Muslim leaders and politicians are stating their disappointment and displeasure at education officials' decision not to allow prayer rooms in the Norwegian capital’s schools.
The criticism comes following Conservative (H) city education councillor Torger Ødegaard’s about face in the matter, Thursday.
“I have related via the education directorate that establishing a separate prayer room in Oslo schools is out of the question. The school is an institution of knowledge, not a religious one,” he said, contradicting his earlier claim he is unable to micro-manage them. [The Foreigner] Read more
