgul gör politisk comeback – ska bekämpa extremism". Metro (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2019-03-25. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  6. ^ a b "Avgående S-profilen tog kamp mot extremism". varldenidag.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2019-03-28.
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