Tag: Islam
Islamic leader held for making threats
The leader of the radical Islamic organization Profetens Ummah in Norway was arrested in Oslo Thursday on charges of making threats "against certain individuals."...
Concerns rise over Norwegians fighting in Syria
Norwegian authorities believe at least seven and possibly as many as 100 Norwegian citizens have headed to Syria to take part in its ongoing...
Police braced for demonstrations
UPDATED: Police in Oslo took up positions around the US and French embassies, the French school and the central square, Youngstorget, on Friday as...
Muslim groups plan demonstrations
Several demonstrations to protest the controversial film "Innocence of Muslims" were being planned in Oslo this week, with one of them due to take...
Krekar sentenced to new jail term
Mullah Krekar, the former refugee from northern Iraq who later was deemed a threat to national security in Norway, has been handed another jail...
Women won for bravely speaking up
Two women have been honoured in Norway recently for their outspokenness across cultural lines. Both have immigrant backgrounds, from Algeria and Syria, and they've...
Krekar agrees to remain in prison
Mullah Krekar, the Islamic cleric who's been under Norwegian protection for more than 20 years, has agreed to remain in prison for at least...
Krekar deportation talks resume
Iraq's Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari was in Norway this week for talks with Norwegian officials that included a pending deportation of Mullah Krekar, the...
Krekar, ‘Fjordman’ called to testify
Defense attorneys for confessed terrorist Anders Behring Breivik have confirmed that former guerrilla leader Mullah Krekar and anti-Muslim blogger Peder Jensen, better known as...
Krekar’s arrest may hike terror threat
UPDATED: Mullah Krekar is at least temporarily out of action, after an Oslo judge ordered on Wednesday that he be held in custody following...
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