There was one police that stood out from the rest of the 450 policemen that was commanded to protect the neo-nazi demonstration against counter demonstrators in Jönköping on the first of May 2014. It's a bit strange that the police protects such a demonstration, but in Sweden we have democracy and freedom of speech and even parties that want to decrease democracy and remove freedom of speech have the right to express it.
The name of the police that stood out from the rest is Constable Bängan Lagerblad. Bängans groundbreaking anti-riot methods gave the police total control of the situation and they were always one step in front of the demonstrators. Constable Bängan Lagerblad should be honoured with a medal from the National Police Commissioner for his excellent and groundbreaking police work which helped to keep demonstrators and counter demonstrators apart in a effective way. Sweden need more policemen like Bängan - Big up!
Text and Photo: Mikael Good
I met Ali when I went to Mount Sinai in mars 2012. He is the kind of guy who always have a big smile on his face and I made good contact with him even if my arabic was as bad as his english. Ali made his living by filming tourist groups who went to the summit of the mountain. It was a tough climb to the top. Ali who had been their many times moved like a mountain goat even if he was heavily loaded with a big and bulky video camera. Ali's big dream was to work as a cameraman for the Egyptian movie industry.
The area in Egypt where Mount Sinai and Saint Catherine's Monastery is located was safe when I went there. Today the area is controlled by a terrorist organization that has close bonds to the Islamic state (IS) and because of that there have been a drastic drop of tourists in the area since the Egyptian regime can't guarantee for their security. Many egyptians and bedouins was dependent on tourism to get an income but now they have lost that possibility. I hope that Ali lives his dream today and work for Egyptian movie industri.
Text and Photo: Mikael Good
The Lord said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain and stay here, and I will give you the tablets of stone with the law and commandments I have written for their instruction.” - Exodus 24:12
Text: God. Photo: Mikael Good
