Banning ritual circumcision of children in Iceland

Iceland, a small island nation in the North Atlantic Ocean, known for its respect for human rights and natural contrasts of fire and ice, a democratic republic built on the Nordic model in economic and social policies, made it into the world news in 2009 with its financial crisis and kitchenware rev...

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Main Author: Gunnarsdóttir, Arndís A. K.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Presses universitaires de Strasbourg 2019
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/rdr/342
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Summary:Iceland, a small island nation in the North Atlantic Ocean, known for its respect for human rights and natural contrasts of fire and ice, a democratic republic built on the Nordic model in economic and social policies, made it into the world news in 2009 with its financial crisis and kitchenware revolution, and again in 2010 with the Eyjafjallajökull eruption which caused major disruptions of air traffic in Europe. Once again, Iceland has unexpectedly drawn worldwide attention, this time with.