https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Norway in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Norwegian Muslims have called on the country’s integration minister to step down after she said that immigrants should adapt to a culture of pork, alcohol and no face-veils. https://www.thelocal.no/20161020/muslims-call-for-norway-minister-to-resign-after-pork-post Thu, 20 Oct 2016 13:51:11 +0200 muslims-call-for-norway-minister-to-resign-after-pork-post Students at Finnsnes School in Troms will be allowed to take part in swimming lessons wearing full-body covering swimsuits - also known as burkinis. https://www.thelocal.no/20160714/school-in-troms-permits-burkini-in-swimming-classes Thu, 14 Jul 2016 13:48:00 +0200 school-in-troms-permits-burkini-in-swimming-classes A new report has found that Norway beats its neighbours on integration, with better results in education, employment and income. https://www.thelocal.no/20160407/norway-best-in-scandinavia-at-integration Thu, 07 Apr 2016 15:38:57 +0200 norway-best-in-scandinavia-at-integration A tight immigration policy and tougher requirements for those who come to Norway are important tools for avoiding radicalisation and parallel societies, Integration Minister Sylvi Listhaug said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.no/20160330/norways-integration-minister-we-cant-be-like-sweden Wed, 30 Mar 2016 19:01:27 +0200 norways-integration-minister-we-cant-be-like-sweden The Norwegian government’s package of 40 hard-line initiatives to curb asylum and immigration is facing resistance, forcing the integration minister to restart talks with the plan's critics. https://www.thelocal.no/20160217/norways-hardline-asylum-plans-face-resistance Wed, 17 Feb 2016 15:04:42 +0100 norways-hardline-asylum-plans-face-resistance An expert on Islam has suggested that Norwegians could improve integration by removing beer, wine and spirits from the Christmas party table. https://www.thelocal.no/20151201/norwegians-urged-to-drop-alcohol-for-foreigners-sake Tue, 01 Dec 2015 13:13:40 +0100 norwegians-urged-to-drop-alcohol-for-foreigners-sake Two thirds of Norwegians would react negatively if one of their children married a Muslim, according to the latest annual survey by Norway’s Directorate of Integration and Diversity (IMDI) https://www.thelocal.no/20150528/two-thirds-negative-to-child-marrying-a-muslim Fri, 29 May 2015 00:46:00 +0200 two-thirds-negative-to-child-marrying-a-muslim A Norwegian court said on Tuesday it has sentenced an Indian couple to prison for physically abusing their then six-year-old son in a case that has drawn widespread attention in India. https://www.thelocal.no/20121206/indian-couple-in-norway-for-abusing-son Thu, 06 Dec 2012 12:35:25 +0100 indian-couple-in-norway-for-abusing-son Norway’s right-wing populist Progress Party wants asylum seekers to show they’re serious about fitting in before they can be granted permanent residency. https://www.thelocal.no/20120620/immigrants-need-to-act-like-norwegians-progress-party Wed, 20 Jun 2012 14:12:00 +0200 immigrants-need-to-act-like-norwegians-progress-party Attitudes towards immigrants have softened slightly in the last two years, a new study shows, but almost half of Norwegians still see major room for improvement in the integration process. https://www.thelocal.no/20120607/half-of-norwegians-dont-want-more-immigrants Thu, 07 Jun 2012 16:00:00 +0200 half-of-norwegians-dont-want-more-immigrants A former Christian Democratic Party member of Oslo’s education committee has said he supports the segregation of “non-whites” from Norwegians in the capital’s schools. https://www.thelocal.no/20111125/church-official-in-support-of-segregation Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:48:17 +0100 church-official-in-support-of-segregation