Tag: Islam
High court rejects Krekar’s appeal
Norway's Supreme Court (Høyesterett) has rejected an appeal from Norway's most famous and expensive refugee, Mullah Krekar. That clears the way for the Norwegian...
PST confirms Danish terror connection
Norway's domestic police intelligence agency PST has confirmed that a young Norwegian man charged with terrorism in Norway has had contact with one or...
Court rejects Krekar’s appeal
Time may be running out for Mullah Krekar, Norway's most troublesome and expensive refugee. An appeals court has refused to hear his objections to...
Terror defendant can stand trial
Court-appointed psychiatrists have determined that the young ultra-right-wing Norwegian who murdered his adopted step-sister and then opened fire in a mosque is capable of...
Sparks fly over Koran burning in Kristiansand
Turkey's foreign ministry has issued a formal complaint following a demonstration in Norway's southern city of Kristiansand over the weekend, during which an anti-Islamic...
Krekar can be extradited
The Oslo County Court has ruled that Islamic cleric Mullah Krekar can be extradited to Italy, where he has been convicted and sentenced to...
Supreme Court boosts Islamist’s jail terms for threats
Norway's Supreme Court has sentenced Islamic extremist Mohyeldeen Mohammad to two years and six months in prison for threatening the Liberal Party's Member of...
Step-sister killed because she was Asian
An autopsy into the death of 17-year-old Johanne Zhanglia Ihle-Hansen in Bærum last month has concluded that she was killed with two shots to...
Terrorist wanted ‘to scare Muslims’
The 21-year-old Norwegian charged with firing shots inside a mosque and murdering his Chinese-born step-sister last weekend agreed on Monday to undergo a pre-trial...
Security boosted at mosques, court
UPDATED: Norwegian police and the public themselves were boosting security at mosques around the country, as Muslims began their most important holiday season this...
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