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Saint Paul in Malta
Paul the Apostle was on a sea journey from Caesarea (in today’s Israel) to Rome in the year 59 to appear in front of a court there, when he was shipwrecked and managed to get to safety on the island … Continue reading
Posted in History, Human Rights, Malta, Politics, Religion
Tagged asylum, Human Rights, immigration, refugees
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Violating Section 127 of the UK Communications Act 2003
One could argue that parts of this blog are in violation of Section 127 of the UK Communications Act 2003. 127 Improper use of public electronic communications network (1) A person is guilty of an offence if he— (a) sends … Continue reading
Posted in Human Rights, Law, Politics, UK
Tagged blogging, freedom of speech, Human Rights
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Malta, the Paradise for Victims of Domestic Violence
8 of March was International Women’s Day. I don’t think much of it, because I am anything but a feminist and because on the other hand I think the legitimate grievances by women (for example in Iran or Saudi Arabia) … Continue reading
How far to the right is Rick Santorum?
Sorry, Mr Santorum, I can’t see you properly. Even on my wide-screen TV, you are still too far to the right.
The logic of Nicolas Sarkozy
“We have too many foreigners” in France, said Nicolas Sarkozy before threatening that France might leave the Schengen zone of passport-free travel. Nicolas Sarkozy forgot to mention that his father is Hungarian, that his mother’s family was originally from Spain, … Continue reading
Why Putin really cried
When Vladimir Putin was appointed dictator for life re-elected as President on 4 March 2012, he had tears in his eyes when he appeared in front of government employees who had been ordered to attend jubilant voters. But what did Russia’s strong … Continue reading
Iran wants Peace
Iran wants peace. It’s a peaceful nation. Iran wants to have constructive relations with the rest of the world. Really. I saw it with my own eyes when I was in Iran: Seen and photographed in Shiraz, Iran in January … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Photography, Politics, Travel
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Why Germany is bailing out Greece
Have you ever wondered why Germany, Europe’s economic powerhouse, is contributing so much money to help Greece when even Greeks themselves are not contributing much more than going on strike, setting banks on fire and blaming Germany? The following photo … Continue reading
Bücherverbrennungen hier und dort
Diese Woche haben US-Soldaten in Afghanistan aus Versehen ein paar Exemplare des Korans verbrannt, da die in den Gefängnissen dort ausliegenden Koran-Exemplare regelmäßig ausgetauscht werden, damit Gefangene keine Nachrichten darin hinterlassen können. Die Bevölkerung Afghanistans ist aufgebracht, entsetzt und wütend. … Continue reading
Book Burnings, here and there
This week, US soldiers in Afghanistan accidentally burnt a few copies of the Quran because they regularly change the copies of the Quran that the prisoners there are allowed to use, in order to prevent messages being written into the … Continue reading
