Norway – Eye on Islamism

Palestinian artist who celebrated Oct. 7 to decorate Norway’s new government building Palestinian artist Jumana Manna claimed that 'upon hearing early news that Hamas militants breached the barrier surrounding the Gaza Strip, I shared a few stories on my Instagram page.'

December 7, 2025 Mathilda Heller

(Jerusalem Post) A Palestinian visual artist and filmmaker who seemingly praised the October 7 Hamas attack was selected to design the biggest and most visible space in Oslo’s new Government Quarter, which will open in 2026. Jumana Manna, who was raised in […]

Norway jails two sisters for IS membership

January 24, 2025 Unlisted Author

(AFP) A court in Norway on Friday jailed two sisters for being members of the Islamic State (IS) group, after they secretly travelled to Syria as teens in 2013. Now aged 27 and 31, the pair were convicted of being members of […]

Iran is hiring children to attack Israeli targets in Europe

December 21, 2024 Heidi Taksdal Skjeseth

(Bloomberg) A 15-year-old boy gets into a taxi outside Stockholm hiding a loaded gun and asks to be taken to the Israeli embassy. A 13-year-old in Gothenburg is caught firing shots at Israeli defense firm Elbit Systems. At the same facility, a […]

‘We only wanted to help Muslims!’: Islamic State sisters’ defence in terrorism trial ‘We were too young!’ Sisters plead for mercy after IS terror trial in Norway.

December 6, 2024 Marc Menendez-Roche

(Euro Weekly) Two sisters who left Norway to join the terror group IS in Syria have concluded their controversial trial in Oslo, where their defence has portrayed them as victims of circumstance and youthful naivety. The siblings, who grew up in a […]

Norway lowers terror threat level as Iran threat wanes

November 14, 2024 Unlisted Author

(AFP) Norway’s intelligence agency lowered its terror threat level from “high” to “moderate” on Thursday, saying the threat posed by Iran against Jewish and Israeli targets had waned. The decision brings the threat level down to three on a scale of five, […]

Security boosted around top politician

November 4, 2024 Nina Berglund

(Views and News from Norway) Abid Raja has long been an outspoken, controversial but popular politician for Norway’s Liberal Party (Venstre). Now he’s under special protection by Norway’s domestic intelligence agency PST, after being threatened during a presentation of his latest book […]

Norway introduces temporary border checks after its terror threat level was raised

October 12, 2024 Unlisted Author

(AP) Norway is introducing temporary border checks on its frontiers with other Western European nations after the domestic security agency raised the terror threat level, police said Saturday. The checks will apply until Oct. 22, according to a police statement. It cited […]

Norway hikes terror threat level to ‘high’ over Mideast escalation

October 8, 2024 Unlisted Author

(AFP) Norway’s intelligence agency on Tuesday raised its terror threat level to “high,” fearing fallout from escalating tensions in the Middle East. The announcement, which brings the threat level to four on a scale of five, comes after attacks last week on […]

Mullah Krekar wants to ‘come home’ to Norway

September 16, 2024 Nina Berglund

(Views and News from Norway) The Norwegian defense attorney for Mullah Krekar, a former refugee who later faced multiple charges tied to terrorism, has launched a new effort to bring Krekar “home” from a jail in Italy. Norwegian officials are not willing […]

Shooter in deadly Oslo Pride gay bar attack appeals conviction

July 25, 2024 Louise Rasmussen

(Reuters) An Iranian-born Norwegian man convicted of murder and terrorism over a deadly shooting rampage at an Oslo gay bar in 2022 has appealed his case, a lawyer for the victims said on Thursday. An Oslo court this month convicted Zaniar Matapour, […]

Iranian-born Norwegian man found guilty in 2022 Oslo LGBT+ festival attack, sentenced to 30 years

July 4, 2024 Jan M. Olsen

(AP) An Iranian-born Norwegian man was found guilty of terrorism on Thursday in a 2022 attack on an LGBTQ+ festival in Oslo and sentenced to 30 years in prison. Two people were killed and nine were seriously wounded in the shooting at […]

Norwegian Islamist wanted over deadly shooting at LGBTQ+ festival is being sent back from Pakistan

May 3, 2024 Jan M. Olsen

(AP) A radical Norwegian Islamist who is suspected of complicity in the deadly shooting at an LGBTQ+ festival in Oslo two years ago has been expelled from Pakistan and is on his way to Norway, the Scandinavian country’s government said Friday. Two […]

