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The number of converted Muslims in Norway increased to at least 3,000 in recent years, a researcher at Oslo University\u2019s Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages said.<\/p>\n

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The number of converted Muslims in Norway increased to at least 3,000 in recent years, a researcher at Oslo University\u2019s Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages said.<\/h4>\n

Norway\u2019s leading Verdens Gang newspaper reported on Sunday that the number of Norwegians choosing to become Muslim since 1990s has increased.<\/h4>\n

The report said the number of converted Muslims in the country during 1990s were around 500 while this number has reached around 3,000 in the recent years.<\/h4>\n

Noting that previously Norwegian women used to convert to Islam as a result of marrying Muslim men, Vogt said: \u201cThis trend has now changed drastically. Now, women are choosing Islam after reading and researching about Islam.\u201d<\/h4>\n

Monica Salmouk, a converted Muslim, told the newspaper that she chose Islam 4 years ago after researching and reading number of books about the religion, Anadolu Agency reported.<\/h4>\n

Salmouk said she visited the Islamic Cultural Center (ICC) mosque in Greenland, Oslo and chose to adopt Islam as her religion.<\/h4>\n

Solva Nabila Sexelin, a 42-year old Norwegian, also said she decided to convert to Islam after being inspired by the Muslim asylum seekers which she has been helping out.<\/h4>\n

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