May 16 2024
Jóannes Heinesen – also known as Jóannes á Lofti or simply Beiggi (Brother) – was born on 7th April 1930 and passed away at the Sýnini nursing home in Miðvágur on Sunday, 21st April 2024, exactly two weeks after his family celebrated his 93rd birthday. Jóannes inherited the family farm from his grandfather, Petur Heinesen …
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Jan 18 2018
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 the Faroe Islands than elsewhere, but because the society is small, and the women fear intrusive, uncomfortable questions and prejudices and do not want to be seen as …
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Jun 19 2014
Let me tell you the story of the man in the desert. This is a true story. No, not entirely, but almost. This is a tale I came up with many years ago, inspired by a dream I had, where I had thought to make a fun story out of it, because it was a …
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