[1] During her childhood, her family also spent time in Cairo, Egypt and Bangkok, Thailand.

[5] After the Syrian authorities withdrew permission for her to work as a journalist, stating that she had conveyed "false information", Uddén left Syria in December 2016.

[6] During the 2004 American presidential election, Uddén was criticised for making an evaluative statement about one of the candidates on Sveriges Radio.

The comment was seen as a breach of impartiality, leading to the suspension of Uddén from election coverage.

[7] Uddén was criticized in December 2011, by Peter Wolodarski in Dagens Nyheter after she posed for a photo with two salafists she had interviewed.