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Bente Haarstad

Islam activist and atheist chosen as candle-lighters at King's funeral
The four people chosen to light candles during the King’s funeral were Islam activist Bushra Ishaq, Nancy Herz, a former Muslim now employed by…
Royals, imam and guru invited to King Harald’s funeral
Neither the Methodist Church, the Free Evangelical Lutheran Church in Norway nor the Baptist Church has been invited to King Harald’s funeral. Imam Faruk…
New mosque opens in Tynset in central Norway – mosque leader wanted homosexuality banned
Fjellregionen Islamic Cultural Centre has recently opened its new mosque in Tynset. Cultural centre board member Mahdi Hassan caused some controversy a few years…
Norwegian sport gets USD 3 million to increase immigrant diversity
Norwegian sport has received NOK 30 million this year to get more immigrants involved in sport. The activities are to be more or less…
Sumaya’s father wants minaret in Bodø – mosque employed imam who wants to islamise Norway
Sumaya Jirde Ali’s father runs the mosque seeking to build a 12.5-metre-high minaret in Bodø. Abdi Jirde Ali tells Document it will never be…
Diversity at the King’s memorial services: Mosque leader takes part at Nidaros Cathedral
Turkish Ismail Cüneyt Güzey from the ‘Bryggemoskeen’ mosque, Det Muslimske Samfunnet in Trondheim, was among various religious leaders who lit candles at the national…
Immigrants in Norway offered free firearms training
Opdal Jæger- & Fiskarlag offers immigrants free instruction in shooting and fishing. When the announcement on Facebook prompted comments that the scheme discriminates against…
Diversity festival: The New Norway takes over Trondheim
Trønders, and indeed Europeans in general, were few and far between when a festival celebrating diversity was held in Trondheim on Saturday. Cultures from…
University of Oslo stopped hate preacher – not because of the message
The hate preacher Mohamad Baajour will not appear at the University of Oslo on Friday. UiO stops the event organised by the Muslim Student…
Juliana Baffoe is Norway’s new ambassador to Estonia
Juliana Baffoe was appointed Norway’s new ambassador to Estonia on Tuesday, 11 August. ‘We are pleased to announce that the new Ambassador Extraordinary and…
Olavsfest concludes with mosque visit and pilgrim mass
Olavsfestdagene in Trondheim, the country’s largest Christian cultural and music festival since 1963, has been de-Christianised by its new leadership, which now calls it…
Olsok Art: Challenging Christian Truth in Nidaros Cathedral
Five letters formed in neon light make up this year’s Olsok exhibition during Olavsfest in Trondheim. The letters TRUTH hang from the ceiling in…
Muslim to perform night concert in Nidaros Cathedral during Olav Festival
The 1998 statutes of the Olav Festival (Olavsfestdagene) gave it an explicit ecclesiastical purpose: restoring Trondheim as a national centre of church and culture.…
Praise of terrorism not a criminal offence: Case against Bassam Hussein discontinued
According to the police district in Norway’s central Trøndelag region, praising terrorist attacks is not a criminal offence, and it has therefore discontinued the…
Norwegians were blond and blue-eyed 4000 years ago
Four thousand years ago, a 25-year-old man died on the island of Hitra on the Trøndelag coast. Researchers at the NTNU University Museum have…
Oslo’s 'Conservative Party' mayor celebrates Islam, Socialists and Pride
In recent weeks, Oslo’s Conservative mayor has celebrated Islam, Pride, and praised the Muslim socialist Mamdani in New York. “Inspiring meeting with the mayor…