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the Middle East and Africa over the last decade

Do not use Muslims as a breach in the immigration debate

"The Norwegian press does not want, can not and does not dare to write about facts," claimed sociologist and public debater Kjetil Rolness to Norwegian editors during the Norwegian Editors' Association ...
Linda Noor -

The real threat to the world

They march forward on what appears to be a victory, but no one seems to understand the real danger.
avnery@actcom.co.il -

A Nobel Peace Prize?

The Nobel Peace Prize this year awards ongoing peace work. The award should be understood as an encouragement to nonviolent progress in Tunisia's political development, rather than a prize for results achieved.
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The escape continues for many women

Many women may experience the escape as walking from the ashes to the fire. They were not safe where they were, but at least they knew them. During the escape, many are an easy prey for abusers. Many people also do not feel safe after coming to Norway.
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The Holocaust should get some rest

Are we serving to keep the wounds of the Holocaust open forever? asks Jewish historian Tony Judt.
Henning Næs -

Orientering October 2015

June 23, 1962: Arabs in Israel: We are beaten with both ends of the stick By Torild Skard The houses in the Arab villages in Israel are glued ...
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Barthes and the care of the human soul

The French essayist and theorist Roland Barthes would become 100 year by year. A look back at his writings calls for further thinking about interpersonal relationships and coexistence.
knut.stene-johansen@ilos.uio.no -

Rosa-jihadists

Why are more and more women traveling to IS?
Linda Noor -

Room for thoughts on Syria: art and culture in troubled times

Today, we are witnessing a fragmentation of the Syrian people whose voices are spread throughout the world. What happens then ...
ranai@ikos.uio.no -

US and Russia games on Syria

The US has long bombed the terrorist organization ISIS's bases in Syria, but responds strongly when Russia has now begun to do the same.
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No time to lose

Norwegian efforts can remedy Gaza's water shortage and save lives – but do we bother?
Emma Bakkevik -

Blue sky over brown water

It has been a dry summer in Gaza. And worse, the authorities expect the drinking water to be completely gone by the end of 2016.
Ahmad al-Kabariti -

Nakba without end?

The international community must take responsibility and get on track to resolve the conflict in Israel and Palestine. "Europe and the United States in particular contributed to the continuation of the Holocaust through al-Nakba," says Eleonore and Eitan Bronstein.
mvdfehr@gmail.com -

The dictatorship of silence

All attack wars start with a lie. Why didn't Norway smell like the pre-Libya bombing? And why is there a consensus not to discuss Norway's responsibilities afterwards?
Ola Tunander -

Free votes at risk

The same week the Nobel Prize in Literature goes to a former freelance writer, the Government proposes new cuts that will make it very difficult to give persecuted writers protection in Norway.
hege@norskpen.no -

20 years after the Oslo Accords: Being an Israeli ambassador to Norway

20 years after the Oslo Accords, we meet Israel's ambassador, Raphael Schutz, to a conversation about the criticism Israel is exposed to in Norway. What does the wall, the country's militarism and its enmity mean? And will the hatred between Jews and Palestinians ever find a future solution?
Truls Lie -
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