Oslo mosque witness hundreds gathering to form "Peace Ring"

Rasa - Hundreds of people gathered around the Central Jamaat-e-Ahl-E Sunnat mosque in Oslo to show solidarity and respect for their Muslim compatriots.

News ID: 2187

Date: 01 March 2015 - 14:23

RNA - Hundreds gathered around the Central Jamaat-E Sunnat mosque in Oslo on Saturday to participate in and support a human peace ring to show solidarity and respect for their Muslim brothers and sisters.

The action comes a week after hundreds of Muslims had formed a human-linked chain outside a Synagogue in Oslo to show solidarity with the Jewish community in the aftermath of attacks.

The event was held to offer a symbolic “thank you” to Muslims and to express solidarity for forming a “peace circle” around an Oslo synagogue last weekend.

According to HuffPost’s Ryan Grenoble, on the Facebook page for the event, organizers had said they wanted the ring to be read as support of peace, tolerance and respect for Muslims, who they called "a vulnerable minority in Norwegian society.

“We want to stand shoulder to shoulder with our Muslim fellow citizens to show disgust towards increasing Muslim hate and xenophobia in society” the call for participants read.

The call adds: “We believe in and will highlight [the] human will to live together in peace and in [respect] for each other regardless of religion [and] ethnicity.”

The original chain that Muslims formed around an Oslo synagogue took place on Saturday, February 21. It came days after a brutal attack on a free speech event and a synagogue in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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