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Mika Merano wrote that mere selection of immigrants was not enough in immigration policy. He described the immigration that has arrived over the decades as low quality and said that removing it from the country was extremely difficult within the framework of current laws. According to Merano, in addition to ensuring the quality of immigration, care should be taken to ensure, for example, that all immigrants who have committed crimes and have net negative lifetime impacts should be returned. #maahanmuutto #maahanmuuttopolitiikka #rikollisuus (translated)

Roni Arvonen estimated to Martti Paldanius that the Finns Party probably considered the immigration paper to be good. He speculated that the criticism was directed at the fact that the National Coalition Party had not taken concrete actions to solve the immigration problem and had not initiated any legislative proposals. Arvonen urged the National Coalition Party to move from words to actions. #maahanmuutto #politiikka #Suomi (translated)

At the same time that Russia carried out large-scale attacks on our energy infrastructure, unfortunately, a decision was made in the United States to completely disregard Lindsey Graham's bill. Russia attacked over 15 energy sector targets across western and central Ukraine last night, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday. #Ukraina #Venäjä #sota (translated)

The commotion around the new White House press secretary Katie Zachary continues, as she admitted in an interview with Fox News on Thursday that she has not passed the bar exam, despite previously presenting herself as a lawyer on social media. #KatieZacharia #DonaldTrump #Lehdistösihteeri (translated)

Roni Arvonen compared the actions of the SDP and the National Coalition Party regarding the YEL issue. According to him, the legislative changes made by the SDP came into effect during its term, while the changes announced by the National Coalition Party would not take effect until 2028. Arvonen demanded that the National Coalition Party enact the changes immediately and claimed that the party hates entrepreneurs. #YEL #Kokoomus #SDP (translated)

Tuomo Saarni wrote that both Jocka and Tere Sammallahti had said that Jouni Tuovinen's article on the YEL law proposal was incorrect. Saarni said that he had not seen any specific reasons for where the errors were and asked if anyone had found them in the text. He pointed out that the suggestion to read 120 pages of legal text, in his opinion, did not answer the question, but rather indicated that the respondent could not name a single error. #YEL #lakiehdotus #kommentti (translated)

Hannele Al-Hamzawi wrote that imams and other Muslims were asked for a direct stance on supporting sharia law, as in her opinion, merely stating that Finnish law applies to Muslims was not a sufficient answer. She justified this by saying that according to sharia law, laws made by people cannot be above Allah's law. https://t.co/xFZ7q2Yt5M #Sharialaki #Islam #Suomi (translated)

Roni Arvonen wrote that in his opinion, a religion that, according to him, did not allow freedom of religion for other religions could be permitted in the name of religious freedom. He asked how the situation of Christians could be described in countries where, in his view, Sharia law was in full effect. #uskonnonvapaus #sharialaki #kristityt (translated)

Matias Nieminen wrote that it would help the matter if Said Aw Musse, whom he calls an imam, would respond to the questions posed to him. He asked whether this supported Sharia law and added that clarifying the issue would be easy in his opinion. #suomi #maahanmuutto #sharialaki #kysymykset #Suomi (translated)

Jari Mäkäräinen criticized Sanna Ukkola's writing about the Prime Minister's meeting with Imam Sharmarke Said Aw-Mussen. According to Mäkäräinen, Ukkola regarded the meeting as ordinary work and believed that the imam, who was born in Turku, was being asked impossible questions regarding Sharia. Mäkäräinen argued that asking the imam was not a misunderstanding: in his view, the imam left open whether Sharia would be applied in Finland in family or criminal law matters. Mäkäräinen wrote that, according to him, freedom of religion did not justify the establishment of a parallel legal system alongside Finnish laws. He claimed that in Muslim-majority countries, freedom of religion, women's equality, and individual rights were not realized in liberal democracies due to Islamic doctrine and Sharia. He cited Lebanon as an example, where he believed the growth of the Muslim population and political organization undermined previous balance and led to civil war. In France, Sweden, Belgium, and Britain, he mentioned the visibility of parallel societies, honor-based violence, segregation of areas and schools, and pressure to accept practices related to Sharia. In Finland in the 2000s, Mäkäräinen claimed that groups with a Muslim background who had immigrated were connected to the overrepresentation of sexual offenses, unemployment, use of social security, and demands for their own rules. He believed that distinguishing criticism of Islam from calls for deportation did not make questions about Sharia suspect. According to Mäkäräinen, the primacy of the Finnish Constitution and criminal law should be clear in all matters, and Finland did not need to repeat the experiences of countries where the application of Sharia had been tried. https://t.co/bGpZ7VaTux #uskonnonvapaus #integratio #muslimit (translated)

