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Progressives Mock Muslims On Video
Reykjavík’s two Progressive councilpersons showed up at a student party uninvited and held forth in an incident captured on video. Vísir reports that last Friday night, political science and economics students from the University of Iceland were holding a party at Hverfisgata…
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The Media “Understands” The Progressives
A Progressive Party MP believes the party could have done a better job at handling anti-mosque rhetoric during municipal election season. In a recent interview with DV, Progressive Party MP Karl Garðarsson was candid about how his party campaigned during last May’s…
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Progressive Alternate MP Quits Party Over Mosque Issue
An alternate MP for the Progressive Party told Grapevine he is quitting the party altogether, largely due the party’s handling of statements made by Progressive candidates for Reykjavík city council that he calls “offensive to Muslims”. Þorsteinn Magnússon, once an alternate MP…
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Progressive Disavows Islamophobes
Progressive city councilperson Sveinbjörg Birna Sveinbjörnsdóttir says she will not fight against a mosque in Reykjavík, and that Islamophobes who voted for her “bet on the wrong horse”. “I find this really distressing,” Sveinbjörg told Rás 2 listeners yesterday morning, DV reports.…
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Progressives Shut Out Of City Committees
The ruling coalition of Reykjavík city council has decided not to invite the Progressives to take part in any of the city’s councils and committees, as the city council president does not believe the party is “suitable” for the jobs. Vísir reports…
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Bishop Of Iceland, Progressive Minister Disagree With Progressive Mayoral Candidate
A controversial statement made by a Progressive mayoral candidate about the possibility of a mosque in Iceland has prompted a slew of responses of disagreement, amongst them from the Bishop of Iceland and the Foreign Minister themselves.“It is a given that people…