Tag: Muslims
Krekar ordered held in prison
A court in Oslo rejected an appeal on Friday from Najmuddin Faraj Ahmad, who uses the name Mullah Krekar, that he be released from...
More ‘peace rings,’ in Trondheim and Oslo
Hundreds of people turned up to hold hands and form new "rings of peace" over the weekend, creating a "peace zone" in Trondheim Friday...
Taliban minister fights deportation
A former Taliban minister who was sent out of Norway last year is now trying to return, legally fighting his deportation in an Oslo courtroom...
‘None of us would attack Norway’
One of three Norwegian defendants on trial in Oslo for allegedly fighting for terrorist organizations in the Middle East testified in court on Wednesday...
Alleged jihadists go on trial in Oslo
Security was being boosted around the Oslo City Courthouse this week as three Norwegian men go on trial for their alleged involvement with The Islamic...
Deeyah Khan spurs dialogue in Oslo
Deeyah Khan, the filmmaker and human rights activist, could bask in the glow of overwhelmingly positive social media feedback after she opened a conference for women...
Terror alarm led to quick deportations
Norwegian police arrested and quickly deported around 20 Islamic extremists following the terror alarm that hit Norway in late July, reported newspaper Dagbladet on...
Controversial Islamist lost his job
Ubaydullah Hussain, the controversial leader of an extremist Islamic group in Norway, lost his job as a messenger for the commercial delivery arm of the...
Thousands marched against extremism
Thousands of mobilized Muslims and Christians alike marched through the streets of Oslo on Monday, expressing what one Muslim cleric called "collective disgust" for violent extremism...
Anti-extremists win massive support
The prime minister, leaders of all Norwegian political parties and thousands of others were joining Norwegian Muslims who mobilized last week to demonstrate on Monday...
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