Tag: Islam

High court upholds Islamist’s jail term

Norway's highest court (Høyesterett) has sentenced Islamic extremist Ubaydullah Hussain to nine years in prison for taking part in the brutal terrorist organization IS....

Somalian leader to probe ‘Koran schools’

Prime Minister Erna Solberg met with her Somalian counterpart at the World Economic Summit in Davos this week, and he promised her that he...

Islamist guilty of terror recruiting

An appeals court in Oslo has found Ubaydullah Hussain, a self-proclaimed Islamist, guilty of supporting the terrorist organization ISIL and recruiting "vulnerable souls" for...

New study reveals religious attitudes

Anti-Semitism has declined in Norway, but a new study shows Muslims are more negative towards Jews than the rest of the population. The report...

New Muslim organization stresses dialogue

Five Muslim groups that broke out of Norway's conflict-ridden Islamic Council (Islamsk Råd Norge, IRN) have formed a new organization called Muslim Dialogue Network...

Islamic Council loses its state funding

UPDATED: Norway's conservative government announced on Monday that it has lost confidence in  Norway's Islamic Council (Islamsk Råd Norge). Conflicts have swirled both internally...

TV program leader confronts her critics

A young Muslim woman who won fame in Norway for speaking out against Islamic extremists made her TV debut Thursday night as leader of a  program aimed at...

NRK upset by flap over anchor’s hijab

Norway's state broadcasting company NRK has received more than 3,000 complaints over an upcoming new TV program, tied to the parliamentary election in September, that allows...

PST won’t specify Islamic extremists

Norway's police intelligence unit PST (Politiets sikkerhetstjeneste) is facing criticism for its reluctance to be more specific about terror threats posed by Islamic extremists. Not only will it...

State cuts funding to the Islamic Council

Norway's Ministry of Culture has followed through on warnings it would hold back NOK 650,000 in funding for the country's Islamic Council (Islamsk Råd)....
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