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Controversial mosque planned boarding center to fight drugs and crime in Romsås
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Controversial mosque planned boarding center to fight drugs and crime in Romsås

From Aftenposten · () Norwegian

Translated from Norwegian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Oslo’s Islamic Cultural Centre proposed converting a commercial property in Romsås into a Quran school with imam training and boarding accommodation.
  • The religious community said a boarding school could help eliminate crime in the area.
  • The proposal comes amid reporting about teenagers living and sleeping in round-the-clock Quran schools in several Norwegian cities.

Oslo’s Islamic Cultural Centre wanted to turn a commercial property in Romsås into a Quran school with imam training and a boarding facility.

The religious community argued that a Quran school with residential accommodation could remove crime from the Oslo neighborhood. The proposal has drawn attention amid wider reporting that teenagers in several Norwegian cities attend and sleep at Quran schools that operate around the clock.

Aftenposten recently described life inside such mosques. In the newspaper’s series “The Imam’s Daughter,” a teenager identified as “Aylin” described a closed environment and a strictly regulated upbringing. She said the congregation controlled how she dressed and what she could do in her free time.

Aylin

— Teenager identified by AftenpostenThe pseudonym used in a series describing life in a closed and strictly regulated mosque environment.
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