... From 2017 onwards immigration to Sweden has dropped, and the 2019 population growth – less than 100,000 people – was the lowest since 2013. Another possible explanation is Ethnic benign neutropenia - the most common form of neutropenia worldwide and very common among East African populations. Eur J Nutr. in Psychology with a Specialization in Clinical Psychology from UC San Diego. 31-year-old Abdulahi Said, who is part of the Somali diaspora in Melbourne, Australia, jumped into the conversation astutely suggesting that the winter cold in Scandinavia likely causes too many Somalis to crowd indoors together: “Somalis have their own restaurants. They also listen to wrong information with extremist ideas from religion scholars. Somalis also have a strong tradition for social gathering and a vibrant culture of mosque going; near constant family celebrations, especially weddings where large groups gather; and a strong belief in God. Nutr. doi: 10.1002/pbc.27361. Granlund L, Ramnemark A, Andersson C, Lindkvist M, Fhärm E, Norberg M. Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and its association with nutrition, travelling and clothing habits in an immigrant population in Northern Sweden. [11] In this vein, 22-year-old Somali Towfiq Shire Muuse, who lives in Amsterdam, remarks about the general Somali ignorance of the Swedish quarantine but adds that social gathering seems to be preventing this type of stigmatization in the community: “The Swedish government has ordered closures of businesses and mosques, but it appears that some Somalis are still going to mosques and making social gatherings. This is not a people who read and learn about health awareness and who are careful. [7] In a randomised trial on individuals with frequent respiratory tract infections, treatment with cholecalciferol 4000 IE/day reduced the need for antibiotic treatment. 6. Until today many people believe that myth. [2] This disproportionately high representation of deaths occurring among only one subsection of society is unusual. In two different studies, the great majority of Swedish women of Somali origin had very low levels of S-25(OH)-D (, There is evidence that vitamin D is involved in our defence against respiratory tract infections. According to Statistics Denmark, as of 2017, there are a total 21,204 persons of Somali origin living in Denmark.Of those individuals, 11,832 are Somalia-born immigrants and 9,372 are descendants of Somalia-born persons. Mohamed Abdi also references religious faith, “Somalis pride themselves, and believe if they read some Quranic verses, they can avoid this disease, which is also told to them by the clerics who prevent community integration.” These clerics, according to Mohamed Abdi, encourage separation through business and schooling in Islamic madrasas. Many people said that this disease is only meant to kill for non-Muslims thus, it cannot affect Muslims. If you were arrogant yesterday, feel the pain today, which, you have made in your own hand.”. pii: e001663. dark-skinned adults with low sun-exposure and/or individuals with risk factors for respiratory tract infections. [But,] in that world there was an invasion of a virus that the eye didn’t catch. Does this prove social distancing save lives? She has also been training key stakeholders in law enforcement, intelligence, educators, and other countering violent extremism professionals on the use of counter-narrative messaging materials produced by ICSVE both locally and internationally as well as studying the use of children as violent actors by groups such as ISIS and consulting foreign governments on issues of repatriation and rehabilitation of ISIS foreign fighters, wives and children. As the coronavirus spreads in Sweden, there are concerns that working class areas of the country will be the hardest hit. Xu J, Yang J, Chen J, Luo Q, Zhang Q, Zhang H. Vitamin D alleviates lipopolysaccharide‑induced acute lung injury via regulation of the renin‑angiotensin system. Several other media, including Expressen, also produced Arabic and Somali material to accommodate non-Swedish readers. The population in Sweden grew at its slowest rate in 15 years in the first half of the year, the same figures show. Eur J Clin 7 of 10 Somalis had an income less than 5000 SEK per month (1 euro ~ 10 SEK). In this last regard, 4) extremist preachers on the Internet and on the ground have unfortunately encouraged disregard for Swedish prevention recommendations and social distancing, saying instead that one’s fate is ordained by Allah and that only non-Muslims will contract COVID-19. Social Distancing in Sweden is ignored mostly by the Somali community, the Somali population in Sweden is 70k .7% of the population. Most of these issues are likely also active in other Muslim diaspora communities that have not integrated well across Europe and elsewhere, particularly those who may be religiously conservative and have members who follow religious preaching advising them to ignore government health advisories in relation to COVID-19. The Board has declared ASD in the Somali population in Sweden a prioritized area of research. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2013;13:237. