Denmark offers best quality of life, Iceland ranks first with religious tolerance
According to a new research, released this week by the Social Progress Imperative, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Finland and Sweden “excel at meeting basi...
A dictionary for immigrants by young pioneers
Brothers Mohamed Kouwatli and Yossed Kouatli are working on a dictionary meant to help immigrants in Iceland and the local population better understan...
South of Forgiveness lecture excluded from Women of the World
London 2017 WOW – Women of the World festival celebrating the achievements of women and girls as well as looking at the obstacles they face acro...
#BeBoldForChange – International Women’s Day 2017
For International Women’s Day 2017 a new outreach has been made for people to exhilirate gender equality. #BeBoldForChange is a call “on the ma...
South of Forgiveness – Forgiving rape
IceNews recently reported on the book South of Forgiveness where rape victim and rapist co-author a book and travel the world, sharing the stage, for ...
One Billion Rising in Reykjavik Harpa – Dancing against the exploitation of women
Thousands of men, women and children are dancing in Harpa Concert Hall today in solidarity against the exploitation of women. UN Women in Iceland firs...
PISA global education survey shows Icelandic education lacking
Icelandic students have never measured poorer in all three areas of OECD’s PISA, global education survey. The 2015 survey found Iceland to be notably ...
Gender-Neutral Attitude at Icelandic Elementary School
Akurskóli, an elementary school in the Reykjanes peninsula, has taken innovative steps to move away from imposing gender binaries on students by remov...