Religion is personal say Finnish church-goers
Despite a few more pews being filled over Easter weekend, expressions of religion remain a private matter for Finnish people.
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Reykjavik Arts Festival in Iceland celebrates 40th anniversary
The annual Reykjavik Arts Festival (Listahátið) is this year celebrating its 40th anniversary. The 2010 festival will include over 60 events that repr...
Swedish ‘hate cleric’ withdrawn from Muslim youth conference
Controversial Swedish ‘hate cleric’, Abdullah Hakim Quick, did not speak at the Easter weekend conference of young Swedish Muslims after his invitatio...
The View from Here, No. 3
The third in a regular series of columns by Chay Lemoine: Chay’s interview with author Christina Sunley, whose debut novel The Tricking of Freya...
Swedish flag burnt by Malaysian demonstrators
The flag outside the Swedish embassy in Malaysia was set on fire last week in a protest against newspaper caricatures of the Muslim Prophet Mohammad.
Blues legend Super Chikan plays Reykjavik Blues Festival in Iceland
Iceland’s annual Blues Festival (Blúshátið í Reykjavík) kicks off its three night concert series this evening, hosting the biggest headlining artists ...
Swedish Minister wants prostituion users to be named and shamed
Beatrice Ask, the Swedish justice minister, has suggested that families be informed in situations where fathers or husbands are suspected of purchasin...
Erro Portraits – Women from North Africa
Women from North Africa is a new thematic exhibition built on the concept of the ongoing exhibition Erro – Portraits.