Tag: Islam
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)....
Bhatti ordered held in custody
An Oslo court has granted a police request to hold Islamist Arfan Bhatti in custody for another four weeks. He's already been in prison since...
Terror suspect still in custody in Oslo
Norway's long Pinse (Whitsund) weekend was dominated by news of the latest terrorist attack in London, where many Norwegians study, work and live. In...
Islamist not the only one under arrest
UPDATED: Police in Oslo confirmed on Wednesday that the radical Norwegian Islamist Arfan Bhatti wasn't the only one to be arrested on the eve...
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