The right to speak and publish freely is currently under assault in all Western democracies. In some countries, and especially in the European Union, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is now interpreted to mean that religious freedom includes the
by Ned May21 Jan 2012, 3:29 PM PST0
Our Norwegian correspondent The Observer sends the following translation, and includes this note: This article published in Aftenposten a couple of weeks ago concerns the independence — or lack thereof — of the Norwegian media. In addition to the information
by Ned May26 Dec 2011, 12:30 PM PST0
Earlier this month a group of “youths” attacked a Hare Krishna temple in Copenhagen, doing damage and trying to attack the temple’s devotees with baseball bats. Strangely enough, the story never made it into the Danish MSM. Here’s the story
by Ned May19 Dec 2011, 7:45 AM PST0
Our Austrian correspondent AMT sent us a tip about a post at SOS-Österreich and included this note: The following papers were left in the mailboxes in heavily subsidized public housing (Gemeindebau) in Vienna. These public housing projects were for many
by Ned May11 Dec 2011, 3:05 PM PST0
The article below concerns the apocalyptic level of culturally-enriched violence in Grønland, a district of the city of Oslo. Fjordman sends this background material about the area: Grønland is only two subway stops from the Parliament, and one from the
by Ned May29 Nov 2011, 8:48 AM PST0
I saw the Prince of Darkness, with his Staff, Standing bare-headed by the Cenotaph: Unostentatious and respectful, there He stood, and offered up the following prayer… — From “At the Cenotaph” by Siegfried Sassoon As reported last week, the radical
by Ned May17 Nov 2011, 9:05 AM PST0
Note: On July 22nd, 2011, Anders Behring Breivik massacred seventy-seven people in downtown Oslo and on the nearby island of Utøya. When the killer’s infamous manifesto was made public shortly afterwards, the pseudonymous Norwegian blogger Fjordman was cited as one
by Ned May25 Oct 2011, 5:53 AM PST0
Our Norwegian correspondent The Observer offers the second part of his series of essays on the Left in Norway. In this installment, he examines the left-wing community in Norway and its sympathy for various terrorist organizations. The terrorist supporters of
by Ned May3 Sep 2011, 3:43 AM PST0
As I have mentioned previously, one of major goals of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is to stop “Islamophobia”, which is its preferred term for the criticism of or opposition to Islam by non-Muslims. The word “Islamophobia” is of
by Ned May25 Aug 2011, 5:51 AM PST0
This article by our Norwegian correspondent The Observer examines the bias of the Norwegian media and their support for certain terrorist groups. He illustrates the shameless double standard displayed by the media in the wake of the Oslo killings, compared
by Ned May21 Aug 2011, 4:09 PM PST0
Fjordman is the Norwegian blogger and writer who has been the focus of intense scrutiny in Scandinavia for the past two weeks, after being mentioned in Anders Breivik’s 1500-page manifesto as one of the killer’s major influences. Although he has
by Ned May6 Aug 2011, 2:31 PM PST0
If anyone was still wondering about the contours of post-Breivik Scandinavia, the following piece of nastiness should provide a hint of what lies ahead. As I said last night, at this point it doesn’t really matter whether the atrocities in
by Ned May4 Aug 2011, 2:30 PM PST0
We all know that the mainstream media have a double standard when it comes to political ideology. If you are a conservative — or even worse, a nationalist — you are held to a different standard than that applied to
by Ned May27 Jul 2011, 5:11 PM PST0
As reported previously, all the stranger rapes in Oslo over the past five years — when the perpetrators could be identified — were committed by Muslim immigrants, and almost all of the victims were indigenous Norwegians. This is an example
by Ned May22 Jul 2011, 8:10 AM PST0
Our Norwegian correspondent The Observer sends this translation of an article from the Norwegian state broadcasting service about the costs of bringing asylum-seekers to Norway. The translator includes this note: This article shows how the asylum-immigration industry in Norway is
by Ned May18 Jul 2011, 5:27 PM PST0
As was reported in the news last week, Otto, the “last of the Habsburgs”, the son of the last emperor of Austria-Hungary, died recently at the age of 98. Our Austrian correspondent AMT sends this reflection on the ecumenical sentiments
by Ned May17 Jul 2011, 12:08 PM PST0
Our Norwegian correspondent The Observer sends this translation from a Norwegian paper about the controversy over a proposed interfaith center at a site that is important to the history of Christianity in Norway. He includes this introduction: The article concerns
by Ned May16 Jul 2011, 10:27 AM PST0
Our Norwegian correspondent The Observer sends his translation of a news story about the latest celebrations of cultural enrichment in Oslo. He includes this explanatory note: This newspaper article appeared in today’s edition of Aftenposten. It seems that the carbecue
by Ned May10 Jul 2011, 9:49 AM PST0
Our Czech correspondent Gemini sends his translation of sections from two articles in the Czech media. These stories concern a plain-spoken Czech politician whose candor is refreshing, to say the least, for those of us who live to the west
by Ned May10 Jul 2011, 9:48 AM PST0
A reader in London just sent us the following photo, which is fairly self-explanatory: He included this note: Please see attached a poster seen stuck on to a bus stop on corner of Mission Grove and Carisbrooke Road, London E17.
by Ned May9 Jul 2011, 11:33 AM PST0
Our Swedish correspondent LN sends his translation of a program on Swedish State Radio, and includes this introductory note: The following text was read today (May 4) at 13:45 by its author, Margareta Flygt, a freelance cultural journalist with a
by Ned May7 May 2011, 2:11 PM PST0
Whenever I post about Islamization, cultural enrichment, and the suppression of free speech in Europe, commenters are likely to remark on the difference between Europe and the United States. “Europe is lost,” they say. Or: “We’re lucky things aren’t this
by Ned May25 Apr 2011, 7:05 AM PST0
The political sensation of the moment in Austria concerns the appointment of a very young man to the important position of assistant to the new interior minister. Our Austrian correspondent Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff has compiled a report on all the controversy.
by Ned May24 Apr 2011, 4:19 AM PST0
The fall of the Roman Empire was not a sudden event. The imperial power wielded by Rome decreased gradually over the course of centuries, during which time a steady deterioration was punctuated by repeated barbarian incursions and the sacking of
by Ned May28 Mar 2011, 10:47 AM PST0
Russia is moving towards the establishment of a consolidated state-controlled Islamic education system. Like the sharia court system in the UK, state madrassas in Russia seem to be the government’s way of recognizing an existing trend and controlling the foreign
by Ned May27 Mar 2011, 10:10 AM PST0