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Icelandic Right Wingers Invite Islamophobe To Speak At Harpa
Douglas Murray is slated to give a talk at Harpa Concert Hall, drawing considerable criticism and calls for Harpa to cancel the event. Murray is an author whose most recent book, The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam, has garnered considerable…
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Nazis In Iceland Sending Unsolicited Text Messages For Support
A 17-year-old Icelandic boy was startled and disturbed when he received unsolicited text messages from the neo-Nazi group Nordic Resistance Movement (NRM), which appears to be mass text messages seeking new members. The group has had a special interest in Iceland for…
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Far-Right Islamophobe Cancels Trip To Iceland
English Defence League co-founder Tommy Robinson, who was scheduled to give a lecture today in Iceland, will not be coming after all. Organisers have therefore cancelled the event. Vakur, a self-described “organisation of European culture”, had invited British far-right activist Tommy Robinson…
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Bjartmar Does Spencer: Merchant of Fear
“He cannot take any pictures of the guests. He needs to stay there with the rest of the photographers,” said Valdimar Jóhannson, one of the coordinators of the event held earlier this month at the Grand Hotel, as he held my upper…
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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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Robert Spencer Apparently “Spiked” With Ecstasy While In Iceland
Writer and JihadWatch blogger Robert Spencer claimed he was poisoned during his visit to Iceland, and a medical report shows there was MDMA and amphetamine in his system. DV were first to publish the medical report itself, in the wake of Robert…
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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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Known Islamophobe To Hold Conference At Grand Hotel, Protest Likely
Vakur, a group claiming to be dedicated to “European culture” but seem to be more about Islamophobia and general hatred of foreigners, announced that they are hosting an event at Grand Hótel called “Everything you wanted to know about Islam but were…
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Am I Just Wrong? Myths About Asylum Seekers & Refugees, Debunked
For every story we at Grapevine run about asylum seekers and refugees in Iceland, it seems there will almost always be a small but loud contingent of commenters who seem to think people fleeing war zones are a threat to Icelandic society.…
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Neo-Nazis Reportedly Threaten Icelandic Muslim
Two men reportedly confronted and threatened former Muslim Society of Iceland chairperson Salmann Tamimi in Kópavogur yesterday, and he has refused to remain silent about the incident. Salmann took to Facebook to describe the events that transpired, which he called “a frightening…
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Bookstores Hide Book About Hatred Against Muslims
A former MP known for his anti-immigrant stance has accused a major book store of censorship for not shelving a controversial book he translated. Former MP of the Liberal Party Magnús Þór Hafsteinsson recently translated the book Islam. Den 11. landeplage, by…
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The Clash Of Simplicity
Ever since the global economic meltdown, a vitriolic tide of populism has arisen around the world to ensnare and beguile people. Iceland, of course, is no exception. The rhetoric is the same everywhere: simplistic solutions are strewn along the campaign trails. We…
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Islamophobia Is Here!
I had been waiting for it to show up in Iceland for a long time—or, more accurately, dreading the inevitability of it. It already had a stronghold in Europe, and I knew it was only a matter of time. Then suddenly it…
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Security Theatre Comes To Iceland
After the tragic events which unfolded in Brussels last Tuesday, many European authorities have taken the opportunity to tap into growing xenophobic sentiment – in particular, against Muslims and refugees – to push their own policies forward. Iceland is, unfortunately, no exception…
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Hate Speech Charges To Be Filed Against Útvarp Saga
A school teacher intends to file hate speech charges against radio station Útvarp Saga, telling Grapevine they spread “propaganda day in and day out.” Gunnar Waage, a music and Spanish teacher of 10th grade students at Hólabrekkaskóli in Reykjavík, told Grapevine that…
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MP Slammed For Remarks About Asylum Seekers
An MP for the Independence Party has been harshly criticised by members of his own party for remarks he made about asylum seekers yesterday. As reported, Independence Party MP Ásmundur Friðriksson floated the idea in parliament yesterday that Iceland should consider beginning…
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Wants To “Consider” Turning Asylum Seekers Away At Border
An Independence Party MP is once again calling for executive measures to be taken against foreigners in Iceland. Kjarninn reports that Independence Party MP Ásmundur Friðriksson, addressing parliament today, has put forward another open-ended question regarding curtailing the rights of foreigners in…
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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 question, which calls itself the Icelandic National Front, has so far only managed to form a Facebook group with just under 200…
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Professor Has Doubts Xenophobia Is On The Rise
A professor of political science believes that the danger of far-right political movements in Scandinavia are exaggerated, despite rising levels of support. RÚV spoke with Ólafur Þ. Harðarson, a professor of political science at the University of Iceland, about far-right political movements…
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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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Local & Famous Musicians Forbid Radio Station From Playing Their Songs
Local musicians have told a radio station that has been repeatedly accused of xenophobia that the station may no longer play their songs. Legendary Icelandic singer-songwriter Bubbi Morthens posted a public announcement directed at Útvarp Saga – a radio station that has…
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Anti-Refugee Folks: No Thanks, We Don’t Need Your “Warnings”
You may have noticed Iceland’s been making international headlines lately when it comes to refugees, and with good reason. Shortly after we reported that a grassroots movement had started here to pressure the government to bring in more refugees, the story spread…
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Martyrdom In Icelandic Politics
In the wake of Charlie Hebdo and the Copenhagen Shootings public discourse on the freedom of speech has risen considerably in Europe, not least in Iceland. This development is a good thing. We, as a nation, should be discussing freedom of speech – especially…