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Europa Europa, a Swedish anti-nationalist cabaret on EU asylum policy (Photo: Aleksandra Eriksson)

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Europa Europa, a Swedish anti-nationalist cabaret on EU asylum policy (Photo: Aleksandra Eriksson)

"Thank you for daring. Thank you for keeping grip of me when the barbed wire cut into your skin. Thank you for carrying me on your back although you don’t know how to swim. Thank you for singing to me when I was scared. Thank you for leaving grandma even though you said you never could."

It is Sunday evening at a sylvan theatre in central Stockholm. The wooden benches are packed with families, pensioners and groups of friends. They are here to see Europa Europa, the anti-nationalist cab...

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