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Sameh Egyptson (born Sameh Nabeh Basely Khalil, 1966) is an Egyptian-born Swedish writer and academic in the field of interreligious relations at the Humanities and Theology Faculties at Lund University.[1]

Biography

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Sameh Nabeh Basely Khalil was born on 8 September 1966, in Aswan, Egypt, but grew up in Cairo in a Coptic Christian family. After high school, he studied Middle Eastern and Egyptian history at Ain Shams University, while also studying at the Coptic Institute in Cairo.[2]

Khalil moved to Sweden as a political refugee in 1990 and took the name Egyptson in 2001.[2][3] In Sweden, he studied language, Islamic studies, and religious studies at Uppsala and Lund universities.[citation needed]

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On 23 February 2023, a seminar was held in Sweden's Riksdag where Egyptson was invited by member of parliament Robert Hannah from the Liberals to present his PhD thesis.[4] There, Egyptson criticized the Swedish politicians who he claimed have given power to an ultra-conservative group to represent Muslims in Sweden.[5] In 2024, the Malmö prosecutor's office opened a preliminary investigation into alleged ethical questions raised about his research project.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Larsson, Lars (23 February 2023). "Politiken har gjort muslimer en björntjänst". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b Wärn, Daniel (17 May 2004). "Kristna släpps in på imamutbildning". Dagen. Archived from the original on 17 May 2004. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Storbråk väntas kring avhandling om Muslimska brödraskapet i Sverige". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 24 April 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  4. ^ Larsson/Tt, Lars (23 February 2023). "Politiken har gjort muslimer en björntjänst". Svenska Dagbladet.
  5. ^ "Politiken har gjort muslimer en björntjänst". 23 February 2023. Archived from the original on 23 February 2023.
  6. ^ Thurfjell, Karin (22 February 2024). "Förundersökning inledd mot Egyptsons forskning". Svenska Dagbladet.
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