Nalin Pekgul is a Swedish Social Democratic politician, nurse and former parliamentarian.
10 Facts About Nalin Pekgul
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Nalin Pekgul was the first Muslim woman to sit in the Swedish Parliament.
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Nalin Pekgul is the sister of the Kurdish nationalist and anti-racism activist Kurdo Baksi and niece of the author Mahmud Baksi.
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Nalin Pekgul trained as a nurse, a profession in which she worked both before and after her election as a politician.
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In 1982, Nalin Pekgul joined the Swedish Social Democratic Youth League in Tensta, a suburb of Stockholm.
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Between 1994 and 2002, Nalin Pekgul was a member of the Swedish parliament.
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Aftonbladet noted that Nalin Pekgul was the first Muslim woman to be elected to the Swedish parliament.
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Nalin Pekgul has supported a progressive form of Islam and ideas of Islamic feminism.
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Nalin Pekgul campaigned in Gothenburg with Ann-Sofie Hermansson, chairman of the municipal council.
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Nalin Pekgul told Aftonbladet that it is the fight against the Sweden Democrats that engages her.