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Grapevine’s Best Of Reykjavík 2016: Best Pool
Reykjavík is a relatively small city, but even so, sometimes you need a bit of local advice to find what…
Solidarity Demonstration In Support Of Refugees; Against Nationalists
A demonstration will be held today in front of parliament to show support for refugees and asylum seekers, in Iceland…
Pirates Looking Into “Election Pokéstops”
The Pirate Party is looking into the idea of setting up “election Pokéstops” to attract more young people to take…
Icelanders Work Longer Hours Than Other Nordic People
Icelanders work as many or more hours per week than other Nordic people, but shortening fulltime hours at some workplaces…
Reykjavík’s Shortened Work Week Experiment Yields Positive Results
A year-long experiment with shorter work weeks at select Reykjavík City workplaces has shown encouraging results. Vísir reports that at…
Islamophobia Is Here!
by Guðrún Margrét Guðmundsdóttir and Andie Sophia Fontaine
I had been waiting for it to show up in Iceland for a long time—or, more accurately, dreading the inevitability…
Racist, Nationalist Political Party Attempted
A right wing party emphasising monoculturalism and Islamophobia is trying to get off the ground in Iceland. The party in…
How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Garbageman
by Ciarán Daly
Being an anarchist can be a thoroughly depressing exercise. On the one hand, your principles yearn for a perfect world—a…
4 Out Of 5 Immigrants Did Not Vote In Last Municipal Elections
Only about 20% of immigrants who could vote in 2014 did so, data from Statistics Iceland shows, but voter participation…
Pirate Party Largest In Reykjavík
A new Gallup poll shows the Pirate Party has the most support of any party in Reykjavík City Hall, reflecting…
Life Imitating Art: Iceland’s “Mosque” Installation In Venice
On Friday May 22, Venetian police closed Iceland’s contribution to the Venice Biennale, a functioning mosque installed in a deconsecrated…
What Can The Recent British Elections Teach Us About Icelandic Politics?
Two things of note happened in the United Kingdom on May 7. One of them, as you may have heard,…
Is The Future Bright For Iceland’s Bright Future Party?
It’s a chilly winter afternoon when I check into the front desk of the parliament building in downtown Reykjavík. After…
Saudis To Donate To Mosque Build, News To Icelandic Muslims
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has pledged 135.5 million ISK to the construction of the Icelandic mosque, reports RÚV. The…
Islamophobia In Iceland: Dog Whistle Politics And Outright Xenophobia
Flirting with the hater contingentThe last few weeks have seen a major outbreak of Islamophobia in Iceland. Following the attacks…
May Stop Free Plots For Religious Groups
The Interior Minister has said that it is possible her ministry will examine whether or not to continue to give…
Electronic Ballots Could Increase Voter Turn-Out
New research shows that offering the option of electronic ballots could increase voter participation. RÚV reports that research conducted by…
Iceland Gears Up For 100th Anniversary Of Women’s Vote
It has been 99 years since women gained the right to vote in Iceland and celebratory plans are already underway,…
Bloody Young People Don’t Vote!
No, seriously folks, we have the data to prove itIt is an age-honoured tradition to blame young people for things…
Reykjavík, Meet Your New Mayor
We dropped in to say hi to Dagur B.Dagur B. Eggertsson has some big shoes to fill. His predecessor, Jón…
Dominique Believes
The constant outsider reflects, by requestDominique Lameule is a self-confessed, bona-fide Icelandophile. The 38-year-old Frenchman-slash-German has travelled to Iceland at…