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-237. Of course, this is can have dire results if those transmitting the illness do not take responsibility for infecting others in their communities. Can Case of Samantha Elhassani Be a Positive Example for Repatriation of Other ISIS Wives? Editor’s choice. 45-year-old Ahmed Farah[3] from Stockholm blames the community for failing to heed health warnings as well as misinformation from religious scholars, “Somalis are stubborn people who do not listen to the messages of health and institutions of health and government institutions. [1] Normally, this diaspora group fades into the background, but now, suddenly, a chilling new statistic brings them to the fore, as 40 percent of the reported COVID-19 related deaths occurring in Stockholm involve the Somali diaspora communities. Beside the foods they eat do not have enough nutrition to defend their health and immune system.” In reference to unpopularity, Ibrahim Guled is likely referencing prejudice and the fact that Somalis have also been overrepresented in Swedish statistics for those who joined ISIS and the fact that Swedish international workers have been killed by extremists in Somalia. All content copyright ©2021 Homeland Security Today. doi: 10.1136/bmj.i6583. 9. The top five countries of birth among African immigrants living in Sweden in 2019 were Somalia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Morocco, and Egypt. Her previous research experiences include positions at Stanford University, UC San Diego, and the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism at the University of Maryland. J Virol. 2. When the COVID-19 pandemic reached the United States last spring, The vaccine for COVID-19 might be the beginning of the end of, Muniz was one of the original TSA officers at Newark who joined, In Louisville on January 5, CBP halted a shipment from Vietnam that, The U.K. announced on January 8 that all passengers arriving from all, Known for its more relaxed response to COVID-19, Sweden has now updated, Personal communication with the authors’ sources from a medical worker in Stockholm, Sweden. Anne Speckhard, Ph.D., is Director of the International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism (ICSVE) and serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Georgetown University School of Medicine. In 2007, she was responsible for designing the psychological and Islamic challenge aspects of the Detainee Rehabilitation Program in Iraq to be applied to 20,000 + detainees and 800 juveniles. He was told to remain in the house, but yet went out and visited restaurants in Bellevue, Gothenburg to relax and socialize. ... and around 90 percent of the population coming from an immigrant background. 7. The party earned only 3 percent support in 2010. 10. This is not braveness; it is stupidity, since they have been told that the disease transmits through physical contact and sitting close to each other. Second, people who succumb to the flu and pass it on to at-risk groups often happens while a person with symptoms has a family number of 4, 6, 7, up to 12 people in the area. Her research has also been published in the Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma. They are not separated from one another because they are a big family unit. Everywhere Somalis have that problem.”. All rights reserved. Vitamin D supplementation to prevent acute respiratory tract infections: systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data. It was amazing!”. April 3, 2020 Anne Speckhard, Othman Mahamud and Molly Ellenberg. Here it’s a free country you know.”, Large Families, Overcrowding, Economic Factors and a Culture of Social Gathering. From this small informal polling in the Somali language on Facebook of the Somali global community and diaspora, it appears that there are four main factors to which the over-representation of the Somali Swedish community in COVID deaths in Sweden can be attributed. The result has been the rise of the Sweden Democrats, a party whose bland name conceals a Nazi past. The number of Somali refugees displaced by ongoing conflict continues to rise. As of April 30, 2017, UNHCR estimated that a… Vitamin D3 supplementation in patients with frequent respiratory tract infections: a randomised and double-blind intervention study. She has also been training key stakeholders in law enforcement, intelligence, educators, and other countering violent extremism professionals on the use of counter-narrative messaging materials produced by ICSVE both locally and internationally as well as studying the use of children as violent actors by groups such as ISIS and consulting with governments on issues of repatriation and rehabilitation. Considering that only 0.84% of the Stockholm County population was born in Somalia (n=8,178 by December 2019) this is an astonishing high rate. Othman works as a Junior Research Fellow with the International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism (ICSVE) helping to produce the Breaking the ISIS Brand Counter Narratives in Somali and to campaign with them on Facebook to fight ISIS’s and al Shabaab’s online and face-to-face recruitment. Anne Speckhard, Ph.D., is Director of the International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism (ICSVE) and serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Georgetown University School of Medicine. On the other hand, Somalis visit each other and share the pain with the sufferer so they avoid the patient feeling discriminated against or to feel that they are not to blame later on.”