Bilan Osman, 2014

Bilan Osman (8 September 1992), is a Swedish-born Somali journalist whose focus is on combating racism in Sweden.[1] She was given the ELSA Award in 2014, an annual award given out by the Swedish Committee Against Antisemitism for "individuals or groups who, via social media or in other ways, counteract anti-Semitism and other types of prejudice".[2]

Osman was a columnist for Expressen and Svenska Dagbladet, and worked for Expo Magazine.[3] She grew up in Linköping and Partille; her parents came from Somalia. She lives in Stockholm, and writes for Feministiskt Perspektiv. She was nominated in 2020 for the "Rising Star" award, sponsored by the Swedish Magazine Publishers Association.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Bilan Osman: 'Sverige ligger efter i förståelsen av rasism'". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 15 November 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bilan Osman tilldelas 2014 års ELSA-pris" (in Swedish). Swedish Committee Against Antisemitism. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  3. ↑ Guillou, Jan (29 August 2020). "Så blir antirasisterna nyttiga idioter åt Sverigedemokraterna" (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "The Local's journalist named Sweden's Rising Star of the year". The Local. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
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