Hala Akari

Hala Akari is a member of the Swedish Syrian Alliance. Originally from Homs in Syria, she moved to Greece in the 1990s, and then to the small town of Mariestad, Sweden where she lives with her husband and children.

'We don't want a Charlie Hebdo in Sweden'

In small town Sweden, a Syrian immigrant has tried to bridge the gap between "Swedes" and "newcomers" by organising pioneering cultural events in her local library.

By Hala Akari

/ 21 Dec 2016

'We don't want a Charlie Hebdo in Sweden'

In small town Sweden, a Syrian immigrant has tried to bridge the gap between "Swedes" and "newcomers" by organising pioneering cultural events in her local library.

By Hala Akari

/ 21 Dec 2016