Category Archives: Islam

Geeks are killing us

Posted on 23 April 2013 by

When the Canadian Police announced yesterday that they had arrested two terrorist suspects who had planned to derail a train, I immediately had a picture of them in my mind. A stereotypical picture, but one which is sadly too often … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Human Rights, Islam, