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Immigrant Children In Norway Do Poorly In School

June 9th, 2009 · No Comments

Every so often education “experts” offer a “study” which proves what any logically thinking person could figure out on his or herself. A new report from OECD entitled: “Migrant Education” comes to the conclusion that first generation immigrant children do not perform as well as children native to the society. It also notes these children […]

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Is Socialist Norway A Shining Example Marx Was Right?

May 16th, 2009 · No Comments

As capitalist economies collapse, as unemployment soars to new levels, there remains the case of Norway which is based on Socialist principles and had endured the crisis without encountering the problems of capitalism. Several economists are now returning to the ideas of Karl Marx in order to re-think his comments concerning the destiny of […]

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Norway Stands And Fights At UN Conference

April 22nd, 2009 · No Comments

It was no surprise at the UN conference on racism that President Ahmadinejad would go through his litany of hate and stupidity as he attempted to prove there was only one nation in the world guilty of racism–Israel. As his speech of hate began at least 23 nations walked out of the auditorium, but Norway […]

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Norwegian Politicians Spreads Hate!

February 26th, 2009 · No Comments

If you live in Norway, head for the fjords because them Muslims is headed your way to spread their headscarves and funny eating habits all over the nation of Norway. Progress Party leader Siv Jensen warned that Norway is in danger of being overwhelmed by “those people” and we all know who “those people” are, […]

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Japan Women Lag In Government Positions

January 29th, 2009 · No Comments

At a recent symposium in Tokyo women from around the world discussed what is happening in the drive to ensure women have an equal role in government decisions. Some nations such as Rwanda and Norway mandate a certain percentage of seats in Parliament must be held by women which results in figures in […]

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Don’t Hit Children Says Islamic Council

November 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment

The Islamic Council of Norway has come out against hitting children and made clear that a Muslim parent had no right to use physical violence against a child. The statement came in the midst of extensive discussions by the Norwegian government concerning the rights of children to be free from use of violence against them. […]

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Norwegian PM Urges Obama To Lead

November 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Jens Stoltenberg, prime minister of Norway, is reacting to eight years of failed Bush leadership by urging the newly elected president to assume the fight to restore America’s position in the world as a moral leader. He emphasized his nation wishes to cooperate with the new leader of America, but he also made clear: “we […]

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Reality Of Trying To Train Afghan Police!

October 1st, 2008 · No Comments

During the past five years, Norwegian police have been assigned the task of retraining Afghans to serve in a modern police force. The latest report of their success and failure leans more to the negative than to the positive. According to the Norwegian police analysis of what has happened over the past five years, the […]

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Racism In Norway Where There Are Few Black Faces

September 30th, 2008 · 39 Comments

The state church of Norway has found itself embroiled in a conflict over the presence of one of their ministers in the town of Oppdal which is in the mountains. The local church leader has come under sharp criticism after he prevented a pastor, who originally comes from Sierra Leone, from participating in several funerals […]

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NOrway Reserves Academic Posts For Women Only

September 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Tora Aasland, Minister For Research and Higher Education, has decided to break rules of the European Union which forbid discriminating in hiring due to gender. She said next year’s budget would contain money that is earmarked for academic posts that can only be filled by women. She argued the gap in technology and science […]

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