OSLO (Reuters) - More than 1000 Muslims formed a human shield around Oslo's synagogue on Saturday, offering symbolic protection for the city's Jewish community and condemning an attack on a synagogue in neighboring Denmark last weekend.
Chanting "No to anti-Semitism, no to Islamophobia," Norway's Muslims formed what they called a ring of peace a week after Omar Abdel Hamid El-Hussein, a Danish-born son of Palestinian immigrants, killed two people at a synagogue and an event promoting free speech in Copenhagen last weekend.
"Humanity is one and we are here to demonstrate that," Zeeshan Abdullah, one of the protest's organizers told a crowd of Muslim immigrants and ethnic Norwegians who filled the small street around Oslo's only functioning synagogue.
"There are many more peace mongers than warmongers," Abdullah said as organizers and Jewish community leaders stood side by side. "There’s still hope for humanity, for peace and love, across religious differences and backgrounds."
Norway's Jewish community is one of Europe's smallest, numbering around 1000, and the Muslim population, which has been growing steadily through immigration, is 150,000 to 200,000. Norway has a population of about 5.2 million.
The debate over immigration in the country came to the forefront in 2011 when Anders Behring Breivik killed 77 people and accused the government and the then-ruling Labour party of facilitating Muslim immigration and adulterating pure Norwegian blood.
Support for immigration has been rising steadily since those attacks, however, and an opinion poll late last year found that 77 percent of people thought immigrants made an important contribution to Norwegian society.
(Reporting by Balazs Koranyi; Editing by Pravin Char and Stephen Powell)
Re: Norway's Muslims form protective human ring around synagogue
format_quote Originally Posted by Karl
Zionist Muslims...that's a new one.
Don´t mix two different things together - not all Jews are Zionists neither other people, including muslims, whose respect and are ready to protect humanity, peace and human rights.
Re: Norway's Muslims form protective human ring around synagogue
We should remember that we all are in the same boat. Our duty, who ever we are or to what group we belong, is protect those whose need protection and speak or act against any kind of hate and racism.
Re: Norway's Muslims form protective human ring around synagogue
format_quote Originally Posted by sister herb
We should remember that we all are in the same boat. Our duty, who ever we are or to what group we belong, is protect those whose need protection and speak or act against any kind of hate and racism.
Re: Norway's Muslims form protective human ring around synagogue
format_quote Originally Posted by Karl
Zionist Muslims...that's a new one.
Although only in very small amount I've ever gave donation a health clinic in Israel that give free health service for people. Okay Karl, you can call me Zionist Muslim for this. But I did that because I always believe that Jews are human too, like me.
I am ready to help Jews again when they do good deeds, and I hope Jews will help Muslims too in doing good deeds. Helping each other in good deeds, this is what Muslims and Jews must do. In Shaa Allah, then the world will be more peaceful.
Re: Norway's Muslims form protective human ring around synagogue
Well the Jews and Muslims are seen as invaders to the northern peoples, unless the Muslim is Norse that is. Lets say the Norse people started immigrating to Somalia, would that be tolerated by the locals? Lefty liberals may invite other races into a their country but the silent majority just sit and wait for the wind to change. My advise is to go where you are many and strong because it is a lot safer. If there is a nationalist uprising and a minority race fights against it, that is like throwing fuel on the fire. A chain reaction where the Jews, Muslims, Gypsies or whatever will be crushed.
The center of Helsinki was held in the morning of friendship within the Muslim, Christian and Jewish States. These three religious representatives went hand in hand with three shrine in joining the route.
Finnish Islamic Association Mosque, the Old Lutheran Church and the Jewish Synagogue located in the center of Helsinki, within walking distance of each other.
Three sanctuary joining the route of the walk is a sign of friendship and the desire to promote peace and security in Finland, Europe and the world.
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