Tag: integration
NRK upset by flap over anchor’s hijab
Norway's state broadcasting company NRK has received more than 3,000 complaints over an upcoming new TV program, tied to the parliamentary election in September, that allows...
Immigrants battle under-employment
Highly skilled and highly educated immigrants in Norway have long faced huge challenges finding work in line with their qualifications. Their battles not only...
Norwegian parents positive to gay kids
As Norwegian towns and cities geared up for Pride celebrations this weekend comes news that the vast majority of Norwegian parents wouldn't get upset if...
Police ban neo-Nazi march after all
Fears of violent confrontations with counter-demonstrators have made police think twice about allowing a neo-Nazi march in the southern Norwegian city of Fredrikstad this summer....
Murder defendant delivers his version
After months of silence, a 59-year-old Norwegian man charged with murdering his Thai wife and her 12-year-old son began testifying publicly in court this week....
Foreign spouses often vulnerable
A murder trial beginning this week in Northern Norway points up the lack of security and even potential hazards facing newly arrived foreign spouses of...
Immigration ‘can make Norway great’
EXPATRIATE MUSINGS: As Norway continues to grapple with its newfound diversity, and settle thousands of refugees, a visiting American thinks that "what made America great,...
‘Norwegian-Pakistanis misunderstood’
It's been 50 years since the first "foreign workers" from Pakistan landed at Oslo's former airport at Fornebu. Two generations later, descendant Assad Nasir...
Islamist dreamed of ‘crushing’ City Hall
A young Norwegian Islamist convicted of recruiting others to the terrorist organization ISIL wants to destroy all the statues around Oslo's City Hall and longs for the...
Islamic group fails to resolve conflict
The embattled leader of the Islamic Council of Norway failed this week to address the concerns of the government minister responsible for the council's now-disputed...
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