Islam Net
| Formation | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Fahad Qureshi |
| Type | Nonprofit corporation |
| Legal status | Active |
| Purpose | Religious Organisation |
Official language | Norwegian, English |
Main organ | islamnet.no |
| Website | www |
Islam Net is a Salafi[1] Islamic organisation in Norway, founded by Pakistani-Norwegian engineering student Fahad Qureshi in 2008. It has local chapters in Oslo, Akershus, Tromsø and Bodø, and is initiating a fifth in Trondheim. By 2011, the organisation had more than 1,400 paying members, centred on students.[2] The organisation is under the surveillance of Norwegian Police Security Service (PST).[3]
Activities
In 2010, Islam Net set out a "missionary expedition" to Nordkapp, Finnmarksvidda and Hammerfest, in order to "spread the message of the prophet Muhammad" and solve misunderstandings about Islam.[2] Several Norwegians have converted to Islam at their meetings,[4] and it runs a school in Oslo for new converts to Islam.[5]
Islam Net has received support for this position by the Muslim Student Society (Muslimsk Studentsamfunn) and Young Muslim (Ung Muslim). In 2010, the Oslo University College denied Islam Net free use of its rooms due to their position on hosting such meetings, but they have gotten the permission back as they have held events there afterward.[6]
Islam Net student has not been allowed to register as a student association at the University of Oslo due to its gender segregated practices and attitudes towards others' religious beliefs and sexual orientation.[7]
On January 8, 2015, after the massacre of the Charlie Hebdo magazine in France, Qureshi, after condemning the attacks, tore apart a drawing from the magazine, stating that while Muslims do condemn the attacks, the magazine had abused freedom of speech to engage in the bullying and harassment of Muslims by mocking the Prophet Muhammad and depicting muslims and particularly Arab muslims in a racist manner.[8]
Islam Net has extensive advertising on Facebook that encourages muslims to donate for their cause.
Islam Net has been accused by Norwegian Muslim politicians Abid Q Raja and Akhtar Chaudhry, respectively, of taking Norway "into a dangerous direction" and "deliver[ing] extreme interpretations of Islam."[9]
References
- ^ Sindre Bangstad, ed. (6 July 2020). "Salafisme" [Salafism] (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
I Norge er både den såkalte Profetens Ummah og den muslimske ungdomsbevegelsen Islam Net tilhengere av ulike salafistiske retninger...I Norge ser man blant annet at muslimske bevegelser med salafistisk orientering, som Islam Net, etablert i 2008, har unngått å bruke begrepet om seg selv og i stedet ganske enkelt hevder å representere islam...I Norge er Profetens Ummah et uttrykk for salafi-jihadisme, mens den muslimske ungdomsbevegelsen Islam Net er uttrykk for en puritansk salafisme.
- ^ a b Tessem, Liv Berit (16 April 2011). "To kjønn, to køer". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- ^ "Islamic group sparks concerns". Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ Meland, Astrid (24 February 2010). "Her er Det Islamske Nettverket". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- ^ Johnsen, Nilas (10 June 2010). "- Rekrutterer etniske nordmenn til omstridt islam". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- ^ Stokke, Olga (19 November 2010). "IslamNet får støtte for kjønnsdeling". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- ^ "Islam Net nektes adgang ved Universitetet i Oslo" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 May 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Islam Net-leder rev i stykker Charlie Hebdo-tegning". Aftenposten (in Norwegian).
- ^ "Islamic group sparks concerns". Retrieved 1 May 2020.