A court in Egypt has placed 35 Islamic organisations in Europe and 36 individuals on Egypt’s terrorist lists. The list also includes the Islamic Association, namely Rabita in Oslo. A mosque community selected by the Labour Party government to lead the training of so-called Muslim mentors, who, not least, provide guidance on Islam to Norwegian school pupils.
Designated as a terrorist organisation by the UAE in 2014
The Islamic Association – Rabita – was also designated as a terrorist organisation in 2014. At that time, by the UAE.
The government of the United Arab Emirates published the new terrorist list on Saturday. The Islamic Council of Norway is listed there alongside the terrorist networks Al-Qaeda and Islamic State (IS), as reported by NRK at the time. Initially, there had been a misunderstanding that it was the Islamic Council of Norway (IRN) that had been designated as a terrorist organisation, but it transpired that it was the Rabita group.
Placed on Egypt’s terror list in 2026
Now, it is the Egyptian authorities who have found grounds to place the Islamic Association and the Rabita Mosque on the country’s terror list.
An Egyptian court has ordered the inclusion of 35 organisations and 36 individuals on the country’s lists of terrorist organisations and terrorists for a period of five years, in a ruling involving Islamic associations, institutions and councils operating across Europe.
The ruling was handed down by the Second Criminal Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, located in the Badr district, in connection with Case No. 11108 of 2026, Supreme State Security, reports the newspaper Egypt Today.
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Rabita in Oslo on Egypt’s terror list
The newspaper goes on to report that among the organisations listed on the terror list are the Council of European Muslims and its branches, Muslims of France, the Muslim Association of Britain, the Swiss Muslim League, and several Islamic associations in Germany, Italy, Sweden and other European countries. Such as Finland, Denmark, Poland and Norway.
«The list also includes the ‘Islamic Association in Norway’ / الرابطة الإسلامية في النرويج – that is, the Islamic Association (Rabita), the organisation behind the Rabita Mosque», comments Cemal Knudsen Yucel of the organisation Ex-Muslims of Norway.
“There has been virtually no public debate or independent review of why an organisation listed as a terrorist entity by an Egyptian court (and previously by the UAE) continues to receive Norwegian taxpayers’ money. Enough is enough. A public inquiry must be demanded,” writes Yucel on Facebook.
The basis for listings on Egypt’s terror list appears to be alleged links to Islamist forces. Not least the Muslim Brotherhood, which is banned in Islamic countries such as Egypt, the Emirates and Jordan.
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Funding lost in 2026
However, in Norway, the Nordic region and other European countries, mosques such as Rabita in Norway are criticised by both academics and journalists for their alleged links to the Brotherhood, without this having any consequences for their cooperation with the government, political parties, bishops and church institutions, to name but a few, not to mention the influx of millions of kroner in public funding. In other words, the transfers of millions from taxpayers directly to the Islamic Association – Rabita – plummeted in 2026.
After the grants had risen steadily, from 5.72 million kroner in 2021 to 8.87 million in 2025, the grant fell to almost 0 in 2026. That is to say, Rabita received 650,000 kroner for “development and collaboration projects in child welfare”, according to the grant portal.
However, Rabita is a member of the Muslim Dialogue Network, an umbrella organisation for mosques, and millions continue to flow into it. Largely with a steady increase.
In the overview of allocations for 2026, the forum has received 2.9 million in operating grants, plus 3.1 million from the Ministry of Children and Families, plus 200,000 kr for dialogue, debate and cooperation, according to the grant portal.
Received 22 million for Muslim mentors in 2025
Nor should it be forgotten that the Støre government has specifically selected the Rabita community to teach Norwegian school pupils about Islam. Like most mosques, Rabita has invited school pupils to its premises, and in 2025 the Labour Party allocated 22 million kroner for them to develop and lead a formal scheme, acting as Muslim mentors.
Rabita was present at the government’s official reception centre in Oslo when Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre presented the government’s action plan against Islamophobia on 13 December 2024, and stated on the same day:
Since 2018, we have had 32 mentors, made 540 school visits and met 72,000 pupils and students in Norway.
The Faculty of Theology trains Muslim school visitors
Not only does the Rabita Mosque continue to influence Norwegian school pupils with its understanding of Islam. It is also the driving force behind a dedicated study programme at the University of Oslo, designed to train these Muslim guides whilst providing them with academic qualifications. The programme is run in collaboration with the Faculty of Theology at the University of Oslo:
The Muslim mentors scheme is a collaboration between the Muslim Dialogue Network, the Islamic Association, the Faculty of Theology and the think tank Minotenk. The mentor scheme is led by the Muslim Dialogue Network, an umbrella organisation representing several of the largest Muslim communities in Norway. The scheme is coordinated by a secretariat based at the Islamic Association, the University of Oslo reported in January 2026.
Rabita has followed up. “The course is a part-time programme (20 credits) run in collaboration with the Faculty of Theology (TF) at the University of Oslo”, wrote Rabita, when they shared the application form for the Muslim guide programme for 2026/2027.
Egypt bans organisations on the terror list
In Egypt, however, they are doing the opposite, and the consequences for organisations included on the terror list are far-reaching. Egypt bans them:
Under Egypt’s Law No. 8 of 2015 on the regulation of lists of terrorist organisations and terrorists, the publication of a designation decision triggers a series of legal measures throughout the designation period, unless the competent court decides otherwise. For listed organisations, the measures include a ban on the entity and the suspension of its activities. The Act also provides for the closure of premises set aside for the organisation and prohibits its meetings. The financing of the listed entity, whether directly or indirectly, is prohibited, as is the collection of funds or other resources on its behalf. The legal framework also allows for the freezing of covered funds, property and other assets owned or controlled by the designated organisation, including assets and income linked to entities operating through it. The measures aim to restrict the organisational and financial activities of entities on Egypt’s terrorist list.
Legal decisions in Egypt have no direct effect in Europe, where these organisations and the listed individuals are based. They are not directly placed on the EU’s terrorist lists, and European governments are not required to ban their activities. However, it may still have an impact in Europe, writes Egypt Today:
«Any corresponding action abroad will depend on the laws, procedures and decisions of the relevant foreign authorities. Nevertheless, Egyptian legislation permits judicial and security cooperation with foreign counterparts under applicable international agreements and reciprocal arrangements.»
It is not known how far the Islamic Union – Rabita – has progressed with the funding of the new grand mosque they intend to build in central Oslo.
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