Tag: Islam
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...
Krekar arrested after more threats
UPDATED: Mullah Krekar remained a free man Tuesday morning, pending appeal of his conviction on Monday for making death threats, but it didn't last...
Krekar back in court, denies threats
When Mullah Krekar told a group of journalists that a top Norwegian politician would die if he's expelled from Norway and dies, too, back...
Assassination threat hit artist in Oslo
The award-winning but controversial Danish political cartoonist Kurt Westergaard was supposed to speak in Oslo on Tuesday but police reportedly sent him home. Norwegian...
Calls to tackle racism after attacks
Issues of racism and discrimination continue to be hotly debated in Norway in the aftermath to the Oslo bombings and Utøya shootings that the...
Norwegian Muslims react to attacks
Many Norwegian Muslims were harassed in the hours following the Oslo attacks before the arrested suspect was confirmed to be ethnically Norwegian. Nonetheless, many...
Krekar indicted for making threats
Mullah Krekar, who came to Norway as a refugee and later was deemed a threat to national security, is now under indictment for making...
Jews oppose circumcision age limit
The Mosaic Religious Community, which represents Jewish organizations and Jews in Norway, has criticized the Ombudsman for Children for suggesting a lower age limit...
Oslo Dean: al-Qaradawi ‘important’
The Dean of Oslo Cathedral has described controversial Islamic scholar Yusuf al-Qaradawi as "an important person" who Norwegians "should be open to" coming to...
Al-Qaradawi ‘moving to Norway’
A Turkish newspaper has reported that Muslim cleric Yusuf al-Qaradawi, described as "more dangerous than Osama bin Laden" by a Norwegian author, will move...
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