Sweden - Ahmed Musaad

The Journey Towards Swedish Citizenship

I've just become a Swedish citizen, a significant milestone that's been in the works for almost seven years. These are my thoughts and experiences about becoming one.

6 min read Jan 17, 2024

Conferences public

Security Fest 2022

Ahmed Musaad

My recap for Security Fest 2022. Three days full of great talks, good company, lots of learning, astonishing views, and mouthwatering food.

8 min read Jun 5, 2022

Events public

Go Hack Yourself Stockholm By Detectify

Ahmed Musaad

A short rundown of Detectify's latest Go Hack Yourself event in Stockholm. Good talks, cool people, and fun atmosphere.

4 min read May 20, 2022

Sweden public

Permanent Residency In Sweden

Ahmed Musaad

I recently became a permanent resident of the Kingdom of Sweden, so let me tell you a bit about the journey to becoming one.

5 min read May 11, 2022

Stockholm public

Exploring Stockholm: Vasa and Army Museums

Ahmed Musaad

Stockholm has fifty-three (53) museums covering a wide rang of interests including art, history, war, natural science, photography, and many more. If you are a fan of museums, Stockholm might be a great city for you to spend a week or two and explore all the museums, some of which are free.

3 min read Sep 7, 2021

Stockholm public

Exploring Stockholm: Vaxholm

Ahmed Musaad

I moved to Stockholm almost 15 months ago looking for a more active life and better social circle. Little did I know that I will be working from home for more than a year. Now that I am fully vaccinated, I can finally start exploring this wonderful city.

3 min read Jul 11, 2021

Personal public

It's Midsummer Time

Ahmed Musaad

Swedish Midsummer is an interesting holiday, it can be a bit confusing for immigrants at first, but it grows on you. The holiday offers a chill way to celebrate the start of summer, vacations and moderately good weather.

1 min read Jun 25, 2021

Personal public

I Hate Hot Weather

Ahmed Musaad

Sitting in my living room, taking a break from studying for an upcoming AWS exam and writing this blog post to rant about how much I hate hot weather which isn't exactly an informative topic but hey, that's what rants are for, aren't they?

2 min read Apr 20, 2021

Personal public

What is it like to live in Scandinavian countries?

Ahmed Musaad

I wrote this answer on Quora back in 2017, a year after moving to Northern Sweden. I share some of my initial shocks, struggles and happy surprises about my - back then - new life. Hopefully, you will find this post useful or failing that, amusing.

4 min read Apr 2, 2021

Personal public

Why Sweden?

Ahmed Musaad

I have to admit that I gave different answers to this question depending on the person asking. In this post, I will try to summarize my answer to this question and hopefully shed some light on what made me want to live through these crazy winters.

5 min read Mar 22, 2021