Kongsberg: Bow and arrow suspect known to Norway police
Published 35 minutes ago A man arrested over a deadly bow and arrow attack in Norway had converted to Islam and there were fears he had been radicalised, police say. […]
Why Did Muslims Become the New Enemy in Norway and Europe?
Posted July 9, 2021 by Katrine Fangen & filed under Culture and Conflict, Migration, Religion Anti-Muslim views have become more widespread in Europe over the past 30 years, but it is important to distinguish between criticisms of […]
Norway Mosque Attacker Gets 21-Year Sentence
Source: New York Times By Henrik Pryser Libell and Megan Specia June 11, 2020Updated 7:44 a.m. ET Philip Manshaus admitted to killing his stepsister and storming a mosque near Oslo […]
Shooting at Norway mosque investigated as ‘possible act of terrorism’ -police
Aug 11, 2019 By Lefteris Karagiannopoulos SANDVIKA, Norway (Reuters) – An attack by a gunman at a Norwegian mosque on Saturday will be investigated as a possible act of […]
One person injured in shooting inside mosque in Norwegian capital Oslo as police arrest ‘white’ suspect
Saturday, Aug 10th 2019 One person was injured in a shooting inside a mosque near Oslo, Norway The shooting occurred at the al-Noor Islamic centre in the town of […]
Please, Europe – treat the skills of refugees like me as an asset
Hasina Shirzad Being an Afghan asylum seeker in Norway showed me how difficult it is for us to fulfil our potential Wed 3 Apr 2019 An arrival centre for refugees […]
Thousands protest in Norway against restricting abortion
Source: Reuters By Gwladys Fouche, Lefteris Karagiannopoulos OSLO (Reuters) – Thousands of protesters demonstrated in Norwegian cities on Saturday against restricting women’s access to abortion, the subject of talks between the […]
Enormous, rare Viking ship burial discovered by radar
Source: National Geographic By Andrew Curry Archaeologists in Norway using ground-penetrating radar have detected one of the largest Viking ship graves ever found. ARCHAEOLOGISTS HAVE FOUND the outlines of a […]
Congolese Doctor Denis Mukwege and Yazidi Activist Nadia Murad Win 2018 Nobel Peace Prize
Source: Time By CIARA NUGENT Physician Denis Mukwege and human rights activist Nadia Murad have won the Nobel Peace Prize, the awarding committee announced Friday morning. Mukwege and Murad jointly won […]
Nobel peace prize? Many names, few certainties
Agencies OCTOBER 4, 2018 Donald Trump? Hardly. Reconciliation between the Koreas? Rather premature. Peace between Ethiopia and Eritrea? Probably missed the deadline. As the 2018 Nobel peace prize looms, it’s […]
Norwegians Are More Positive to Refugees than Immigrants in General
June 20, 2018 The study showes that public opinion has been stable on most issues since 2005, but there is a growing skepticism in relation to immigration. The Norwegian Integration […]
Norway party to seek ban on Islamic call to prayer
The Local news@thelocal.no @thelocalnorway 25 April 2018 Norway party to seek ban on Islamic call to prayer Oslo’s Jamaat Ahle Sunnat mosque does not at present issue the call […]
Norway proposes bill to ban full-face veils in education
Source: Swiss Info By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO (Reuters) – The Norwegian government proposed on Friday a nationwide ban on the wearing of full-face veils, such as the burqa and the […]
Nobel Laureate: As Long as Atomic Bombs Exist, Disaster Is Inevitable
Source: Time By DAVID KEYTON / AP December 9, 2017 (OSLO) — As long as atomic bombs exist, a disaster is inevitable, the head of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear […]
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons wins Nobel Peace Prize
Source: USA Today BY Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY Published 4:16 a.m. ET Oct. 6, 2017 | Updated 8:05 a.m. ET Oct. 6, 2017 The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the Nobel Peace […]
Norwegian PM refuses to meet Gen. Musharraf
Oslo – NNI https://www.express.com.pk/epaper/Index.aspx?Issue=NP_LHE Former Pakistani president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf was denied a meeting with the Norwegian PM during his visit to Norway last week, according to media reports. According to reports, the ex-military leader tried meeting Erna Solberg at the opening ceremony of a multicultural festival in Oslo […]
Bus seats mistaken for burqas by members of anti-immigrant group
Source: The Guardian Comments posted on Norwegian ‘Fatherland first’ Facebook group call empty seats on bus ‘terrifying’ The bus seats in a picture posted on Fedrelandet Viktigst, or Fatherland first. […]
Norway to ban full-face veil in nurseries, schools and universities
Source: BBC News Norway is proposing a ban on the Muslim full face veil and other face-covering clothing because it says it hinders communication between pupils and teachers. The ban, […]
INSIDE THE ‘DOOMSDAY’ VAULT
Source: Time BY JENNIFER DUGGAN / SPITSBERGEN Deep in the bowels of an icy mountain on an island above the Arctic Circle between Norway and the North Pole lies a […]
Norway to build landmark ship tunnel
Source: BBC Norway is taking radical steps to try and make a hazardous stretch of coastline safer, by building a tunnel big enough for ships. Original Story
