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Author Archives: Andreas Moser
Shirin Ebadi’s Fear
The Iranian lawyer and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi has interpreted the harsh sentences imposed by the Iranian government on fellow lawyers in Iran as a “sign of fear” on behalf of the regime. That may well be so, … Continue reading
A literary explanation of the US housing bubble.
I am currently reading – among other books – “Parrot and Olivier in America“, a novel by Peter Carey which is based on Alexis de Tocqueville‘s travels to the early United States of America and his research for “Democracy in … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Economics, History, USA
Tagged Alexis de Tocqueville, credit crisis, debt crisis
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Mossad’s Ark
Given the Arab countries’ continuing contest to outdo each other with their suspicions against Israel, it was only a matter of time until someone would try beat Egypt’s claim that the Israeli security service Mossad was behind lethal shark attacks: … Continue reading
Das war die Wehrpflicht.
Das war es also mit der Wehrpflicht: Zum Juli 2011 wird nach 54 Jahren die Wehrpflicht in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland ausgesetzt, was einer praktischen Abschaffung gleichkommt. Man wird wohl nie klären können, ob dieser Eingriff in das Leben junger Männer … Continue reading
Emancipation of women in Iran
The Islamic Republic of Iran is again at the forefront of social progress (see my previous posts about scientific and academic progress): This time, it’s women’s rights, something very dear to the Mullahs. All over the world, women are victims … Continue reading
Death to the Conifers!
Deforestation speeds up climate change in two ways: First, the loss of trees reduces the forests’ capacity to convert carbon dioxide through photosynthesis. Second, if deforestation is not carried out for the production of timber, but for the winning of … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Politics
Tagged climate change, deforestation, fire, forest, forest fire, global warming, Kurdistan, Kurds, nature, rainforest, REDD, reforestation, trees
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What do the Students want?
Ever since the UK government announced its plan to raise the cap of tuition fees that British universities are allowed to charge and to introduce changes in the student loan scheme, British students have filled the streets with protests, have … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Politics, UK
Tagged higher education, LSE, student fees, student protests, students, tuition fees, universities, university fees
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Film Review: “The Specialist” about the Eichmann Trial
Last night, I attended a screening by the Birkbeck Law Society of the film “The Specialist” about the trial of Adolf Eichmann in an Israeli court in 1961. The film, by Israeli director Eyal Sivan, works with original footage from the … Continue reading
Posted in German Law, Germany, History, Holocaust, Human Rights, Israel, Law, World War II
Tagged criminal law, Eichmann, Mossad, Nazis
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High Expectations
As I am studying Philosophy, I couldn’t resist to share this study that analyses the mathematical and verbal aptitudes of students in different courses and reaches – inter alia – the following conclusion: “Philosophers are the smartest humanists, physicists the … Continue reading
Iran punishes athlete for standing next to an Israeli.
In a recent post, I had already wondered how Iran’s government would react to an Iranian chess player losing the world record in simultaneous chess to an Israeli player. Well, now we know how Iran’s sports administration has handled a … Continue reading
Posted in Germany, Iran, Israel, Poland, Politics, Sports
Tagged Britva, Germany, gold medal, Hatikva, Hatikvah, Hossein Khodadadi, Khodadadi, Poland, Sergio Britva, weightlifter, weightlifting
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The Happy Hermit 