The Swedish Security Service (Säpo) stated in early 2025 that leading figures in Imam Ali Islamic Center in Järfälla have links to the Iranian intelligence service. According to Säpo, the mosque is a platform for intelligence activities and also constitutes a security threat to individuals in the Iranian diaspora in Sweden. The agency has warned that the war in Iran could have consequences on Swedish soil.
Imam Ali Islamic Center denies that its activities constitute a security threat for Sweden and Järfälla municipality. The center states it has no contacts with any state or government. It condemns all forms of threats, harassment, and improper influence. The center respects the Swedish Security Service's assessment.
For me, this started quite a long time ago. It was obvious that extremist propaganda came from the mosque and the longer time went on, we also saw that there were connections into Järfälla municipality's activities.
Imam Ali Islamic Center has implemented several measures since Säpo's statement in early 2025, including an independent review, strengthened internal documents and routines, and expanded communication with relevant authorities. Järfälla municipality ended its limited cooperation with Imam Ali Islamic Center in 2022 after a report by Uppdrag Granskning.
Municipal councilor Emma Feldman (M) has been subjected to harassment, including threats, linked to the decision to end the municipality's cooperation with the mosque in 2022.
In addition to the usual insults, I have been subjected to threats and harassment in various forms.
On Tuesday evening, a gathering was held at Imam Ali Center in Järfälla to commemorate Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who died in Israel and the US's attack on Iran on Saturday. Regime critics gathered outside the mosque to protest, celebrating Ayatollah Khamenei's death. Police were present at the mosque, monitoring the location and preventing regime loyalists from crossing the street to reach the protesters.
Integration Minister Simona Mohamsson (L) believes the memorial service is proof that there are people in Sweden whose overarching goal is to spread radical Islamism in Europe. Social Minister Jakob Forssmed wrote on X that Iran, according to Säpo's assessment, has used Imam Ali Islamic Center in Järfälla as a platform to conduct intelligence and other security-threatening activities against Sweden and individuals in the Iranian diaspora.
Iran has according to Säpo's assessment used Imam Ali Islamic Center in Järfälla as a platform with the aim of conducting intelligence and other security-threatening activities against Sweden and against individuals in the Iranian diaspora, including congregation members. It is extremely serious.
In early 2025, an imam at the mosque was deported from Sweden after Säpo assessed that security-threatening activities against Sweden were conducted from the mosque.