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Did Mecca Exist? Mecca and the Foundations of Islam

Islam is often seen as centred on Muhammad, the Qur’an, and Mecca. This account questions the historical evidence for Mecca, highlighting its late appearance in sources, absence from early maps and records, and inconsistencies with traditional descriptions. It argues that Mecca’s role and existence in Muhammad’s time are insufficiently evidenced, raising critical questions about established historical narratives.

Which side is Norway on—the mullah regime’s or the Iranian people’s?

Iranians dread one outcome more than bombs from Israel or the US: the regime surviving the crisis. Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre takes the opposing view: “War is not the path to democratization. Escalation is dangerous

The year we danced at funerals – a Nowruz for the history books

The Persian New Year is called Nowruz. And it means “a new day!” A celebration that has lived through history. It began long before religions and ideologies took hold. At the vernal equinox, when the light returns and nature awakens. For thousands of years, Iranians have gathered around this day. Through empires, invasions, and shifting […]

Did Muhammad exist?

Muhammad is regarded by Muslims as the last and greatest prophet. According to Islamic sources, he was born in Mecca around the year 570 and died in 632. He is considered a perfect, timeless model for Muslims throughout the world. According to Islamic belief, he received the Koran as God’s final revelation between 610 […]

From self-rule to foreign power: The decision that changed Norway

5 December 2023 marks a turning point in Norway’s democratic history. With a strong majority, the Storting approved an amendment to Section 2 of the EEA Act, effectively limiting national discretion. – All major parties backed the measure, with only Rødt and a handful of dissenters voting against.

Political theatre on borrowed time: The truth about the power struggle in Brussels

Through the EEA Agreement and the successive EU energy packages, Norway has subjected itself to a legal regime governed by three uncompromising principles: the duty of loyalty, the principle of primacy, and the requirement of a uniform internal market. Once a country accepts one energy package, the next follows automatically. The design of the energy market is built for ever-deeper integration, not for national self-determination or independence.

Iran’s ‘absent Supreme Leader’ Mojtaba Khamenei

Mojtaba Khamenei’s assumption of power in Iran will not lead to moderation. He is associated with the hard faction of Iran’s power elite, the circles within the Revolutionary Guard that supported the former commander Qasem Soleimani, the man who built up the IRGC’s network of militias and proxy forces in the Middle East and the wider world.

The blood of 50,000 people became the Mullahs’ historic turning point

Norway continues to cultivate contact with the mullahs even after the outbreak of war. But dialogue presupposes a legitimate counterpart. Is a counterpart that kills tens of thousands of civilians legitimate? Who do you negotiate with when Tehran’s power base is crumbling?

NRK and anti-Jewish hatred in Norway

Could it be that NRK, through its selection and presentation of material from the Middle East, has played a role in our becoming one of the most anti-Jewish countries in Europe? Let us take a closer look at how the state broadcaster has covered Israel over the past two or three years. It has been blow upon blow against the Jewish state.

Norwegian diplomacy places the mullahs’ “international law” above the rights of the Iranian people

That an Islamist terrorist regime is primarily described as a victim of breaches of international law is, to put it mildly, a political displacement. It elevates the principle of the regime’s sovereignty above the freedom of those living under the terrorist regime.