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As of 2020, the number of Muslims living in Norway was 182,607 (3.4% of the total population). [2] [3] [4] The majority of Muslims in Norway are Sunni, with a significant Shia minority. 55 percent of Muslims in the country live in Oslo and Viken. The vast majority of Muslims have an immigrant background, and very few ethnic Norwegians are Muslim.
Islam is the largest non-Christian religion in Norway with about 3.4% of the population officially (about 182,000 people in 2019) and has increased by 29.6% since 2014. [4] In 2006, 56% lived in the counties of Oslo and Akershus . [ 22 ]
Islamophobia in Norway refers to the set of discourses, behaviours and structures which express feelings of anxiety, fear, hostility and rejection towards Islam and/or Muslims in Norway. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Islamophobia can manifest itself through discrimination in the workforce, negative coverage in the media, and violence against Muslims.
Catholics and Muslims generally have greater representation in cities than in rural areas. Muslims are located throughout the country, with the population concentrated in the Oslo region. Many recent immigrants from Muslim majority countries still reside in asylum reception centers.
First mosque in Scandinavia, financed solely by the female members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Hamad Bin Khalifa Civilisation Center: Copenhagen 19 June 2014 [1] S Second purpose-built mosque in Denmark, part of the Hamad Bin Khalifa Civilisation Center, financed by the former Emir of Qatar. Imam Ali Mosque: Copenhagen
South Asia has the largest population of Muslims in the world, with about one-third of all Muslims being from South Asia. [22] [23] [24] Islam is the dominant religion in the Maldives, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. India is the country with the largest Muslim population outside Muslim-majority countries with more than 200 million ...
A comprehensive list of discriminatory acts against American Muslims might be impossible, but The Huffington Post wants to document this deplorable wave of hate using news reports and firsthand accounts.
Stop Islamisation of Norway (Norwegian: Stopp islamiseringen av Norge, SIAN) is a Norwegian anti-Muslim [1] [2] [3] group that was originally established in 2000. Its stated aim is to work against Islam, which it defines as a totalitarian political ideology that violates the Norwegian Constitution as well as democratic and human values. [4]