Tag: Islam

Halden was home to suicide bomber

A middle-aged man from Somalia who came to Norway with his family in 2005 has emerged as the country's first suicide bomber. Burhan Ahmed...

Sanctions imposed against Norwegian charged with terrorism

A committee of the UN Security Council has, as expected, imposed sanctions against a group of Islamic extremists, among them the 35-year-old Norwegian man...

State prosecutes Islamic extremist

UPDATED: Norwegian state prosecutors launched a new case this week against Islamic extremist Ubaydullah Hussain, claiming he has committed criminal acts by inciting terror and murder. Hussain...

Government backs military aid to Iraq

UPDATED: Norway's conservative government coalition is positive towards sending military aid to Iraq, to help in the fight against the extremist Islamic group IS, reports...

‘No choice’ but to back Obama on IS

Norway, which refused to back the US' invasion of Iraq during the Bush Administration, will be supporting US President Barack Obama's plan for fighting...

Bhatti set free in Pakistan

Arfan Bhatti, the Norwegian convict who turned into an Islamic extremist, has been released from 21 months in a Pakistani prison but says he...

Terror alarm led to quick deportations

Norwegian police arrested and quickly deported around 20 Islamic extremists following the terror alarm that hit Norway in late July, reported newspaper Dagbladet on...

Controversial Islamist lost his job

Ubaydullah Hussain, the controversial leader of an extremist Islamic group in Norway, lost his job as a messenger for the commercial delivery arm of the...

Thousands marched against extremism

Thousands of mobilized Muslims and Christians alike marched through the streets of Oslo on Monday, expressing what one Muslim cleric called "collective disgust" for violent extremism...

Jihadists and terrorists may lose their citizenship

The Norwegian government announced over the weekend that it's considering revoking citizenship to those who take part in terrorism, or warfare outside of Norway...
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