Quran-burning provocateur Salwan Momika deported from Norway, handed over to Sweden 37-year-old had left Sweden hoping to seek asylum in Norway

April 13, 2024 Necva Taştan

(Anadolu) Salwan Momika, an Iraqi Christian known for publicly burning copies of the Holy Quran, is back in Sweden after rejection of his asylum request in Norway and spending two weeks in prison. The Swedish Migration Agency had revoked Momika’s residency permit, […]

Norway detains Iraqi national Momika for repeatedly burning Quran copies in Sweden Salwan Momika poses threat to Norway’s security, will be returned back to Sweden: report

April 4, 2024 Leila Nezirevic

(Anadolu) Salwan Momika, an Iraqi Christian known for publicly burning copies of Islam’s holy book [the] Quran in Sweden, has been arrested in Norway, with authorities saying his presence poses a threat to the Nordic country, local media reported on Thursday. In […]

Quran-burning Iraqi man who faces an expulsion order from Sweden plans to seek asylum in Norway

March 27, 2024 Unlisted Author

(AP) An Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden told a newspaper on Wednesday that he would seek asylum in neighboring Norway in the wake of a deportation order by authorities in Stockholm. Salwan Momika, 37, has staged several […]

Norway gay bar gun attack video shown as trial starts

March 12, 2024 Paul Kirby

(BBC) A 44-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to terror charges at the start of a trial for the murder of two people in a gun attack on two bars in Oslo. A three-minute police video was shown as the trial began, […]

Spanish terror suspect arrested in Norway

February 2, 2024 John Ensor

(Euro Weekly) In a coordinated effort between Spanish and Norway authorities, a Spanish woman evading justice has been apprehended in Norway. The arrest, carried out under a European arrest and surrender order issued by the National Court, was down to the successful […]

Woman jailed over car chase with Norway anti-Islam activist

January 26, 2024 Unlisted Author

(AFP) A Norwegian court has jailed for 19 months a woman who chased and then rammed a vehicle carrying an anti-Islam extremist who had just burned a Koran. The woman was found guilty of an attempt to inflict serious bodily harm, according […]

Iranian-born Norwegian man is charged over deadly Oslo Pride attack in 2022

November 10, 2023 Jan M. Olsen

(AP) A Norwegian citizen originally from Iran was charged Friday with aggravated terrorism for the 2022 deadly shooting ahead of an LGBTQ festival in the nightlife district of the capital, Oslo. Two people were killed and nine seriously wounded in the shooting […]

Norwegian police investigate murder claims made against Iraqi paramilitary member Investigation triggered by complaint from Paris-based NGO over a widely shared video showing an Iraqi man boasting about killing Syrian babies

August 24, 2023 Sunniva Rose and Robert Tollast

(National-UAE) Norwegian police on Thursday said that they had opened an investigation into statements made by an Iraqi resident in a widely circulated series of videos, in which he claims to have committed several murders while he was a member of a […]

Experts split on mental health of Oslo Pride shooter

August 17, 2023 Unlisted Author

(AFP) Psychiatric experts in Norway are at odds over the mental health, and associated legal responsibility, of a shooter who killed two people on the sidelines of Oslo’s 2022 Pride festival, police said Thursday. On the night of June 25, 2022, a […]

Why Norway’s government has ruled out a Quran burning ban

August 2, 2023 Frazer Norwell

(Local) Norway will not change its freedom of expression laws to prohibit the burning of the Quran, its foreign minister has said. However, those who damage the holy text can still be charged with hate speech. A series of high-profile Quran burnings […]

Report finds Oslo shooting could have been avoided

June 8, 2023 Frazer Norwell

(Local) Had information of a potential attack been followed up by intelligence services, a shooting that left two people dead in Oslo last June could have been prevented, a report [on] the incident has found. The attack, which left two people dead […]

Norway says repatriating sisters and children from Syria

March 28, 2023 Unlisted Author

(AFP) Norway said Tuesday it was repatriating from Syria two sisters who went there as teenagers as well as their three children, citing abysmal conditions in the refugee camp where they were housed. “The living conditions in the camps are extremely bad […]

Norway rules out asylum based on gender for Afghan women

March 17, 2023 Frazer Norwell

(Local) Norway will not follow in the footsteps of neighbours Denmark and grant asylum to Afghan women based on their gender, Minister of Justice Emilie Enger Mehl has said. Afghanistan is currently the world’s most oppressive country for women, according to the […]

