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Mohammed Knut Bernström
Mohammed Knut Johan Richard Bernström (October 22, 1919 – October 21, 2009) was a former Swedish diplomat, who converted to Islam. Anne Sofie Roald (2004). ''New Muslims in the European Context: The Experience of Scandinavian Converts ''. Brill Academic Publishers. pg.130 He was also a Muslim scholar and translator of the Quran. As a diplomat, he worked in Spain, France, Soviet Union, United States, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela and Morocco. He was the Swedish ambassador to Venezuela 1963–1969, Spain 1973–1976 and Morocco 1976–1983. On his own initiative, he went into pension in 1983, converted to Islam in 1986 and took the name Mohammed. Works * Koranens budskapRecitation of Quran in Arabic with Swedish translation by Muhammad Knut References External links Al-Quranproject includes the Qur'an The Quran (, ; Standard Arabic: , Quranic Arabic: , , 'the recitation'), also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by Øresund Bridge, a bridgetunnel across the Öresund. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country, the third-largest country in the European Union, and the List of European countries by area, fifth-largest country in Europe. The Capital city, capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of , with around 87% of Swedes residing in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden has a nature dominated by forests and a large amount of lakes, including List of largest lakes of Europ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |