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Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Holds Peace Symposium In Reykjavik
The Ahmadyya Muslim community of Iceland held the 3rd National Peace Symposium in downtown Reykjavík yesterday evening. The event was mainly intended to be a forum of discussion on peace and leadership. At a moment where rampant Islamophobia and xenophobia continues seeping…
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Icelandic Imam Speaks Up Against Circumcision Ban
The debate about the controversial circumcision ban has by now expanded beyond national territories, and while the Jewish population has certainly expressed their concerns, much less space has been given to the opinions of local Muslims. Circumcision is a practice essential to…
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Monday News Edit: What Are Icelanders Talking About?
Another week, another Monday. While the weekend was meteorologically quiet, it was not void of interesting events that kept us tied to our phone screens as if under a spell. Besides a particularly lively couple of days in Grimsey, where the population has…
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Islamic Tourists Under Fire For Rejecting Female Bus Driver
A group of Islamic tourists have been under the spotlight this week for refusing to be driven by a female bus driver on a sightseeing tour through the countryside, reports visir.is. The driver, who prefers to remain anonymous, had already driven the…
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Robert Spencer’s Head Of Security Issues Warning To Icelanders
Christine Williams, who recently accompanied our newest favourite person, Robert Spencer, to Iceland has issued a warning to all Icelanders about the immediate peril posed to the country by Islam. Williams, who was Spencer’s head of security during his visit, urges Icelanders to…
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Islamophobe Robert Spencer Claims Young Leftist Poisoned Him
Robert Spencer, who last week gave a lecture on the endless dangers of Islam, claims he was poisoned by “a young Icelandic Leftist.” On the online right-wing political website FrontPage Magazine, Spencer wrote of an encounter he had with two men who…
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“Protect Human Rights” Gathering To Coincide With Robert Spencer Lecture
Icelanders are planning to gather peaceably at Grand Hotel next Thursday, at the same time and place that Robert Spencer will be holding a lecture about the supposed dangers of Islam. The event in question, “Protect Human Rights”, is meant to serve…
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Icelanders Told Bible Verses Are From Koran, Hilarity Ensues
Taking a cue from similar experiments abroad, one Icelander tested just how well people know the Bible. Vísir reports that Bjartmar Þeyr Alexandersson stopped people on the street, quoting verses at them that he said were from the Koran, asking Icelanders what…
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Church Offers Prayer Space For Evicted Muslims
The Muslims recently evicted from a disputed property now have a place to pray for Ramadan – the Free Church of Reykjavík. As the the Islamic Cultural Center of Iceland (ICCI) recently lost their house of prayer and social functions shortly before…
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Iceland After The Paris Attacks: Fear And Opportunity
Icelandic government officials were quick to respond to last Friday’s deadly attacks in Paris, but not just in the sense of expressing sympathy and condolences. The following Monday, Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, Minister of the Interior Ólöf Nordal, and Chief of…
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Both Of Iceland’s Major Muslim Organisations Condemn Paris Attacks
Both of Iceland’s major Muslim organisations have condemned last Friday’s attacks in Paris. Meanwhile, police and the Interior Ministry, which presides over the police, appear to disagree on whether the threat of terrorism in Iceland has increased. In the wake of the…
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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 church in the heart of Venice. The issues surrounding the installation have varied from security risk to religious clashing to building permits…
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Need To Be “Confirmed” Muslim To Wear Hijab In Passport Photo
Muslim women in Iceland need to show “proof” of their faith in order to be able to wear a hijab in a passport photo. The head of the Muslim Society in Iceland called the regulation “terribly funny”. Vísir reports that a Muslim…
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City Council Person: I Should Have Googled Better
The Progressive Party City Council Person, Sveinbjörg Birna Sveinbjörnsdóttir, admitted on Kastljós last night that appointing PEGIDA Supporter, Gústaf Níelsson, as vice-member of the Reykjavík Human Rights Council had been a mistake. The appointment was later withdrawn but even so Sveinbjörg said…
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Icelandic Muslims Experience Growing Prejudice
Icelandic Muslims have experienced stronger prejudices against them after the terrorist attack against in Paris earlier this month, according to speakers at a symposium on the situation of Muslims in Icelandic society held on Saturday. This was reported by RÚV and Kvennablaðið,…
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Talking About Islam Is Boring
Frankly, the very prospect of commenting on the Islam debate to me seems incredibly fruitless and boring, but my level of frustration with having to hear about Islam in general day after day in media is, I believe, enough of a reason…
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To “Just Want A Discussion” About Islam
If you’ve been following the news in Iceland over the past few days, or even if you’ve just passed through Facebook, you’ve probably seen the storm that erupted over Independence Party MP Ásmundur Friðriksson “just asking” if we should maybe investigate all…
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The Barbaric Attack On Charlie Hebdo Has Nothing In Common With Islam
Wednesday’s brazen attack in the offices of French magazine Charlie Hebdo has left many people the world over shocked, saddened and grieved. As the smoke cleared and we learned that twelve people were killed at the hands of individuals wearing commando uniforms…
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MP Wants To Investigate Nation’s Muslims
An MP for the Independence Party has written that he would like for there to be an investigation into Icelandic muslims, to determine whether any of them attended terrorist training camps, reports Vísir. “Has the background of the 1.500 muslims that live in Iceland…
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Humanist Receives Death Threats From Islamophobes
This Saturday, Siðmennt, the Icelandic Ethical Humanist Association, held a symposium titled “Need We Fear Islam?”. Sigurður Hólm Gunnarsson, ergotherapist and member of the association, was among the speakers. Writing at skodun.is, Sigurður Hólm says that he answered the question “both yes…
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No Connection Between Muslims And Violence Against Women
An Icelandic criminologist says she has not been able to find any connection between the percentage of Muslims in a country and levels of violence against women there. Rather, education and gender equality are what have a direct effect on the matter.…
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Former Muslim Society Chair: Mosque Poll “Pointless”
The former chairperson of the Muslim Society of Iceland called a recent poll on whether a mosque should be allowed in Iceland “pointless”, as human rights are not up for debate. “Personally, I find these kind of polls pointless,” former Muslim Society…
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About 42% Against Mosque In Iceland
42.4% of respondents to a poll from Market and Media Research (MMR) say they are against The Muslim Society building a mosque in Iceland. According to the poll, respondents were asked how supportive or against different houses of worship they were. 42.4%…