Four out of ten Norwegian Muslims ‘made to feel they do not belong’

March 7, 2023 Richard Orange

(Local) Being discriminated against by public institutions, feeling as if they had to hide their religious identity and harassment were some of the experiences Muslims in Norway told a report they had been through in the past year. A full 43 percent […]

Norway bans protest over ‘security concerns’ amid fears of Quran burning Norwegian media report that a group of anti-Islam protesters planned to destroy a copy of the Quran at the demonstration

February 2, 2023 Simon Rushton

(National-UAE) A planned demonstration outside the Turkish embassy in Oslo has been banned amid fears it would become a Quran-burning protest, Norwegian police have said. Turkey summoned Norway’s ambassador on Thursday over the planned protest that was expected to take place on […]

2 more arrests in deadly attack during Norway Pride festival

September 26, 2022 Unlisted Author

(AP) Two more suspects have been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting during the Norwegian capital’s annual LGBTQ Pride festival, police said Monday. The total number of suspects is now at four. A 42-year-old Norwegian citizen originally from Iran was arrested […]

Norway police seek second suspect in deadly Oslo shooting

September 23, 2022 Unlisted Author

(AFP) Norwegian police said on Friday they had issued an international arrest warrant for a second suspect over a shooting in June that killed two people near a gay bar in central Oslo. Police initially told a press conference they were seeking, […]

Norway orders forced psychiatric probe of shooting suspect

July 13, 2022 Unlisted Author

(AFP) A Norwegian court on Wednesday decided that a suspect behind a shooting in Oslo that left two dead and 21 wounded would be admitted to a psychiatric hospital for evaluation. “The court believes that an investigation in an institution is necessary […]

Norwegian anti-Islam extremist’s car rammed after Koran burned

July 2, 2022 Unlisted Author

(AFP) The leader of an extremist Norwegian anti-Islamic group was in a spectacular car chase and collision on Saturday, minutes after burning a Koran on the outskirts of Oslo. Norwegian police said they arrested two people, including the driver of a car […]

Alleged Oslo Pride attacker had contact with known Islamic radical

June 29, 2022 Chris Tomlinson

(Breitbart) The suspect in the Oslo Pride shooting attack that left two dead and at least ten injured last weekend at a local gay bar is said to have had direct contact with the leader of an Islamist group. Iranian national Zaniar Matapour, […]

Norway: Pride attack suspect still won’t talk to police

June 29, 2022 Unlisted Author

(AP) A man held over a suspected Islamist deadly weekend shooting ahead of an LGBTQ festival in Oslo is still refusing to talk to police, making it hard to establish whether he had any accomplices, Norwegian authorities said Wednesday. Zaniar Matapour, a […]

Norway: Deadly Pride attack suspect jailed, refuses to talk

June 27, 2022 Kostya Manenkov and Jan M. Olsen

(AP) The suspect in a deadly shooting ahead of an LGBTQ festival in the Norwegian capital, which authorities are treating as an Islamist attack, was ordered held Monday in pre-trial detention for four weeks — two of them in solitary confinement. He […]

Norway: Suspect in Pride Month attack won’t talk to police

June 26, 2022 Kostya Manenkov and Jari Tanner

(AP) The suspect in a mass shooting during an LGBTQ festival in Norway has refused to explain his actions to investigators and will remain in pretrial custody for the next four weeks, police and his defense lawyer said Sunday. The man, whom […]

Norway shaken by attack that kills 2 during Pride festival

June 25, 2022 Maria Sanminiatelli and Karl Ritter

(AP) A gunman opened fire in Oslo’s nightlife district early Saturday, killing two people and leaving more than 20 wounded in what the Norwegian security service called an “Islamist terror act” during the capital’s annual LGBTQ Pride festival. Investigators said the suspect, […]

Norwegian man convicted of killing 5 in bow-and-arrow attack

June 24, 2022 Unlisted Author

(AP) A man was found guilty Friday of murder and attempted murder for fatally stabbing five people and wounding four others in southern Norway when he attacked strangers with a bow and arrows and knives. The Buskerud District Court sentenced Espen Andersen […]

