Religion

Police in Norway have decided to arm on-duty officers following threats made against the Muslim community, local media reported Monday. The decision by the director general of police applies to …

Norwegian National Opera & Ballet has refused to discard its upcoming production of “La Bayadère”; scheduled for March 23-April 07, 2022 in Oslo; which protesting Hindus feel seriously trivializes Eastern religious and …

Hindus are urging Norwegian National Opera & Ballet to discard its upcoming production of “La Bayadère”; scheduled for March 23-April 07, 2022 in Oslo; which they feel seriously trivializes Eastern religious and other …

Hindus are urging Ski (Norway) based Holmentoppen Bryggerhus to apologize and withdraw beer label displaying reimagined image of Lord Ganesh, calling it “highly inappropriate”.  Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a …

In accordance with the decision of the City Council of Oslo to suspend all activities in the Municipality of Oslo, including the religious services, for the next three weeks due …

Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden will be visiting Oslo in the coming days as part of the 15th Pastoral Visit to the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Annunciation. The Metropolitan will arrive …

Sam Brownback, the United States ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, pursuing an agenda of peace and building peace around the region of Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro and Albania. ” He …

Online posts suggest a man arrested over an attack on a mosque near Oslo this weekend was inspired by alleged white supremacist shooters in Christchurch, New Zealand and El Paso, …

U.S. Ambassador at Large for Religious Freedom Sam Brownback said Friday that the Vatican’s agreement with China on the appointment of bishops ought to be made public so that it …

Head of an anti-Islam group in Norway desecrated Islam’s Holy Book.  Anna Braten, head of the Stop Islamisation of Norway group, threw a copy of the Quran onto the ground …

Norway’s fertility rates have reached all-time lows, risking the country’s economic stability. Muslim immigrants are keeping the labour force alive, as the country undergoes demographic changes. Muhammad was the most …

Founder of Udok Performing Art Rajib and Moumita has performed in Amader Jalsha on October 21st, 2018 in Kampen Bydel, BO Gtin Oslo, Norway. Amader Jalsha is an Organization to …

The number of converted Muslims in Norway increased to at least 3,000 in the recent years, a researcher at Oslo University’s Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages said. Norway’s …

Hindus are urging Government of Norway and Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet) to mandate food manufacturers to mention the source of gelatin, if used in the product, on its “Ingredients” …

Everyone should be able to see each other’s faces, the government argues. The Norwegian government on Monday proposed a ban on full-face veils in schools, universities and kindergartens. Oslo’s move …

NCRI – A conference was held in Norway titled, “Islamic Fundamentalism: What is the solution?” in which Norwegian MPs from various parties, representatives of different embassies, including the Dutch Ambassador in …

Norway’s former ambassador to Saudi Arabia claims the Gulf kingdom has had “a tremendous influence on the spread of the Islamist ideology”, but fears that the West is turning a …

Norway’s first gay wedding in a church has taken place, just seconds after the change in the rules came in to force. Kjell Frølich Benjaminsen and Erik Skjelnæs tied the …

Same-sex couples in Norway can now have a religious wedding in a church after a new rule was passed today (30 January). The Synod of the main church, of which …

A Norwegian bank has proposed a “halal” loan scheme based on Islamic principles which forbid charging interest. Storebrand, which operates in Norway and Sweden, launched a website calling for feedback …

The Church of Norway—a Lutheran body—ceased to be Norway’s official “public religion” on January 1, and its ministers are no longer government employees. “We are facing the biggest organizational change …

A Norwegian court on Friday confirmed that conditions have been met to extradite a controversial Iraqi Kurdish cleric to Italy to face terrorism-related charges. In June, the Oslo District Court …

A Muslim man in Norway has been detained for raping his daughter as a punishment after she became ‘too Western’. The man, in his 40s has been charged with rape …

Norway is to prepare guidelines banning female students from wearing full-face veils, the country’s education minister said Thursday. Education Minister Torbjorn Roe Isaksen said that in their view, full-face veils …

Muslims throughout the world are now celebrating eid al-fitr with family and friends. At the same time, 300 people have been killed, and many more injured, in the midst of …