First Miss Headscarf contest in Denmark
On Tuesday, an Iraqi-born student was named the winner of Denmark’s Miss Headscarf 2008. According to AFP, an 18-year-old won the controversial prize....
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Actavis helps disabled in Bulgaria
Actavis, a generic drugs manufacturer based in Iceland, has completed the latest project in its campaign to make some of Bulgaria’s most important spi...
Historic day for Norway’s gay community
Next month’s equality bill has a stronger chance of being passed after it was backed recently by two opposition parties in Norway. The parties support...
Elvis is a little girl from Sweden
Sweden’s interesting naming laws have come into the spotlight again, as the country’s tax bureau has decreed that a five-month-old Stockholm girl is n...
Bangladeshi author seeks refuge in Uppsala
Taslima Nasreen, a controversial author from Bangladesh, has been offered refuge in Uppsala, Sweden. According to reports in The Local, Nasreen has be...
Free Bjork and Sigur Ros Concert in Iceland
Iceland’s two most popular musical exports are teaming up for a free outdoor concert in Iceland on Saturday 28th June. The concert will feature ...
Danish embassy bombing because of cartoons?
Monday’s bombing of the Danish embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan may have been a reaction to the Mohammed cartoons published in Danish newspapers. Last y...
Swedish feminist swears at cappella group
Last Friday, Lund University held a formal dinner in honour of newly awarded PhDs. According to reports in The Local, the dinner was interrupted by a ...