Keijo Kaarisade wrote that sharia law divided opinions in Finland and that, in his view, civilized bourgeois should not quarrel about it with each other, especially before elections. He raised racism, human rights, and achieving carbon neutrality by 2035 as greater challenges. https://t.co/CQnA7E8cZe #Suomi #Ihmisoikeudet #Rasismi (translated)

Tuulia Alanko wrote that the imam's statement about Finnish law applying to Muslims did not, in her opinion, answer the question of the status of sharia law nor did it exclude the possibility of considering it important. She described the response as misleading. Alanko claimed that Aw-Musse had not distanced himself from sharia law or the idea of separate sharia courts in Finland. She suggested that this was related to both the imam's role and the fact that messages pleasing to Finns might be beneficial in the long term. According to Alanko, Aw-Musse could have directly stated that he did not want to replace Finnish laws with an Islamic legal system. Alanko finally referred to Jari Sarasvuo's statement that sharia or a parallel culture was not needed in Finland. #Suomi #Islam #Šaria (translated)

Jouni Tuovinen (LIB) stated that he had read the recent 121-page draft law concerning the YEL reform. He said that relief had been promised to entrepreneurs, but according to him, there was significant misleading behind the proposal. Tuovinen asked what the governing parties had not disclosed about the reform and why, and shared an analysis he had made on the topic. https://t.co/2FbmQ8q0gQ #YEL #yrittäjyys #lakiesitys (translated)

Klaus said he had responded to a user named Sukkola, who he claimed had blocked him. He stated that his criticism was directed at Said Aw-Musse's position as a religious authority rather than at his personal actions. Klaus described classical Sunni Islam as a tradition in which sharia is seen as divinely ordained and as a legal system superior to human laws. According to him, it included legal, moral, and social rules regarding, among other things, testimony, inheritance, apostasy, and legislative authority. Klaus wrote that Aw-Musse had studied theology in Saudi Arabia and worked in a mosque where the teachings of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab had been used. He described this figure as an ultra-conservative thinker who demanded the return of Islam to its literal roots. According to Klaus, Aw-Musse's refusal to clarify his position on the primacy of Finnish law and the status of sharia justified suspicion. Merely following the law, in his opinion, did not indicate whether he considered the constitutional order of Finland to be just and final or a temporary imposition. Klaus expressed a desire to know what kind of Finland Aw-Musse envisioned in 50 or 100 years. Klaus believed that questions regarding women's rights, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and criminal law were not leading him into a trap but were inquiries into whether Aw-Musse accepted the principles of the Finnish rule of law. He deemed Aw-Musse's public stance significant for its societal relevance due to his religious role. According to Klaus, integration required not only adherence to the law but also acceptance of fundamental values. #uskonto #oikeudet #kulttuuri (translated)

According to the author, there was an uproar over Prime Minister Petteri Orpo's meeting with the imam, even though meetings with leaders of religious communities were part of the Prime Minister's duties. The author stated that the imam said that Finnish law applied to everyone, including Muslims, but according to him, he was still pressed on sharia as if it were a crime. The author found this repugnant and racist. #uskonto #rasismi #Suomi #FI (translated)

Elina Hiltunen wrote that she had a positive attitude towards the discussion, but questioned what kind of issues her discussion partner promoted. She said she understood that this person was advocating for their own and Islam's interests, but asked whether such should be acceptable in Finland, especially from the ruling party. Additionally, Hiltunen inquired whether the discussion partner supported sharia law. #keskustelu #Suomi #islam (translated)