People rallying for equal rights in Reykjavík on Oct 24, 2023. Last Oct 24 marked the 50th anniversary of 'kvennafrí' or the Women’s Day Off strike. — AP
SPRAKKAR. I had landed in the land of the Sprakkar.
I wasn’t sure if 27 hours of flying, leading to an otherworldly jetlag, meant I was mishearing things. Sprakkar? But no. Here I was in Iceland, to attend the Reykjavik Global Forum and I had found myself fully immersed amongst Sprakkar, the ancient Icelandic word meaning extraordinary or outstanding women.
