Muslim Network recommends that Friday prayer be canceled
Muslim Dialogue Network (MDN) is asking mosques to cancel events with more than 50 participants, including Friday prayers and weekend schools.On Wednesday, the network sent out advice…
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PST fears terrorist attacks against mosques
The Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) believes that terrorist attacks could be attempted in Norway by 2020. The number of people in Norway expressing support…
State aid to Norway’s largest mosque frozen due to conflict
State aid to Norway’s largest mosque has been temporarily suspended. According to the County Governor, there are two boards that both claim to represent the…
No women on the board of 70% of mosques
More than 70% of Norwegian mosques have no women on the board, even though they receive almost NOK 170 million in state aid. A survey…
The Fremskrittsparti (Frp) will banish call to prayer from mosques
At the Fremskrittsparti (Progress Party) Conference at the end of April, Buskerud Frp will puts forward a proposal to ban call to prayers in the…
At least 950 attacks on Muslims in Germany last year
At least 950 attacks on Muslims, and against mosques or other Islamic institutions were registered in Germany last year, showed an overview from the German…
Norwegian Mosques establishes network
Mosques establishes network after detachment from Islamic Council Norway The five religious communities that have detached themselves from the Islamic Council Norway (IRN) have established…
Five major Muslim groups leave the Islamic Council
Vårt Land newspaper reported that In a joint press release, five leading Muslim organisations have announced they will leave the Islamic Council of Norway (IRN)….
Human Rights Service wants to map mosques in Norway
Human Rights Service wants to map mosques in Norway The Islam-critical organization, Human Rights Service (HRS), is asking for help documenting mosques in Norway. …
Mosques in Norway (Moské i Norge) says that youth from North Caucasus are vulnerable to radicalisation
The 17-year-old who was indicted on terrorist charges in Oslo came from the North Caucasus. Young people from this area are very vulnerable to radicalisation,…
FpU want investigation of preaching in mosques
Fremskrittspartiets Ungdom (The Progress Party Youth – FpU) want public scrutiny of what is being taught in Norwegian mosques, to assess whether mosques are what…
Israeli Assembly wants to ban prayer announcements from mosques
The National Assembly of Israel is in favour of a ban on prayer announcements by loudspeaker from mosques. One bill, which was adopted after a…
Mosques are dependent on state aid
While Christians receive free congregations from subsidies from the state and municipality, Muslim congregations in Norway are totally dependent on public funding. Earlier this week…
Mosques gather for an extraordinary meeting
Norway’s biggest mosque is working to gather more mosques for an extraordinary meeting of the Islamic Council to elect a new board, after the entire…
90 mosques in Germany are monitored
90 mosques in Germany arevbeing monitored, confirms the head of the German surveillance police, Hans-Georg Maassen. We are concerned that there are many Islamic organizations…
Storhaug wants to censor the Koran and close down mosques
Islam critic Hege Storhaug (Human Rights Service (HRS) ) wants drastic measures to be taken to “rescue” Norway from the threat she believes extreme Islam…