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| Nigeria: Govt Imports N109 Billion Fish From Norway Annually |
| [Norwaynews] [03.02.2012, 01:38pm, Fri. GMT] |
| Nigeria imports fish worth about N109.2 billion ($700 million) annually from Norway, the Norwegian Ambassador to Nigeria, Kjell Lillerud has said. He said this yesterday in Abuja when he visited the Minister of state for Trade and Investment, Dr Samuel Ortom.Lillerud said that though he does not have the tonnage of fish that gets to Nigeria, there are three categories with stock fish taking the lead. |
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Religion
| 'Anti-Islamic' band nominated for Norway's top music prize |
| [Norway] [14.01.2012, 10:04am, Sat. GMT] |
| A notoriously "anti-Islamic" band has been nominated for Norway's top metal prize. Taake are one of six nominees for a prestigious Spellemann award, despite a song that declares: "To hell with Muhammad and the Muhammadans!" "Norway will soon awaken!" read the lyrics to Orkan (Hurricane), on Taake's album Noregs Vaapen. The Spellemanns are Norway's equivalent of the Brits or the Grammys, and Noregs Vaapen is nominated for best metal album. Elsewhere on Orkan, singer Ørjan Stedjeberg refers to Muslims' "unforgivable customs" and calls for a new "kingdom" to "shine through [the] bad years, shame and Christian times". |
| | | | Bible becomes 2011 bestseller in Norway |
| [Norway] [03.01.2012, 10:00pm, Tue. GMT] |
| The UK's 2011 bestseller lists might have been dominated by cookery, courtesy of Jamie Oliver, and romance, courtesy of David Nicholls, but Norwegian readers were plumping for another sort of book last year: the Bible. The first Norwegian translation of the Bible for 30 years topped the country's book charts almost every week between its publication in October and the end of the year, selling almost 80,000 copies so far and hugely exceeding expectations. |
| | | | Afghan convert to Christianity attacked at Norway asylum reception center |
| [Norwaynews] [30.08.2011, 07:22am, Tue. GMT] |
| A an ex-Muslim convert to Christianity was attacked with boiling water and acid by fellow detainees in Norway, according to Mohabat, the Iranian Christian news agency. He was attacked by fellow countrymen who are Muslims at an “asylum reception center” in Norway on Friday, according to Mohabat, which serves Farsi-speaking Christians in Iran as well as nearby countries. |
| | | | Norwegian gov’t thanks Islamic association |
| [Norwaynews] [07.08.2011, 07:54am, Sun. GMT] |
| The Norwegian government in a letter to Iran’s Association for Defending Victims of Terrorism appreciated its sympathy following a terrorist incident in the country. According to a report by the association’s Public Relations Department, part of the letter reads: “Your sympathy in hard times is appreciated. It is a matter of relief for us to know that you are thinking about us in hard times.” |
| | | | "An imam and a pastor side by side is a very powerful message," |
| [Norwaynews] [31.07.2011, 09:44am, Sun. GMT] |
A woman pastor and an imam celebrated together Friday the funeral of 18-year-old Bano Rashid, the first victim of Anders Behring Breivik's killing spree to be buried. The double heritage of the young woman, of Kurdish origin, and her commitment to politics were celebrated during the ceremony at an overflowing tiny church near the Oslo fjord. "An imam and a pastor side by side for this funeral is a very powerful message," Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said after the service. |
| | | | Norwegian court rules police hijab ban illegal |
| [Norwaynews] [20.08.2010, 01:01pm, Fri. GMT] |
| A Norwegian administrative court on Friday said a ban on police women wearing the Islamic headscarf was illegal, in response to a government refusal last year to allow officers to don the hijab. The Norwegian Equality Tribunal said in a non-binding opinion that the ban ran counter to the country's freedom of religion and anti-discrimination laws by depriving a whole category of women from access to the police profession. |
| | | | Kopervik Church destroyed by fire |
| [Norwaypost] [29.05.2010, 09:44am, Sat. GMT] |
The 150-year old Kopervik Church, on the island of Karmøy near Haugesund, was completely destroyed by a raging fire on Friday. Firefighters fought the blaze for several hours, but were unable to save the wooden building. Members of the congregation were only able to bring out the church silver, a few chairs and the baptismal font before they had to flee from the smoke. The police have so far no indication of how the fire started. However, one witness says it seemed the fire started up near the roof. |
| | | | U.S. Special Representative to Muslim Communities participates at Oslo dialogue meeting |
| [Norwaynews] [24.03.2010, 08:16am, Wed. GMT] |
| U.S. Special Representative to Muslim Communities Farah Pandith participated in an interesting discussion about empowerment of immigrant women. Aftenposten.no has an article from the meeting, to which Special Representative Pandith has the following comment: "At the panel discussion organized by Abid Raja’s Minotenk last night, I emphasized that my mandate is to reach out to Muslim communities on a people-to-people and organizational level, to build partnerships based on mutual interest and mutual respect. |
| | | | Church destroyed by fire in Norway |
| [Norwaynews] [27.01.2010, 11:09am, Wed. GMT] |
| The 148-year old Hønefoss Church was completely destroyed by a fire Tuesday evening. The wooden structure was completely engulfed by the flames when the fire department arrived. The church was equipped with a burglar alarm, but no fire alarm. Electricians were scheduled to begin installation of a fire alarm system today, Wednesday, NRK reports. The cause of the fire, which started around 17:00 has not yet been determined. |
| | | | Norwegian Muslims and Christians say no to domestic violence |
| [Norwaynews] [14.11.2009, 11:26am, Sat. GMT] |
A joint Muslim-Christian statement condemning violence in the family and in close relationships was published by Islamic Council of Norway and Church of Norway Council on Ecumenical and International Relations November 9th 2009. Violence in families and in close relationships is a major social problem in Norway, which occurs at all levels of society and within all religious and cultural communities. Suffice to say that one out of four women is exposed to violence in the family and in close relationships, says the General Secretary of Church of Norway Council on Ecumenical and International Relations, Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit.
