Fuat Deniz

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Fuat Deniz (Syriac: ܦܘܐܕ ܕܢܝܙ; 24 July 1967 – 13 December 2007) was a Swedish sociologist and writer of Assyrian descent. Until his murder in 2007, he worked as a lecturer in sociology at the Department of Social and Political Sciences at Örebro University.

Deniz was born as the oldest son into an

Assyrian genocide
.

On 11 December 2007, at approximately 15.30 CET, Deniz was attacked and stabbed in the back of his neck inside Örebro University.[3] He died two days later from his injuries at Örebro University Hospital.[4] Early on there were some speculations in the media about a possible political motive behind the murder due to Deniz' research on the Assyrian genocide.[5] On 16 January 2008, a 42-year-old man from Gothenburg, Sweden, was arrested on suspicion for the murder.[6][7] The suspect, who according to the police is a close relative of Deniz, has admitted to the stabbing but denied any intent to kill.[8] The police said that an old feud between the two family members was the most likely motive for the killing and ruled out any political connections.[8]

Works

  • Deniz, Fuat; Perdikaris, Antonios (1990). Ett liv mellan två världar : en studie om hur assyriska ungdomar som andra generationens invandrare i Sverige upplever och hanterar sin livssituation. .
  • Deniz, Fuat; Freyne-Lindhagen, Marianne; Ulfvensjö, Lars (1991). Flyktingar i Norberg, FINO-projektet : en utvärdering av det kommunala flyktingmottagandet. Örebro: Örebro University.
  • Deniz, Fuat (1992). Kulturmöten : en utvärdering av projektet Kulturmöten i Vallby/Pettersberg i Västerås. Örebro: Örebro University. .
  • Deniz, Fuat (1993). Utbildning : vägen till framtiden : assyriernas utbildningstraditioner i Sverige. Gothenburg: Assyrian Association in Bergsjön.
  • Deniz, Fuat (1995). Medvetande och identitet i det medialiserade samhället : en kritisk diskussion och analys av Meads och Berger/Luckmanns socialisationsteori utifrån nya tekniska och symboliska villkor för sociala relationer samt för medvetande- och identitetsutveckling. Uppsala: Uppsala University.
  • Deniz, Fuat (1995). Flykten från verkligheten till jagets högborg : en kritisk tolkning och analys av New Age utifrån Durkheims sociologi. Uppsala: Uppsala University.
  • Deniz, Fuat (1999). En minoritets odyssé : upprätthållande och transformation av etnisk identitet i förhållande till moderniseringsprocesser : det assyriska exemplet. Uppsala: Uppsala University. .

References

  1. ^ Nilsson Rönnqvist, Åsa; Anderberg, Johan (2007-12-13). "Mördade läraren sörjs i hela världen" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. Archived from the original on 2011-05-15. Retrieved 2007-12-15.
  2. ^ Simsek, Besima (2007-12-12). "Assyrian professor Fuat Deniz officially declared braindead". Eastern Star News Agency. Archived from the original on 2007-12-19. Retrieved 2007-12-15.
  3. ^ Amcoff, Jorunn; Elfström, Josefine & Palmquist, Sara (2007-12-11). "Lärare knivskars i nacken" (in Swedish). Expressen. Archived from the original on 2007-12-13. Retrieved 2007-12-15.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå/The Local
    . 2007-12-13. Retrieved 2007-12-15.
  5. . 2007-12-16. Retrieved 2007-12-16.
  6. . 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-01-17.
  7. ^ "42-årig man anhållen för mordet vid Universitetet" (Press release) (in Swedish). Swedish Police Authority. 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-01-17.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^
    Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå/The Local
    . 2008-01-18. Retrieved 2008-01-19.