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...writings are "apologetic literature" for a brand of Islam more radical than her own. She ventured into Oslo's Muslim community, and the believers, most of them Pakistani, embraced her. "I asked questions, they gave answers," she says. "They even gave me keys to their flats. It was strange. Norwegians are more distant." Now an associate professor of migration and ethnic relations at Sweden's Malmö University, Roald has seen attitudes toward her faith shift from indifference to begrudging tolerance mixed with mostly quiet disdain. "Scandinavians want to be inclusive, but it's difficult," she says, especially after Sept...
...required to join the service after finishing high school. They can complete the entirety of their service in 12 months, or serve just six months and then return once a week until they are 44. Klokk, now 22, chose the former, and had his hopes set on the Norwegian Special Forces, an elite unit for which 1,000 young men applied. Unfortunately, with only 49 other candidates and four days remaining in the selection process, Klokk broke his ankle and had to resign himself to serving in the Infantry...
...today--making it more difficult for operators to adopt more expensive, eco-friendly methods. About 75% of salmon-farming firms are relatively small and privately held and don't make their finances public. The large, publicly held companies in the business--including Dutch food producer Nutreco Holdings NV and Norwegian seafood giants Fjord Seafood ASA, Stolt Sea Farm and Pan Fish ASA--are feeling the pinch. Pan Fish recently reported a quarterly operating loss of $18.5 million...
...Norsk Folkemuseum The cultural history museum has exhibits on Norwegian arts and traditions as well as 150 buildings, including a 13th century stave church, moved from across the country and painstakingly rebuilt in Bygdøy, a 10-minute ferry ride from central Oslo. Museumsveien...
...creator of the Scream pictures - the ubiquitous paintings and lithographs, not the ubiquitous teen-horror flicks. Go. The world's largest Munch collection includes the disturbing, darker-than-melancholy images usually identified with the artist, as well as more lyrical works featuring sea scenes and forests - his escapes. Norwegians need nature - one friend told me that "people in Oslo only like it because of the parts that make them feel like they're not in the city" - so green space takes up acres of Oslo's land. Across the road from the Munch Museum are the University of Oslo...