A keynote address delivered to locals and members of parliament by Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba), Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community at the inauguration of Bait-un-Nasr Mosque in Oslo, Norway, after the Welcome address by Norway’s Defense Minister Grete Faremo.
By EKMELEDDIN IHSANOGLU The horrific and tragic incident that happened in Norway reminds us again of the importance of combating religious intolerance and promoting cultural understanding. Anti-Islam and anti-Muslim attitudes and activities, known as Islamophobia, are increasingly finding place in the agenda of ultra-right wing political parties and civil societies […]
Source: The Washington Post by Associated Press The U.N. secretary-general called Monday for universal access to electricity by 2030, saying a lack of energy in parts of the world threatens economic growth and job creation. Ban Ki-moon also urged governments and the private sector to pursue “a clean energy revolution,” […]
Kjell Magne Bondevik Grete Faremo During his recent tour of Norway, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, was called on by the Norwegian Government’s current Defence Minister, Grete Faremo and also by twotime former Prime Minister kjell Magne Bondevik. During both meetings the dignitaries welcomed Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad to Norway and congratulated him on the opening […]
One lunch. That is the sum total of political activity between Norway and China in the past year wrote NRK. The current state of relations between Norway and China remain cool since Torbjorn Jagland announced Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Chinese authorities responded by condemning […]
Source / Courtesy: Press Release by Ahmadiyya Muslim Community: The world Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad officially inaugurated the Baitul Nasr mosque in Oslo on Friday, 30 September 2011. The mosque is Scandinavia’s largest and has a capacity of 4,500 worshippers. Visible from a great distance, the mosque has already […]
Source/Credit: / 29 September 2011 / By: Inger Anne Olsen – Commentator in Aftenposten / Translation by Google Bait-un-Nasr mosque in Furuset to be the seat of the Norwegian 1500 ahmadiyyaer – probably the country’s most oppressed Muslim community. Photo: Erlend Aas / SCANPIX Tomorrow opens the largest mosque in Furuset in Oslo. It is an example of how easy […]
Source/Credit: /29 September 2011/ Translation by Google After a long time patiently waiting for the operating permit is ready for the official opening of Baitun Nasr Mosque in Furuset in Oslo. It should have happened a year ago, but Friday is the last. The mosque is not only just the latest addition […]
Earlier today, the Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad visited Norway’s National Parliament, the Storting, in Oslo. His Holiness, was greeted by a number of national MPs and was given a tour of the Storting, before having a private meeting with President Terje Anderson in the Presidential Office. Arriving just […]
Source: Incharge International Press Desk Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Mr Abid Khán President Terje Anderson welcomes Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad to Norway Earlier today, the Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad visited Norway’s National Parliament, the Storting, in Oslo. His Holiness, was greeted by a number of […]
The anti-immigrant Progress Party once favoured by right-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik has lost a third of its vote in local elections in Norway. Mr Breivik, who killed 77 people in a bomb and gun massacre seven weeks ago, was once a member of the party. With nearly all votes […]
Source: The Guardian Author: Andrew Brown 9/11 strengthened fundamentalism in every global faith – and in atheism too. But it has also led to backlashes against these doctrines wherever they have appeared. In Islam there have been positive developments. The attacks were repeatedly and clearly condemned by Muslim leaders all […]
Source: Toronto Star Staff Reporter: Liem Vu Anders Breivik, the man who killed 77 people during a mass shooting and bombing in Norway last July, has become an unwanted poster boy for Lacoste, which reportedly wrote to police requesting the gunman not wear its clothing. According to the Guardian, which […]
Source: Forbes A Norwegian boat crew recently had an unexpected wake-up call when a full-grown polar bear climbed aboard their anchored ship for a 30-minute-long sniff around the deck. Captain Einar Vallestad said Saturday that the bear had been following the Hydrograf vessel in northern Norway for days before finally […]
Source: Daily Mirror Author: Ryan Parry DETECTIVES are hunting British Nazis who they believe may have helped Anders Breivik murder 77 people, it emerged yesterday. Norwegian police have allegedly been given the names of potential accomplices by anti-Muslim blogger Paul Ray. Breivik has bragged to officers that he has […]
Source: Al Jazeera Survivors of the shooting in Norway last month that left 69 people dead have returned to the island site. Many lit candles and laid handwritten notes on Saturday in memory of their friends who were shot dead on Utoya during a summer camp for the youth wing of Norway’s Labour Party. Up to […]
Source: The Telegraph The bomb discovered at the farm Breivik had rented, some 85 miles north of Oslo, weighed up to 1.5 tonnes and was ready to use, military sources told broadcaster NRK. In comparison, the bomb he set off outside government officers in Oslo, killing eight, weighed an estimated 0.95 […]
Source: The New York Times Wearing a bulletproof vest and a leash held by a police guard, Anders Behring Breivikreturned this weekend to the pristine Norwegian island where, he has admitted, he slaughtered 69 people last month, leading the police through a simulation of his actions, Oslo police officials said […]
The United States has recently put pressure on Pakistan for its selective treatment of militants, but the recent attacks in Norway by a Christian fundamentalist highlight the failure of Western governments to holistically deal with domestic extremism. In the US, the post 9/11 paradigm has limited the government’s attention in […]
Source: Spiegel International In a SPIEGEL interview, German Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich discusses the motives of Norwegian killer Anders Breivik, calls for an end to anonymity on the Internet and explains why Islam is not part of German identity. SPIEGEL: Minister Friedrich, the massacre in Norway has sparked a discussion about the […]