On Eurovision night, the eternally optimist tribe of Icelanders anticipate the long-awaited victory but to no avail.
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The Gender Equality Studies and Training Programme (GEST) at the University of Iceland was formally approved as a member of the United Nations University (UNU) network earlier this month.
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Watch an audio slideshow of how traditional Icelandic rhubarb stew is made. Rhubarb is one of the few vegetables that grows effortlessly in Iceland and for that reason it used to be a highly-valued addition to the traditional diet of fish and lamb.
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Iceland will come up against Russia on the first day of play in the 23rd IHF World Championship in Handball in Spain on Saturday.
The crowd at a previous Iceland handball match. Photo: Geir Ólafsson/Iceland Review.
Iceland and Russia are in Group B in the preliminary round along with Chile, Denmark, Macedonia and Qatar.
The World Championship runs from January 11 to 27. The competition will take place at four locations, Granollers, Sevilla, Madrid and Zaragoza.
Twenty-four countries are competing in this year’s championship: Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Bulgaria, Brazil, Croatia, Egypt, France, Hungary, Montenegro, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain and Tunisia, as well as those in Group B listed above.
Iceland lost 31-29 against Sweden in a friendly yesterday, the last exercise game before the World Championship and Iceland’s first game under the lead of new coach Aron Kristjánsson. The Iceland-Russia game starts at 6 pm CET on Saturday.
At the last World Championships in 2011, Iceland placed sixth. France, Denmark and Spain took the top three spots respectively, followed by Sweden in fourth and Croatia in fifth.
Click here to read about Iceland in the EHF EURO 2014 Qualifying Phase 2 last year and here to read about the performance of Iceland’s women handball team in the recent European Championship.
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This year, Iceland Review celebrates its 50th anniversary. In ‘Cover Story’, the magazine’s first editor, Haraldur J. Hamar, recalls its history and discusses the work of its first designer, Gísli B. Björnsson. The issue is packed with colorful articles, ranging from notable artists and athletes to memorable coffee and pancakes at the Reykjavík wharf. Click here to subscribe to Iceland Review and here to look at a selection of pages from the current issue.
REVIEWS
The 11th Reykjavík Shorts & Docs. Catch it while it lasts!
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Artist couple Nína Ivanova and Ómar Smári Kristinsson explain why they decided to settle in the West Fjords’ capital.
Reykjavík Queer Choir’s annual spring concert takes place on Friday, May 24.
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