H.R.H. Crown Prince Haakon Magnus visits Norwegian LGBTQ Muslim community

Salam, salaam, is Arabic and means peace, well-being. Salam is also the name of the voluntary organisation that Thee Yezen Al-Obaide founded in 2017 to promote an inclusive and safe environment for lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender people, and / or other non-gender norms with a Muslim background in Norway. Salam works to provide safe spaces for freedom of expression, tolerance, inclusion, belonging and friendship. Salam is a feminist and anti-racist organisation – according to the Norwegian LGBTQ magazine Blikk.

On the way out from the Salam visit, H.R.H. Crown Prince gave the Norwegian press the following statement :

«I think it is important that we are different and can live together in a good way. The work that is being done in Salam is of great importance to just this, and I think that is an important part of the liberal democracy we have».