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Tue: PEGIDA Supporter Appointed To Human Rights Council —Wed: Withdrawn
On Tuesday, the Progressive Party appointed PEGIDA supporter Gústaf Níelsson as vice-member of the Reykjavík Human Rights Council. Gústaf Níelsson is a registered member of the Independency Party, but has consistently expressed hostile views towards Muslims and gay marriage. The appointment met…
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For The Record
The Holocaust remains incomprehensible in its totality. The goose steps taken towards it, while horrendous on their own, can seem less other-wordly. The photograph accompanying this article is taken in Vienna in 1938. The women are put on display on a public…
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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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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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Ásmundur Willing To Have “A Meeting With Muslims”
Ásmundur Friðriksson, the member of Alþingi who last Saturday proposed, informally, via Facebook, that authorities should investigate the background of muslims in Iceland, in the light of the perceived threat of terrorism, has backtracked somewhat since. After receiving heavy criticism, also from…
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Independence Party Against Islamophobic “Idiocy”
On Tuesday, multiple prominent members of the Independency Party (IP) distanced themselves from their fellow-party member and member of Alþingi Ásmundur Friðriksson’s suggestion, that police should research the background of muslims in Iceland, for the sake of securing the country from terrorism.…
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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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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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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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Anti-Muslim Rhetoric Brings Gains To Progressives
The Progressive Party went from zero seats to two on Reykjavík city council last night, and a great deal of their success can be attributed to their mayoral candidate announcing her opposition to a mosque in Iceland one week before elections.Last night,…