Consider the numbers. It is estimated that there are between 40 and 50 “literally homeless” (people living on the street) in Iceland, with somewhere between 80 and 100 people in some form of near homelessness. Even if we look at these numbers…

The scene described is from Jehane Noujaim’s documentary Control Room, about the political problems Qatari news network Al-Jazeera faced covering the war in Iraq. One is left with the overall impression that contrary to the network’s image as an Al-Qaida propaganda machine,…

I voted for the independent anyway because generally speaking, I don’t think any vote is wasted in theory or in practice. There is of course the notion that voting your conscience is the foundation for democracy. There’s also the fact that after…

For some Icelanders, environmentalists represent a few sentimentalists who hang onto antiquated notions of preserving nature despite economic “realities.” Yet when Kárahnjúkar was first proposed in 2002, only 49% of Icelanders approved of the project, most of whom said that it would…

“The Cold War had a real effect on the mentalities of Icelanders about the dangers of the nuclear arms race and even with the Cold War over, the threat continues. The US was testing nuclear weapons as recently as last May and…

In Iceland, efforts towards intervention began years ago, culminating in the creation of the Icelandic-Palestinian Association in 1987. In a country where even the mass media has a bias against Israel, the potential for blanket generalisations of all Israelis, if not all…

While the history of Amnesty International in Iceland is a modest one, what they’ve been able to accomplish in this short time is nothing short of remarkable. Formally established on September 15, 1974 at the Nordic House, the initial membership – brought…