claim: A video accurately compares weather reports from Sweden and Iraq.
origin: A video purportedly comparing weather broadcasts from Sweden and Iraq was widely circulated alongside comments such as â€œRIP Swedenâ€ and â€œSweden has fallenâ€ in July 2017 due to the Swedish reporterâ€™s wearing of a hijab:Â < The audacious Halal-TV airs in prime time the views of three young Muslims born in Sweden but of profoundly Islamic faith, from families who emigrated from countries in the Middle East and North Africa. The aim of the program is to show how the three Muslims view Sweden and its values â€‹â€‹in order to provide a better understanding by Swedes about a portion of the countryâ€™s growing Muslim population. The programs cover topics such as sex, alcohol, equality and beauty standards, with an occasional element of humor. Presenters are Dalia Azzam Kassem, a 22-year-old medical student, dental hygienist Khadiga El Khabiry, 25, and Cherin Awad, 23. > The original â€œSwedish weather reportâ€ can be seen at the end of the following clip, which features an interview with the three Halal TVÂ presenters: The footage of the Iraq weather report was originally broadcast on Al-Baghdadia, an independently owned Iraqi news channel. The reporter is most likelyÂ Angie AlaaÂ (we found a variety of spellings for her name) who received some viral fame in 2013 for being a â€œhotâ€ weather girl. The Niqash web site, which focuses on Iraqi politics, media and culture reported: < All of a sudden, the busy cafÃ© in Athamiyah, a suburb of Baghdad, was quiet. Even the noise of dominoes being thrown on tables faded away. All the men in the cafÃ© â€“ because Baghdadâ€™s cafes are mostly masculine domains â€“ were staring at the television, watching the weather report on Al Baghdadiyah, a satellite television channel. Yes, the weather report. But nobody really cared about the weather or about what the weather presenter was saying. Instead they stared at the young Egyptian woman talking about sunshine in Iraq â€“ her name isÂ Angie AlaaÂ and she is rapidly becoming one of Iraqâ€™s best known television stars, among both men and women. > The following video, for instance, has been viewed more than 4 million times: