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Somalis are Norway's most violent minority

The most violent category of residents in Norway is Norwegian-born men aged 15–24 with parents from Somalia. The rate of violence in this group…

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Large mosque with minaret cleared for construction near Oslo

Bente Haarstad

Muslims have received the green light to build a grand mosque in Ski in Nordre Follo. Muslimsk Kultursenter Ski has around 1,000 members, and…

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Swedish media: For the Sake of Democracy — or Social Democracy?

Helena Edlund

While Dagens Nyheter claims to open its website for free “for the sake of democracy”, young voters are instead served a carefully curated universe…

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Is Norway still a constitutional state governed by law?

Per Antonsen

The daily news is confusing. We see responsible citizens dragged into court, convicted, and punished for minor offenses, while perpetrators of extreme violence go…

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Why do some Norwegians despise their own people?

Tove Elisabeth Rooney

“‘Why do some Norwegians hate their own people?’ was the original headline, but I realized that ‘hate’ is a strong word that should be…

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The housing market is pricing away the next generation

Sten Branderne

Children are not born into spreadsheets. They are born into a home. They need a room, a bed, a nursery place, a safe everyday…

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The Labour Party’s abuse of power against individuals is nothing new

Grandmother

These days, many of us are deeply shaken by the way Lillian Gran and her children are being treated by the apparatus of power.…

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Every human being has a name

Michal Rachel Suissa

Last week we read that 11 of the 19 Stolpersteine in Brugata in Oslo were once again vandalized on the night of Monday, May…

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Europe calls terrorists crazy — But has itself gone mad

Giulio Meotti

The psychiatrization of Muslim attacks on Europeans is a deliberate political strategy. By de-Islamizing the phenomenon, multiculturalism is protected from collapse. It is better…

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Time to take Islamopopulism seriously

Helena Edlund

Islamopopulism is marching across Europe while politicians and media look the other way. A new British report shows that large groups of Muslim voters…

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The Lillian Gran Case: Why critics say something is seriously wrong in Norway’s child welfare and justice system

Hans Rustad

For some reason, Lillian Gran is being subjected to treatment by the police, the courts, and now also forensic psychiatry that defies every conception…

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Talks up international law — while breaking it themselves

Øystein Steiro Sr.

Much is said in Norway’s Foreign Ministry about a rules-based world order and the virtues of international law. Yet little is mentioned about the…

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A people isn't freed by owning homes if those homes own the rest of their lives."

Sten Branderne

Banks sell it as the ‘housing dream.’ The government calls it stability. In truth, your home is now a debt machine — and you’re…

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From hitman to human trafficking victim?

Kjell Erik Eilertsen

The 19-year-old from Stavanger arrested last year in England with a pistol and revolver is being investigated by British anti-terror police and charged with…

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Why doesn’t everyone know the name Henry Nowak?

Kathrine Jebsen Moore

It’s been six years since the George Floyd killing and the global Black Lives Matter campaign dominated the news. A few months ago, another…

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The State's legitimacy depends on protecting citizens' freedom, not their mental comfort

Sten Branderne

Any power system that loses trust in its own population will sooner or later begin to monitor language. Not because the words themselves are…