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Category Archives: Politics
Why can Tunisians achieve what Iranians couldn’t?
Ever since Tunisians successfully ousted their dictatorial and kleptocratic President Ben Ali after 23 years of his oppressive rule after just one month of protests in December 2010 and January 2011, people have been asking: “Why can Tunisians achieve what … Continue reading
Upside down?
Ever since I spent 3 months on student exchange in Australia in 1992 and realised that I was not walking upside down, let alone falling off the earth, I have been very adamant against the use of “up” or “down” … Continue reading
Merger Control of a different kind
With merger control, governments and courts usually try to prevent companies from joining forces and forming a monopoly that would have negative effects for the market and for consumers. A court in Germany has now stopped a merger of a … Continue reading
Frauenquoten – warum nur in Vorständen und Parlamenten?
Die deutsche Bundesarbeitsministerin will Unternehmen zwingen, ihre Vorstände und Aufsichtsräte mindestens zu 30 % mit Frauen zu besetzen. Dies führt zu offensichtlichen Fragen, die schon vielfach diskutiert wurden: Was wenn sich nicht genug Frauen bewerben? Was wenn diese Bewerberinnen nicht … Continue reading
Lottery of Life
From the advertising campaign “Lottery of Life” by the charity “Save the Children”: If you think that your wealth, your health, your education and your prospects in life are something that you have earned yourself, think again. Links: If you … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Life, Philosophy, Politics
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Iran determined to set new record in 2011
Unfortunately a record of the abhorrent kind: In the first 2 weeks of this year alone, Iran has already executed 47 people. And that is the official number. As the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran points out, this … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Law, Politics
Tagged death penalty, execution, executions, hanging, Human Rights, Islamic Republic of Iran, justice, stoning
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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
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
The Happy Hermit 