Author: Irina Domurath
They Are Not Leaving
More than 20.000 immigrants are currently living in Iceland. They enjoy the safety and serenity in this country, a rich…
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Pure Iceland?
Iceland is—against all common notions and expectations—not a very environmentally friendly country. In many ways, the environmental legislation does not…
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German Film Days Are Here!
Iceland’s first ever German movie festival, ‘German Film Days’, commenced at Bíó Paradís last Thursday, and will go on until…
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A Spectre Is Haunting Iceland
The “Magma-Deal” has caused fierce discussion, confusion and perplexion in the last months. Canadian-cum-Swedish company Magma Energy acquired shares in…
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The Blue Fox (Skuggabaldur)
In his 2003 novel, writer/poet Sjón takes the reader on to a journey to provincial Iceland of the 19th century…
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A Traveler’s Guide to Icelandic Folk Tales
While traveling around Iceland, tourists will often hear stories of Icelandic folk legends. In A Traveler’s Guide To Iceland, Jón…
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Angels of the Universe
This is the story of Paul. He was born in 1949, on the day that Iceland joined the NATO alliance….
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Dress Code Rvk: Cutie Pies, Etc. Run Amok
The way Icelanders dress is, let’s say, somehow different. Everyone seems to be more… fashionable than elsewhere. After some observation…
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Speechless By The Mountain
This short philosophical essay evokes the question of the existence of the human being and his relations to the outside…
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“Xenophobe’s guide to the Icelanders”
Here’s a book about the Icelander and his or her true self – told from the foreigner’s point of view….
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A Friendly Clash of Cultures
The Dalai Lama´s visit to the University of Iceland on June 2 revealed to me how different the Western and…
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Icelandic Banks: Sold to Party Friends
There has been a lot of talk lately about the privatization of the Icelandic banks at the dawn of the…
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Focus on Iceland
This travel book from 2008 is built around 600 photographs by Rafn Hafnfjörð, a well-established Icelandic photographer known for his…
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The Immediate Future Looks Pretty Grim
Economist Gylfi Magnússon warned against the dangers of the Icelandic economy before the crisis. He mans the post of Minister…