Men linked to terror group arrested in Norway, Bulgaria

June 1, 2022 Jan M. Olsen

(AP) Two men have been arrested in Norway and Bulgaria, respectively, for having “expressed support” for Al-Qaida through “internet-based activities,” Norway’s domestic security agency said Wednesday. One suspect was arrested in Oslo and the other — identified as a Norwegian student — […]

Man in Norway bow-and-arrow attack pleads guilty to murder

May 18, 2022 Unlisted Author

(AP) A man charged with killing five people and wounding four others in southern Norway when he attacked strangers with a bow and arrows and knives pleaded guilty Wednesday to murder and attempted murder. “I admit criminal guilt for the entire charges,” […]

Norwegian police clash with counter-demonstrators at Koran-burning event

April 23, 2022 Unlisted Author

(Local) Norwegian police used tear gas against several people during a Koran-burning demonstration on Saturday afternoon, after hundreds of counter-demonstrators clashed with police in the town of Sandefjord. The anti-Muslim organisation “Sian” held the demonstration in Sandefjord, which is about 90 kilometres […]

Report: Wanted Norwegian al-Qaida member held in Yemen

March 7, 2022 Unlisted Author

(AP) A Norwegian citizen who became a member of al-Qaida in Yemen has been arrested in Yemen by the country’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels, Norwegian broadcaster NRK said Monday. According to the report, Anders Cameroon Østensvig Dale is being held in a hospital […]

Somali refugee wins second case against Norway over forced adoption Mariya Abdi Ibrahim won another case at Europe’s human rights court in 2019 over the forced adoption of her son, which resulted in Norway changing some of its regulations around adoption.

December 10, 2021 Molly Quell

(Courthouse News) Norway violated the human rights of a Muslim refugee from Somalia when authorities removed her child from her care and placed him with a Christian family, Europe’s top rights court held Friday. The European Court of Human Rights found that […]

‘Allahu Akbar’ knifeman fatally shot in Oslo attempted similar attack in 2019

November 11, 2021 Chris Tomlinson

(Breitbart) A 33-year-old Russian national who was shot in Oslo on Tuesday after attempting to carry out a knife attack on random bystanders was also behind a similar attack that took place in 2019. The 33-year-old, who was shirtless and barefoot at […]

Man with knife threatens passers-by in Norway, is shot dead

November 9, 2021 Unlisted Author

(AP) A man reportedly armed with a knife threatened passers-by on the streets of the Norwegian capital, Oslo, on Tuesday, before being shot dead by police, officials said. Norwegian media published footage of the alleged attacker, naked from the waist up and […]

Norway police say 24 were targeted in bow and arrow attack

October 27, 2021 Unlisted Author

(AFP) Norwegian police said on Wednesday that 24 people were now being treated as victims of a bow and arrow attack earlier this month in which five people were killed. A man rampaged through the town of Kongsberg west of Oslo on […]

Norway intel agency: Kongsberg-type attack will happen again

October 23, 2021 Unlisted Author

(AP) Norway’s domestic intelligence agency says that such attacks as the one in the town of Kongsberg earlier this month are highly difficult to anticipate and prevent, and are likely to happen again in an open society such as Norway. “This type […]

Norway: Bow-and-arrow attack victims likely stabbed to death

October 18, 2021 Unlisted Author

(AP) Norwegian police say the Danish man suspected of killing five people and injuring three others in an attack last week also used “stabbing weapons” along with a bow and arrow to kill his victims. Police inspector Per Thomas Omholt said it […]

Mental illness may have triggered Norway bow-and-arrow attack

October 15, 2021 Viken Kantarci and Pierre-Henry Deshayes

(AFP) A bow-and-arrow attack in Norway that left five people dead this week appears to have been motivated by mental illness, authorities indicated Friday, as the perpetrator was ordered to be kept in a medical facility. Espen Andersen Brathen, a 37-year-old Danish […]

Norway bow-and-arrow attack appears to be ‘act of terror’ — police

October 14, 2021 Victoria Klesty and Nora Buli

(Reuters) A bow-and-arrow attack in which a Danish convert to Islam is suspected of killing five people in a Norwegian town appears to have been an “act of terror,” police said on Thursday. Investigators named the suspect as Espen Andersen Braathen, a […]

Assailant with bow and arrows kills 5 people in Norway

October 13, 2021 Jan M. Olsen

(AP) A man armed with a bow fired arrows at shoppers in a small Norwegian town Wednesday, killing five people before he was arrested, authorities said. The police chief in the community of Kongsberg, near the capital of Oslo, said there was […]