Category Archives: Syria

A Nap at the Mosque

Posted on 2015-07-05 by Andreas Moser

The most practical use offered by mosques is that they are a place of silence. Weary travellers may even use them to take a nap. I took this photo on my first trip to Iran in 2008/2009. This is Jameh … Continue reading →

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My Trip to Palmyra

Posted on 2015-06-17 by Andreas Moser

So now ISIS have also captured Palmyra, the antique oasis town in the Syrian desert. Another cultural heritage faces destruction. The world community will be more agitated by this than by the civilians killed in Syria every day. Old stones arouse … Continue reading →

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What happened to the Arab Spring?

Posted on 2015-01-20 by Andreas Moser

Here is the simplified explanation: Well, at least it did work in Tunisia.

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Easily Confused (43) Drama

Posted on 2014-10-14 by Andreas Moser

Watching a comedy: Watching a tragedy:

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Easily Confused (42) Convoys

Posted on 2014-09-27 by Andreas Moser

Cool convoy: Suspicious convoy: Terrifying convoy:

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ISIS recruiting more German fighters

Posted on 2014-09-13 by Andreas Moser
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Sad Things (12) Terror Transparency

Posted on 2014-07-15 by Andreas Moser

ISIS, the terrorist organization from Syria and Iraq, publish an annual report detailing all their attacks, expenses, acquisitions, strategic goals, new recruits and so on. They even have fancy infographics. You can download the full report here (PDF, 410 pages). The … Continue reading →

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Easily Confused (37) Aleppo

Posted on 2014-06-04 by Andreas Moser

Old Aleppo: New Aleppo:

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Easily Confused (35) Perished Cities

Posted on 2014-04-30 by Andreas Moser

Old cities, whose ruins we visit, wondering how erstwhile grand and important cities could cease to exist: Aleppo, Syria: (Diesen Vergleich gibt es auch auf Deutsch.)

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Nobel Peace Prize 2013 – four perspectives

Posted on 2013-12-11 by Andreas Moser

10 December 2013, Oslo, Norway: The hitherto largely unknown Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) receives the Nobel Peace Prize, is happy about the free publicity, the effects of which surpass those of all its previous image campaigns, … Continue reading →

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