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How much Norwegian must your child speak to attend a Norwegian school? Here is what you can expect if you enroll your child in a public school in Norway.

Statistics Norway defines 'innvandrer' (literally translated as 'someone who has wandered/traveled in') as 'someone who was born outside of Norway by non-Norwegian parents'. This is a large category, glossing over differences, life stories and self-ascribed identities. Statements like 'innvandrere strever på arbeidsmarkedet' (immigrants struggle in...

Spending an afternoon in Al Khuwair, a busy commercial and residential area of Muscat, I can't help but marvel at how diverse it is. The smiling Syrian restaurant owner greets me and my weekly order of dips and falafel at his popular corner shop. Omani men appear from the golden domed mosque nearby. A crew of South East Asian men...

"Some 250 million people are international migrants - people who leave their home countries for opportunity or safety," states a recently published report from United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), discussing why migration is a feminist issue. It goes on to point out that nearly half of these migrants are female, and that a large part of...

Sidab is a small village on the road between Muttrah and Muscat, the 'twin cities' of Oman. It hosts a small shop and several white-washed houses. A good number of pick-up trucks, donkeys, goats and kids roam the streets. Just across the road from a serene looking green domed mosque, you'll find a quaint little house. Its door is painted...