. The largest share of that group … 4. This small number has continued to grow, however. Vitamin D status is strongly related to low sun exposure and dark skin. Follow @AnneSpeckhard, For COVID-19 researchers, the new year brings a strong sense of déjà vu. To draw comparisons between the Somali experience in Minnesota and Sweden, it is first necessary to present some preliminary population data. Where is the Chinese power? Othman Mahamud, B.S. Second, the Somalis in Sweden are concentrated in community center areas, where older people know each other and frequently visit one another. BMJ 2020;368:m110110.1136. doi: 10.1128/JVI.00127-20. An uptick of COVID-19 cases was therefore expected in Iraq during the Shia feast s as a result of Iranian pilgrims crossing the border without medical health checks and believers flocking together believing that they cannot be infected while on a religious pilgrimage. Most Somalis in Denmark emigrated from Somalia following the start of the Somali Civil War (1986-), in the period between 1995 and 2000. Swedish Coronavirus deaths increase, with concerns about Somali-Swedes in particularÂ, 13th Coast Guard Vice Commandant Robert Scarborough Dies at Age 97, Over $265 Million Obligated to Partner with U.S. Defense Industrial Base to Combat COVID-19, PTSD in Somali first-generation immigrants, Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr opposed closing the shrines, https://english.alaraby.co.uk/english/news/2020/3/25/somalis-are-dying-of-coronavirus-in-sweden, https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2054&artikel=7437072, https://www.minnpost.com/community-voices/2017/05/tale-twin-cities-and-somalis-being-trumped/. "Many live in crammed quarters there. Lastly, most of the Somali people over are 50 have diabetes or high blood pressure.”. In addition, Somalis are not afraid from disease. Moreover, some note that elders are nearly always cared for at home and that many Somalis over the age of 50 have significant pre-existing health conditions including diabetes and high blood pressure. In order to cope with the covid-19 epidemic, preventive measures could be administration of vitamin D to high-risk populations, e.g. This page provides - Somalia Population - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. cramped housing accommodation, high rates of smoking and poor understanding of the Swedish language (which in turn leads to poor understanding of health information on covid-19 provided by the authorities) may explain the situation. Rinkerby one of the residential areas embodies the runaway crime and is seen as a reflection of Sweden’s failed immigration policies. They play cards, and pool, and hands are exchanged. Follows Canada in Requiring Travelers to Prove They Have Tested Negative for COVID-19, Sweden Now Recommends Masks When Traveling on Public Transportation. Most of those people who got affected by COVID-19 mostly were unemployed and are now trapped in the queue of death.”, 39-year-old Samatar Hassan, a Somali living in Ethiopia, agrees, stating, “I think the biggest issue is that they don’t realize the seriousness of this illness and that is why they ignored it.”, While stubborn unwillingness to heed health advice is certainly cause for concern, not being informed and aware of health advice is also consequential. She is a sought after counterterrorism expert and has consulted to NATO, OSCE, the EU Commission and EU Parliament, European and other foreign governments and to the U.S. Senate & House, Departments of State, Defense, Justice, Homeland Security, Health & Human Services, CIA, and FBI and appeared on CNN, BBC, NPR, Fox News, MSNBC, CTV, and in Time, The New York Times, The Washington Post, London Times and many other publications. Across Scandinavia this picture is repeated: Sweden has 57,000 Somalis, the second highest population of Somalis in Europe. My friend said, the Somalis were still there. A 2000 report by the United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees (UNHCR) records 5,200 Somali refugees being granted asylum in the USA. According to a meta-analysis, vitamin D supplementation (daily-weekly dosage) prevents acute respiratory tract infections, especially in those with 25(OH)-D below 25 nmol/l (NNT = 4). A Somali super mum in Sweden. In Sweden there is a small diaspora community of Somali immigrants who fled war and poverty who make up just .69 percent of the total population. “But it’s up to the people, whether they follow or not. She is a sought after counterterrorism expert and has consulted to NATO, OSCE, the EU Commission and EU Parliament, European and other foreign governments and to the U.S. Senate & House, Departments of State, Defense, Justice, Homeland Security, Health & Human Services, CIA, and FBI and appeared on CNN, BBC, NPR, Fox News, MSNBC, CTV, and in Time, The New York Times, The Washington Post, London Times and many other publications. The data was gathered and released by both the Federal Statistical Office and the State Secretariat for Migration and shows that the 4,000 or so Somalis in Switzerland are by far the most prone to being on government benefits with 83.7 per cent relying on state income, 20 Minutes reports. Other Swedish medical experts estimate 18 percent of the COVID-19 deaths country-wide are from the Somali community. In Denmark, the population is at 18,000, and The Netherlands is home to 34,000 Somalis. A Somali super mum in Sweden. [7] In Israel, the ultra-orthodox are estimated to make up 12 percent of the population but are now turning up as 60 percent of the COVID-19 deaths, showing a similar trend to the Swedish Somali population. This disease will only kill non-believers.’ But they are wrong. doi: 10.1136/bmj.m1101. Molly has presented original research at the International Summit on Violence, Abuse, and Trauma and UC San Diego Research Conferences. Often Somalis are gathering socially. Molly Ellenberg, M.A. Inside Sweden’s immigrant communities, anecdotal evidence emerged early in the outbreak that suggested that some — particularly those from Somalia and Iraq — were hit harder than others. Wan Y, Shang J, Graham R, Baric RS, Li F. Receptor recognition by the novel coronavirus from Wuhan: an analysis based on decade-long structural studies of SARS Coronavirus. Many people in minority communities continued life as usual as the coronavirus began to spread in Sweden. So many of those people answered, ‘We are Muslims! Meet the Sweden-based Somali bandy team, a story of integration. Data from Sweden's Public Health Agency confirmed that Somali Swedes made up almost 5 per cent of the country's COVID-19 cases, yet represented less … 2019; 58:2281-91. doi: 10.1007/s00394-018-1775-1. No competing interests, Örebro University, School of Medical Sciences, Copyright © 2021 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd     京ICP备15042040号-3, Women’s, children’s & adolescents’ health, Inhabitants of Swedish-Somali origin are at great risk for covid-19. 25-year-old Somali Swedish Abdirahman Sayid echoes others’ comments about language barriers in the Somali diaspora community, “They do not know the language and most of them are able to read in the Somali language only.” Likewise, he points out that, “The Somali person prefers to be told information, not to read information.” He also references an observation that Somalis have apparently continued to ignore or are unaware of quarantine restrictions. Therefore, the International Center for Violent Extremism’s [ICSVE] Junior Research Fellow, Othman A. Mahamud, a Somali who lives in Australia, conducted an Internet research foray into the Somali Facebook global diaspora and Somali communities to explore the possible explanations for this disturbing phenomenon. The virus has been reported in the Jarva area of Stockholm, which includes districts Kista-Rinkeby and Tensta, and around 90 percent of the population coming from an immigrant background. Likewise, the mosques and restaurants are not yet closed. mats.humble@oru.se; susanne.bejerot@oru.se. Kalliokoski P, Bergqvist Y, Löfvander M. Physical performance and 25-hydroxyvitamin D: a cross-sectional study of pregnant Swedish and Somali immigrant women and new mothers. Cashman KD, Ritz C, Adebayo FA, Dowling KG, Itkonen ST, et al. Census numbers put the state's Somali's population at about 40,000, but community activists have said it's higher. In 1990, the United … [8] The mechanism is debated; however, modulation of the renin-angiotensin system has been implicated in animal studies of acute respiratory distress syndrome,[9] and angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 is a well-established receptor for the SARS-CoV virus.[10]. Bergman P, Norlin AC, Hansen S, Rekha RS, Agerberth B, et al. Demeke T, Osmancevic A, Gillstedt M, Krogstad AL, Angesjö E, et al. “Yesterday a former colleague called me, who had a cold and flu and COVID-19 symptoms. She has interviewed over 700 terrorists, their family members and supporters in various parts of the world including in Western Europe, the Balkans, Central Asia, the Former Soviet Union and the Middle East. The aim of the present work therefore was to perform a new prevalence study in the same The men who made the missile and made the navy, went to the moon, and reached the medical sciences very advanced levels in the world. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001663. After the Somali death toll reached disproportionate to the percentage number of those living in Sweden, the authorities decided to interpret all useful information into Somali language.”, Abdirahman Sayid explains. A fifth camp, Kambioos, was closed in February 2017. ... including Somali and Arabic due to the deaths in Sweden. Faduma from Gothenburg, Sweden replies, “They are taught, and it is important that you learn the language, but our Somali people are not as committed as other ethnic groups.” She adds as a caveat, however, “Now many multilingual publications for awareness are available, which will make it easier for everyone to understand health information and guidelines in the future.”. 2012;2(6). Comorbidity and health-related quality of life in Somali women living in Sweden. These likely can be addressed with good public policy measures that can first reach their target audiences by appealing to the diaspora communities in their own language. 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