Norwegians find life in Islam

In what is perceived as a rebellion against Norway liberal society

In what is perceived as a rebellion against Norway liberal society, a growing number of youth have been reverting to Islam, seeing it as offering a goal to their lives and showing guidelines and rules many of them miss in society.

Offering an insight into the Norwegian Muslim community, Aften posten newspaper launched a series of reports over the weekend about Islam in Norway.

According to researchers, the number of ethnic Norwegians who reverted to Islam increased from around 500 at the end of the 1990s to around 3,000 today.

Though still representing a tiny percentage of the Norwegian population, the growth rate was regarded as significant.

Norwegian Muslims are estimated at 150,000 out of the country’s 4.5 million population, mostly of Pakistan, Somali, Iraqi and Moroccan backgrounds.