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| Norwegian Muslims invited to visit churches |
| [Norwaynews] [07.01.2012, 11:21am, Sat. GMT] |
| Trygve Slagsvold Vedum (Centre Party) says Norwegian Muslims should visit churches during the Christmas holiday, in order to understand Norway and Norwegians better. He says Norwegian Christian traditions are part of the Norwegian history and culture that immigrants, including Muslims, would be better off knowing. Vedum also emphasized that ethnic Norwegians should visit the mosques and ceremonies of other religions. |
| | | | Oslo's fourth mosque to be opened near highway - People are Frustrated by this symbolic structure |
| [Norwaynews] [30.09.2011, 01:45pm, Fri. GMT] |
| Oslo's new, fourth mosque, of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in Norway, located in Furuset, Oslo, will be officially opened on Friday. It will be the largest in all the Nordic countries.
The Baitun Nasr Mosque will the main place of worship for Norway's 1500 Ahmadiyya members, and will have a capacity of 4500.
The opening ceremony will be led by the Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, who is visiting Norway for the occasion. |
| | | | Westboro to Picket Norway Funerals; Officials Call It Insane |
| [Norwaynews] [08.08.2011, 09:59am, Mon. GMT] |
| The controversial Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church plans to send parishioners to Norway to protest and picket the funerals of those victims who lost their lives during activist Anders Breivik's recent killing spree in Oslo. Westboro church officials issued a press release this week announcing their decision to travel to Norway. |
| | | | WCC encourages Norwegian churches to "overcome terror" |
| [Norwaynews] [31.07.2011, 10:01am, Sun. GMT] |
| In a letter to the Christian Council of Norway, the World Council of Churches (WCC) has expressed support over the terrible killings last week. The WCC general secretary, Rev Dr Olav Fkyse Tveit and the Moderator of the WCC Central Committee, Rev Dr Walter Altmann expressed their “deep shock and sadness” concerning the attacks of last week. |
| | | | Church of Norway appoints new leader |
| [Norwaynews] [22.10.2010, 09:27am, Fri. GMT] |
The Church of Norway bishops have appointed Bishop of Borg, Helga Byfugllien, as their new chair person. She is the first woman to hold this office in the Norwegian Lutheran State Church. Byfugllien replaces Bishop of Agder and Telemark, Olav Skjevesland, who has led the group of 11 bishops since 2006. |
| | | | Hindus laud Norway’s Oya Music Festival for environment friendliness |
| [Norwaynews] [15.08.2010, 08:36am, Sun. GMT] |
Hindus have applauded Norway’s Oya Festival (Oyafestivalen) for being a sustainable and green festival in an environmentally friendly zone, calling it “a step in the right direction”. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that in view of global ecological crisis, musicians and artists should not stay silent spectators to this threatening crisis faced by humanity, should fulfill their obligations by voicing the environmental issues, and should come forward to do their share of tackling global warming and persuading others to undertake this cause.
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| | | | Vatican: Bishop 'resigned after sex abuse inquiry' |
| [Norwaynews] [07.04.2010, 04:21pm, Wed. GMT] |
| The Vatican on Wednesday confirmed that a bishop had resigned in Norway last year after child sexual abuse allegations were made against him. As the Vatican is working to contain the impact of the sex abuse scandal engulfing the Catholic Church, its press spokesman Father Federico Lombardi confirmed that Bishop Georg Mueller had resigned from his position as bishop of Oslo and the central city of Trondheim in May 2009 after an investigation. |
| | | | Muslim Taxi Drivers Protest Mohammed Cartoon in oslo |
| [Norwaynews] [07.02.2010, 02:19pm, Sun. GMT] |
Muslim taxi drivers blocked the entire Oslo 1000 taxis were stopped in the night – in protest against the Prophet Muhammad cartoons. Notices went out last night on the taxi radio. All drivers who opposed the Norwegian Dagbladet publication of the Prophet Muhammad cartoons would put the car between two and four at night. At three o’clock had 1000 Muslim taxi drivers gathered.
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| | | | We wish all our readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year |
| [Norwaynews] [25.12.2009, 09:33am, Fri. GMT] |
ON behalf of the Norway News.com, I wanted to wish all our online readers a Merry Christmas and the very best for 2010. From a Norway completely covered in newfallen snow, and with mostly favurable weather conditions, we send our best wishes to our readers around the world on this Christmas Day morning. However, Christmas Eve is the most important day of Christmas in Norway. Most families decorated the tree late the night before or early in the morning on Christmas Eve.
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| | | | Hindus admire Church of Norway for firm stand on environment |
| [Norwaynews] [08.06.2009, 02:37pm, Mon. GMT] |
| Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, applauded Church of Norway’s powerful stand on environment challenging national and diocesan councils, parishes and local joint church councils, individuals, and Government and the Parliament to make environmental reform efforts. Zed, who is president of Universal Society of Hinduism, said that it was commendable for the Church Synod to try to persuade parishes to become “greener” and local joint church councils to be “environmental lighthouses”, individuals to “make a personal climate promise”, Government and Parliament to make the petroleum extraction carbon neutral, etc. |
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