Most Norwegians against child wedding a Muslim
Two-thirds of Norwegians would not be happy if their child decided to marry a Muslim, revealed the Directorate of Integration and Diversity (IMDI). Th...
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Icelandic film ‘Rams’ awarded at Cannes Film Festival
Icelandic movie Rams picked up the Un Certain Regard award at the Cannes Film Festival, with former documentary maker Grimur Hakonarson collecting the...
Oslo receives world’s biggest elk statue
The biggest elk structure in the world has arrived in the Norwegian capital Oslo, with the 10-metre-tall animal 30cm higher than its Canadian counterp...
Venice authorities shut down ‘non-artistic’ Icelandic mosque
Authorities in Venice have closed down a working mosque erected in an unused church as Iceland’s contribution to an art fair on the grounds that it wa...
Icelandic artist uses penis to paint portraits
An Icelandic artist has come up with a bizarre way to paint portraits – he uses his penis as a substitute for the more traditional brush. Axel V...
Reykjavik Arts Festival 2015 underway
The 29th Reykjavik Arts Festival kicked off on 13 May, with this year’s edition being entitled First Part and focused on women’s creativity. Dance gro...
Plus-Size US model bares all for Icelandic magazine
Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Ashley Graham has posed nude alongside other models for Glamour Iceland magazine. The issue, which went on sale on 8...
Iceland’s ‘The Mosque’ enters Venice Biennale
An installation called ‘The Mosque’ is Iceland’s entrant to the 56th Venice Biennale, which will take place in a 10th century monument in the pictures...