Those who ask such a question simply have too little knowledge of the living conditions in countries such as the Faroe Islands. They have not understood the underlying reasons which make it possible for people to live in such remote places with a harsh, sub-Arctic and oceanic climate with very little arable land. Less than …
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Leaders prone to psychopathy engage in promoting fanaticism and extremism. Psychopathic behaviour is characterised by the use of emotional manipulation, intimidation, bullying, terror and fear mongering in order to gain power and control over others. This article deals with psychopathy especially among religious leaders, who might gather devoted followers to form religious cults – sometimes …
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Humanity has become vainglorious in thinking that it has “evolved” from its predatory nature, so much so that many have started thinking that it’s a good idea to deny our natural meat eating habit. On the surface it might look like we have wandered far from our origin by practicing our so-called civilized life-style, but the …
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As simple as the sentence in this header may sound, the more difficult it seems to many to comprehend what it really means. I came to think about that, when I tried to answer some questions I got today in an E-mail from an Australian journalist, asking me: 1. Do Faroe islanders consider pilot whales …
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OBS! The author of this article, Ford Elms, New Foundland, Canada, has allowed me to copy and publish it here: In a tradition going back more than a thousand years, the Faroese renew their connectedness to their history, their culture, their communities, and the natural world around them. The pilot whales return to the Faroe …
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by Elin Brimheim Heinesen In the old days the Faroese killed pilot whales, because they needed the food. Nowadays the Faroese still kill pilot whales – not only because they need the food – but also to prove to them selves that they are Faroese. What people eat becomes intrinsic to their identity as people. …
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By Elin Brimheim Heinesen A quarter of the total Faroese exports may be affected by the restrictions, if the European Union’s sanctions against the Faroe Islands are implemented. This seems like a quite severe punishment of a very small and economically vulnerable nation in the North Atlantic, totally dependent on its fishery. But according to …
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Well, this really takes the biscuit! This morning a number of Faroese websites were hacked by some people who call themselves Anonymous Australia in an attempt to harm the Faroese because of their pilot whaling practice. Now these people are threatening to do the same to a number of other Faroese people and institutions – including me! …
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Gunnar Nolsøe interviews Elin and Kári (in Faroese) about the Nalja-album (with excerpts from the album) in the radio program Tíðarinnar Bakspegil (Tíðarinnar Bakspegil 1988, 4. partur: http://soundcloud.com/elinbheinesen/elin-og-kari-tidarinnar).
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Many wonderful visions have been presented these days, but do the vision-less people in charge ever listen? Or will the visions just fade away behind us, as we move nowhere like we usually do?
— Elin Brimheim Heinesen
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I was born in the late 50′ies in the Faroe Islands. At that time we pretty much had a subsistence way of life in this remote place on earth with a hostile climate and an environment that humans could never hope to survive in without eating animals. In winter, our region is stormy and dark …
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Elin og Kári / Nalja will perform at the Gay Pride event. This is the first time Elin og Kári have performed together in Tórshavn since 1990, so don’t miss this reunion!
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People who are against pilot whaling in the Faroe Islands often refer to the following 12 reasons for why pilot whaling should stop. Here is why 10 of them fail and why 2 are partially right / partially wrong. 1. The Faroese should stop killing pilot whales because the pilot whales are endangered. The pilot …
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A comment by Elin Brimheim Heinesen to the discussion triggered by the TV series on Animal Planet “Whale Wars – Viking Shores”. I wish this issue was simpler, but it’s not. I’m Faroese and I do not condone pilot whale killing in the Faroe Islands unconditionally. I’m absolutely opposed to unnecessary cruelty and the killing of animals …
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/faroepodcast/Podcast_137.mp3 - Matthew Workman interviews Fraiser Hall and Peter Hammarstedt, the captain and first mate of the Sea Shepherd boat “Brigitte Bardot.” We talk about “Whale Wars: Viking Shores” and the extreme language and tactics they employ to achieve their goals. We ask if they felt in danger while staying in one of the safest countries in the world, and if’ it’s useful to compare an entire country to the Nazis. Then we play select moments from an interview with a “covert operative” for Sea Shepherd.
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The Faroe Islands Podcast has been named “European Podcast of the Year” in the non-profit category by the European Podcast Awards. We were also named the best non-profit podcast in Denmark (for reasons of judging, that was considered our country of origin… long story). More than 2,000 podcasts were nominated, so the team is very …
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Stormy night, 24. nov. 2011: This is the sound in my living room (down in the basement!) while the hurricane Berit roared outside. The rattling noise comes from the hood in my kitchen. Luckily there was no damage to my house (as far as I know… haven’t checked my roof properly yet). My thoughts are …
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I’m not insensitive to animal suffering. I do understand why outsiders are concerned about pilot whaling in the Faroes. But in spite of this, I do not condemn pilot whaling completely. This might seem contradictory to people, who think pilot whaling is absolutely appalling and should be banned right away. But I have some compelling …
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Paul Watson and his Sea Shepherd activists, as well as others have declared war against the Faroese whalers and announced that they will be present in the Faroes in the summer 2011 to stop any attempt to drive or kill pilot whales. The Oscar-winning documentary “The Cove” about dolphin slaughter in Taiji in Japan, has …
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