Soran Ismail (born December 3, 1987 in

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), is a Swedish Kurdish

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, TV personality and author of

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descent who as an immigrant grew up in

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and lived most of his life in Sweden. He is well known for his participation in several TV and radio shows with a humour profile and has toured Sweden together with Magnus Betnér with a show called ''En skam för Sverige'' (''A Shame for Sweden''). His various television projects include the documentary ''Absolut svensk'' (''Absolutely Swedish'') where he examines ethnic identity and every day

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. This is also the title of his book released in 2017 (''Absolut svensk : en ID-handling'').

Iron pipe scandal

One late night in 2010, Ismail was filmed by

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when arguing in the street with Ekeroth and two other high-profile members of the

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in an incident known as the iron pipe scandal. In November 2012, the video was leaked to the newspaper ''

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'', and the video of the Sweden Democrats provoking Ismail caused such outrage that the latter (by then all members of the Swedish parliament) were forced to resign from their positions in the party. Chief Prosecutor Mats Åhlund also initiated a preliminary investigation concerning racial agitation charges.

Sexual harassment claims

In April 2021, an SVT documentary named ''Persona Non Grata'', meant to rehabilitate Ismail's image after he was accused in the height of the Swedish #MeToo movement of multiple accounts of sexual assault and rape in 2017, was criticized by victims and journalists.

Private life

Soran Ismail has a daughter (born 2014) with a woman he has separated from. In Sweden he is a high-profile

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football club supporter.

Bibliography

* ''Absolut svensk : en ID-handling'' (2017), Absolut svensk : en ID-handling”
Bonniers bokklubb, 2017

TV and radio

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'' - 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 *''

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'' - 2008 *Reklam för Nollrasismveckan på

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- 2008 *Pryo-elev på '' Vinnare V75'' live - Sommar/Höst 2009 *''

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'' 2009 *'' Raw Comedy Club'' 2009 *'' VAKNA! med The Voice'' 2008 *'' Morgonpasset'' 2010 *''

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'' 2012 *'' Vinter i P1'' 2012 *''Persona Non Grata'' 2021 - Sveriges Television

References

* Much of the content of this article comes from the equivalent Swedish-language Wikipedia article. Retrieved on April 7, 2015.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ismail, Soran 1987 births Living people People from Knivsta Municipality Swedish stand-up comedians Swedish people of Kurdish descent