Jostein Gaarder was born in Oslo in 1952 and became famous when his book Sophies World, a philosophy-made-easy volume for children, became a bestseller in the mid nineties.
In August 2006 Mr. Gaarder wrote an op-ed in Aftenposten, one of Norway’s leading dailies. Here Mr. Gaarder critisized Israel for the war against Hezbollah in Lebanon, claiming [...]
A reader writes to Haaretz about how Norway offered him a Norwegian passport. Covered in Verdens Gang.
August 26, 2006
To: The President of Indonesia
Dr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Prime Minister of Norway
Jens Stoltenberg
Your Excellencies,
About two months ago I was pleased to receive your joint invitation to take part in the forthcoming Global Inter-Media dialogue in Bali, Indonesia, on [...]
Unauthorized translation from Klassekampen, by journalists Christiane Jordheim Larsen (text) and Greg Rødland Buick (photo).
Intellectual anti-semites
According to professor Yehuda Bauer the contemporary debate on anti-Semitism has led to a resurgence of the perception of jews as a homogenous group.
Saturday 26. august, 2006
Yehuda Bauer has arrived from Jerusalem to Oslo in order to participate in the [...]
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