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When the vandals attacked the police after the burning of the Koran in Amiralsgatan, Ibrahim Al Jarad, 28, stood in front of them and protected them. Although he came close to being stabbed, he fought all night to stop the perpetrators. On Thursday, Ibrahim Al Jarad and eight other people were praised for their efforts during the riots.
“I tried to talk to them. I said that what they are doing is not right according to Islam. And several listened. Many were very young. Others fought.” says Ibrahim Al Jarad on the left.
It was on August 28 that Malmö and Rosengård ended up on a negative point again.
It had been known for several weeks that Danish extremist politician Rasmus Paludan planned to burn a copy of the Muslim holy scriptures on the day in question.
But the police had denied him permission, and Paludan was detained on the bridge and banned from entering Sweden.
Your friends from the Danish party He still made sure to go to a bike path next to Amiralsgatan and film when they lit a Quran, a clip which they later released online.
Column meters have been reported on this in the Swedish and international media. And about the violent riot that occurred at the Amiralsgatan-Scheelegatan crossing afterwards.
Less attention has been paid to the people who were at the scene and tried to stop the destruction and attacks on the police.
One of them was Ibrahim Al Jarad, 28.
Came here from Lebanon as an asylum seeker in 2015. For the past two and a half years, she has worked in the Mio möbler warehouse, while struggling to obtain a residence permit.
As soon as Ibrahim Al Jarad heard about the burning of the Quran, he went to the scene of the riots.
– A friend and I read about it on Facebook in the afternoon and decided to go there. I felt like I had to do something.
At first it was just a small crowd in which a series of misunderstandings abounded. Among other things, the incorrect information that the police would have allowed the Quran to be burned after all.
– I tried to talk to them. I said that what they are doing is not right according to Islam. And several listened. Many were very young. Others got into a fight. And some couldn’t be reached because they seemed to light up.
From left to right in front: Attila Jansen from the Rescue Service, Mattias Sigfridsson, Malmö Deputy Chief of Police, Councilor Sedat Arif, Rosengård Police Chief Erik Jansåker, and Malin Morän Area Police.
Soon passed it upset the mood for pure attacks on the police.
Ibrahim Al Jarad and some other people stood in front of heavily equipped riot police to protect them, even though they only had their own bodies for defense.
Several cobblestones were close to meeting Ibrahim Al Jarad. And one of the vandals pulled out a military knife with which he tried to stab Ibrahim Al Jarad. Still, he continued fighting to stop the mutiny.
– I was very lucky not to find myself. But in that situation, I didn’t care about my own safety. I threw their stones and yelled at them to stop.
Another person who joined the scene was the father of young children, Masri. He was driving down Amiralsgatan with his five-year-old daughter when they got stuck in the traffic jam that arose due to the protests.
– My daughter asked why people were so angry. I replied that it was because someone had burned the Qur’an. My daughter was very concerned and asked if they wanted to burn us too, she says.
Masri then left towards the intersection to try to drive away the rioters and eliminate the prey with which they have obstructed Amiralsgatan.
– That is exactly what the burners of the Koran wanted, to provoke violence. They don’t care about Malmö or Sweden.
Masri notes that there were a large number of residents in the immediate area who were on the scene to curb the unrest. Especially the night after, when the residents of Rosengårds made sure the riots did not continue.
– We care about our neighborhood and we did what everyone should. There are so many other people who deserve a thank you just as much as we do.
Jones Iskandarani, 11, was clearly the youngest of the nine people who received an award from the police. He and his father Khalil were present to stop the riots. The man on the right is Erik Jansåker, Rosengård’s local police chief.
A total of nine people they were invited to the Rosengård police station on Thursday to receive an award from the police, the municipality and the rescue service.
– For us police officers, it was a very tense situation. But we are trained for this and we have the right equipment, says Mattias Sigfridsson, Malmö’s deputy chief of police.
– I am very impressed by the courage, commitment and civil courage you displayed for your local community. To protect ourselves and alleviate this situation.
The head of the rescue service, Atilla Jensen, who grew up in Rosengård herself, also paid tribute to the nine people.
– It was an extreme event. But to gather that power and turn it into something positive, I am very impressed and proud.
Attila Jensen featured that Rosengård is no longer highlighted as a problem area for the rescue service. The number of fires has dropped from more than 300 per year to 52 last year.
– In recent years, there has been a fantastic development in the area. And it is largely you who contribute to it.
City Councilor Sedat Arif (S), who grew up in Bennets väg, also joined the tribute choir.
– We are bombarded with negative images about Rosengård. We are frustrated that the work residents did not get done. I am extremely proud of what you have done.
