Feb 17 2021
By Elin Brimheim Heinesen Belief in conspiracy theories is essentially a projection of one’s own fear. The recent rapid rise of conspiracy theories reveals how fearful and mentally stressed many are about the current state of the world, especially with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The powerlessness in the face of uncertainty makes people gravitate towards …
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Dec 28 2020
By Elin Brimheim Heinesen What mindset most promotes or hinders development and wellbeing in the Faroe Islands? Is it the dream of the modern, technologically advanced city life, or the belief that “everything was better in the old days”? Who is right – those who want to make the Faroe Islands a hyper-modern global IT …
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Jun 30 2020
Long article in the Faroese newspaper Dimmalætting, April 2019 Narrated by: Elin Brimheim Heinesen Written by: Hans Egholm Elin is in balance. Currently, she is in a good place in life. She is content with her job, has a cozy home, owns a sweet dog, has lovely siblings with the world’s sweetest children whom she …
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May 07 2020
Newsletter May 7, 2020: It has been going very well collecting funds for the first music project on the website http://hopfigging.fo, managed by Íverksetarahúsið (Entrepreneur House) in Klaksvík. The music project, initiated by composer Elin Brimheim Heinesen, started on Friday, May 1st. By Thursday evening, May 6th, 105% of the requested amount of 60,000 DKK …
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Apr 13 2020
Column in the Faroese Women’s Magazine “Kvinna” about the Corona crisis. By Elin Brimheim Heinesen From carefree to nervous worry February 3 this year I flew from the Faroe Islands to spend a long winter holiday in Cuba with seven girlfriends. Little did we know that a month later we would return home to a …
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Mar 16 2020
By Elin Brimheim Heinesen The wheels of society must keep turning. If they don’t, things will go wrong. In times of crisis like this, it is up to governments around the world to prove their value by taking responsibility and implementing systems to ensure that everything doesn’t come to a halt. No one should be …
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Mar 09 2020
By Elin Brimheim Heinesen With regard to yesterday’s International Women’s Day, how far have we come with gender equality when it comes to our attitudes? Many are still clinging to old ideas about gender that prevailed in the 60s (as the advice to women in the picture to the right illustrates). It seems more than …
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Oct 22 2019
Article in the Faroese women’s magazine Kvinna in 2019 about Elin Brimheim Heinesen and what she has learned from life. The article in Kvinna was a bit shorter, but here is the full-length article. Facts about Elin Born: 25th June 1958 Children: One daughter, Helena, born in 1990 Marital status: Single About Family… Family means …
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Oct 08 2019
Speech at the climate strike on Friday, September 27, 2019 By Elin Brimheim Heinesen There is currently a vigorous debate on social media about what is myth and what is fact regarding the climate. The disagreements are significant, and it is evident that many emotions are involved. Even though some insist that what climate scientists …
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Sep 05 2019
By Elin Brimheim Heinesen Whether we like it or not, homosexuality is a reality we cannot ignore. We can choose to accept this reality or not, but burying our heads in the sand is not helpful. Homosexuals have always existed and will not disappear, regardless of efforts to prevent these people from loving their own …
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Aug 29 2019
By Elin Brimheim Heinesen With an election on the horizon, I want to ask some questions to all those planning to carry out their democratic duty and cast their vote. If you’re still undecided on who to vote for, these questions might help guide you to make the right choice. And if you have already …
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Mar 15 2019
By Elin Brimheim Heinesen There is a terribly heated discussion at the moment, because a farmer is considering charging people for walking on his land. Yes, I can easily feel nostalgic like many others and think that it is a sad development that we can no longer walk freely in certain scenic areas without paying …
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May 08 2018
By Elin Brimheim Heinesen I have recently seen on Facebook discussions that people are wondering about women who return to men who are or have been violent towards them. A well-known social worker and advice columnist, Tine Bryld – also known as “Denmark’s Mother” – once commented on this in a youth programme called P4 …
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Jan 18 2018
Translation into English of a Faroese article written by Mildrið Jacobsen. The article was published in the Faroese newspaper Sosialurin on 18 January 2018. The topic is #MeToo Faroese women are hesitant to use the #MeToo tag on their social media profiles. This is not because the problem of sexual harassment is less prevalent in …
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Dec 16 2017
Translation of the Swedish article by Maria Sveland “#MeToo and the Backlash”: https://www.etc.se/kronika/metoo-och-bakslaget If there is one thing feminists can be certain of, it’s that all their successes will face resistance. The setbacks can vary in form and effectiveness, but attempts to hinder progress are as guaranteed as the fact that the so-called “Kulturprofilene” linked …
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Oct 27 2017
By Elin Brimheim Heinesen I don’t know what others think, but I nearly choked on my morning coffee when I heard a column on the radio this morning, supposed to be funny. The piece went to great lengths to mock and belittle the #metoo movement, making fun of the women who have put the hashtag …
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Aug 27 2017
By Elin Brimheim Heinesen Those who ask such a question, simply lack a deep understanding of the unique living conditions in countries such as the Faroe Islands. They fail to grasp the fundamental reasons which enable residents to inhabit these remote places with a harsh, sub-Arctic, oceanic climate with very little arable land—not least, why …
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Mar 08 2017
The article appeared in the Faroese magazine Kvinna in February 2017 By Elin Brimheim Heinesen The internet has given women today the opportunity to express themselves in countless new, individual ways. Women are communicating to an extent never seen before. This new reality has led to what we call “the fourth wave of feminism” and …
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Nov 20 2016
By Elin Brimheim Heinesen Yesterday, the 19th of November, was International Men’s Day – a global day of recognition for men. I have seen people on Facebook debating whether men actually need such a day, considering men do not “whine” like women… Hmm, that depends on one’s perspective. I believe that just as men often …
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Jun 10 2016
By Elin Brimheim Heinesen and Jens Pauli Heinesen In 1984, my father, the Faroese author Jens Pauli Heinesen, published a book called “Supplement to 1984”. The book was a collection of articles about “The Totalitarian State”. The year referenced the famous book by George Orwell “1984” from 1949 about a dystopian future where “Big Brother …
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