Norwegian government launches fast-track panel to explore ban on boarding Quran schools
The Norwegian cabinet has created a rapid-response working group to assess whether boarding Quran schools can be prohibited, six years after parliament first raised the issue.
Six years after the Storting called for a ban on Quran schools that offer overnight accommodation, the government has set up a fast-track task force to examine the feasibility of such a prohibition. The move follows public debate sparked by a teenage girl named Aylin, who left a full-time Quran school in Mjøndalen to escape a tightly controlled upbringing. Officials aim to determine legal and practical steps needed for a ban. The initiative reflects growing scrutiny of religious education models that include residential components.
Why it matters
It could reshape how religious education with residential components is regulated in Norway.
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