- Abd al Haqq Kielan
Abd al Haqq Kielan ( _ar. عبدالحق كيلان, born
22 June 1941 ) is a Swedish Muslim cleric. He is anImam at the mosque inEskilstuna and at theIslamic Association in Stockholm . He is also chairman of theSwedish Islamic Society and permanent secretary of theSwedish Islamic Academy .Kielan was born Leif Karlsson in
Eskilstuna ,Sweden . He first came in contact with Islam during a travel toMorocco in1963 . He converted to the religion in1984 when he also changed his legal name to Abd al Haqq Kielan, an Arabic name which loosely means "humble servant of the truth".Kielan caused controversy after an interview in
2004 where he said that "it's doubtful" whether women should be entitled to their own social life outside the home. In the interview he also said that women should not be entitled to marry on their own initiative, and that "according to the Law of Moses,adultery is punishable by death bystoning for both the sexes". [cite web |url=http://www.paraplyprojektet.se/news.php?id=656&categoryID=12 |title=A man’s domain or a woman's realm? |accessdate=2007-10-07 |last=Scheibe |first=Susanne |date=2004-04-20 |publisher=Umbrella Project]References
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NAME=Kielan, Abd al Haqq
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Karlsson, Leif (birth name)
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Muslim cleric
DATE OF BIRTH=22 June 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH=Eskilstuna ,Sweden
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=
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