Norwegian Muslims Rally Against Islamic Militants

[Amonester]

Source: Associated Press

STOCKHOLM — Norway's prime minister and other politicians have joined Muslim leaders and thousands of other people for a demonstration in Oslo against radical Islamists.

Monday's rally was an initiative by young Norwegian Muslims who wanted to show a united front against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq and their sympathizers in Norway.

Mehtab Afshar, head of the Islamic Council in Norway, told the crowd: "They stand for terrorism, they stand for terror ... and we condemn that in the strongest terms."

A small radical group in Norway has expressed support for Islamic State militants, angering moderate Muslims in immigrant communities in the country.



Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2014/08/25/world/europe/ap-eu-norway-islamic-state-protest.html?ref=world

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Photo: AP - Some of the almost 5,000 protestors attending a demonstration against ISIS, in Oslo, Monday, Aug. 25, 2014. Different Muslim groups were behind the initiative which was attended by political and Muslim leaders. ISIS is an acronym for the Islamic State group.

[Comrade Grumpy]

1. Good on them. ISIS needs to be soundly repudiated (at the least).

[brentspeak]

2. Boot the radical ISIS-supporting group out of Norway

Good riddance to bad trash.

[pampango]

3. Immigrants are 15% of Norway's population - a higher percentage than the US.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_Norway

This type of demonstration from Norway's Muslims must really befuddle the folks in the Progress Party (the far-right there). Being anti-immigrant - particularly anti-Muslim immigrant - is what they are all about; well along with wanting to reduce government, for 'law-and-order', against foreign aid and the EU.

The Progress Party currently regards itself to be a "libertarian people's party", and its ideology to be libertarian ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progress_Party_(Norway)#Ideology

[indivisibleman]

4. wonderful news. n/t

[cosmicone]

5. This is refreshing

as more and more moderate muslims stand up to the looney fringe, better days are ahead for Islam.