Shoaib Sultan (born 22 December 1973) is a Norwegian analyst and politician of
Pakistani descent.
In September 2011 Sultan was hired as an adviser with responsibility for mapping the extreme-right in Norway at the
Norwegian Centre Against Racism The Norwegian Centre Against Racism or Anti-Racism Centre (Norwegian: ; NCAR) is a non-governmental organization based in Oslo, Norway established in 1983. The organization’s main objective is to achieve a socially just society through the fight a ...
. From November 2010 to March 2011 he worked as Head of Secretariat of the Contact Committee for Immigrants and the Authorities, and served as the very first Secretary General of the
Islamic Council of Norway in the period 2007-2010, a council where he previously served as an elected secretary (2002–2005). Sultan has previously worked as information officer at the
European Council of Religious Leaders
European Council of Religious Leaders (ECRL) is a European interreligious council for cooperation between senior leaders of religious traditions represented in Europe (Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Zoroastrianism)). ...
.
During his tenure as the general secretary of the islamic council of Norway he was involved participating in and in discussing the role of religious dialogue in Norway, and has worked with issues of freedom of religion. He, together with
Olav Fykse Tveit, General Secretary Church of Norway Council on Ecumenical and International Relations, cosigned the Christian-Muslim joint declaration on religious freedom and freedom to choose ones religion They also signed on a joint Statement on Violence in the Family and in Close Relationships. Sultan has been an active voice talking against extremism and condemning terror and promoting tolerance and dialogue. He has also participated in discussion in the wake of a rapewave in Oslo in 2011.
Sultan has been active in the debate about right-wing extremism and the contra-jihad movement since before his position with the Norwegian Centre against Racism, especially after the
2011 Norway attacks
The 2011 Norway attacks, referred to in Norway as 22 July ( no, 22. juli) or as 22/7, were two domestic terrorist attacks by neo-Nazi Anders Behring Breivik against the government, the civilian population, and a Workers' Youth League (AUF) ...
, and has written articles on the topic in Norwegian and foreign press.
He writes regular columns for
Klassekampen and
Aftenposten, and is a prolific writer publishing articles, opinions and analysis in a number of different newspapers and journals. Despite having left the Islamic Council of Norway, Sultan is an often used commentator and analyst in Norwegian media with regards to questions that deal with
multiculturalism and
islam in Norway, and religious dialogue.
Sultan is a member of the life stance policy commission, working on creating a comprehensive life stance policy.
Sultan is a member of the
Green Party of Norway and stood for the
Norwegian municipal elections in Oslo in 2011. Sultan was the third candidate on the parties list after the two spokespersons
Harald August Nissen
Harald or Haraldr is the Old Norse form of the given name Harold. It may refer to:
Medieval Kings of Denmark
* Harald Bluetooth (935–985/986)
Kings of Norway
* Harald Fairhair (c. 850–c. 933)
* Harald Greycloak (died 970)
* Harald Hardrad ...
and
Hanna E. Marcussen. The Party secured one position, making Shoaib a deputy for the seat. The elections were seen as the breakthrough for the Green Party of Norway.
Education
Sultan went to high school at Nes high school in Ã…rnes.
He has a bachelor's degree in political science from
Colorado State University
Colorado State University (Colorado State or CSU) is a public land-grant research university in Fort Collins, Colorado. It is the flagship university of the Colorado State University System. Colorado State University is classified among "R1: ...
in
Colorado, United States . He also has an
MBA (Master of Business Administration) with the fields of finance and management from the same university.
Bibliography
* Essay (Norwegian) in a book about the Norwegian State Church: Muslimer i statskristendommens land, i Didrik Søderlind (red.): Farvel til statskirken? En debattbok om kirke og stat. Oslo: Humanist forlag 2005, s. 83-92
* Article Norwegian) in a journal about Norwegian media and Muslims: Mediene hetser norske muslimer (Samtiden 01, 2006)
* Essay (Norwegian) in a book about the Norwegian State Church: Staten, kirken og muslimene i Njål Høstmælingen, Tore Lindholm og Ingvill T. Plesner (red.): Stat, kirke og menneskerettigheter. Oslo: Abstrakt forlag 2006, s. 140-153.
* Article in a journal about rightwing extremism not picked up by media because of overfocus on islam and Muslims (With
Øyvind Strømmen __NOTOC__
Øyvind Strømmen is a Norwegian author, translator and freelance journalist. He is known for his books on rightwing extremism and many contributions in Norwegian social- and mainstream media.
After the dual terrorist attacks in Norway ...
): De usynlige terroristene (Samtiden 02, 2007)
* Article (Norwegian) in journal about islamic humanism: Den islamske humanismen - utopi eller fakta? (Kirke og kultur 02, 2007)
''Muslims in Britain - 2007''''Report for the European Council of Religious Leaders meeting in Birmingham - 2007''
* Article (Norwegian) analysing a movie about Muslims in Norway
Dokumentar uten dokumentasjon
(Minerva: 14.12, 2010)
The Muslims of Norway
(Foreign Affairs: 27.07, 2011)
Report on rightwing extremism in Norway ''Høyreekstremisme i Norge'']
''rapport''
fra Antirasistisk Senter, 2012)
References
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1973 births
Living people
Norwegian Muslims
Green Party (Norway) politicians
Politicians from Oslo
Norwegian people of Pakistani descent