Tag: Islam

Norway’s plan to combat extremism

The Norwegian government released its 30-point action plan on Tuesday for fighting radicalization and violent extremism. It included proposals to punish citizens who go...

Norwegian killed in Syrian conflict

Outspoken Norwegian-Albanian Islamist, 25-year-old Egzon Avdyli, has reportedly been killed in the Syrian civil war. Avdyli, a former spokesman for extremist group The Prophet's...

Religion scholar wins Holberg Prize

A British historian who specializes in Islam and religious thought was awarded the 2014 Holberg International Memorial Prize on Tuesday. Michael Cook won the...

Hussain avoids more time in jail

A Norwegian court ruled on Friday that a radical Islamist born and reared in Norway was guilty of making threats against journalists, a researcher, an...

Radical Islamist faces prison term

UPDATED: State prosecutors asked a Norwegian court on Thursday to sentence a radical Islamist who was born in Norway to at least five more...

Radical Islamist defends alleged threats

A young Islamist in Norway had his day in court on Monday, to defend a long string of provocative statements and alleged threats he's...

Islamist fends off indictment

Norwegian Islamist Ubaydullah Hussain, now under indictment for allegedly making threats and inciting hate, told Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) on Thursday that he hasn't broken...

Alarms ring over radical recruitment

UPDATED: Police and community activists are warning that increasing numbers of Norwegian youth, mostly from immigrant families, are the targets of radical Islamists who...

Mosques hit by threats, harassment

Several mosques in Norway have been threatened in recent weeks and the local Islamic Council (Islamsk Råd) fears a new wave of hate and...

Bhatti ‘alive and well’

Arfan Bhatti, the former gang member, convicted felon and radical Islamist who disappeared in the Middle East in January, is alive and well in...
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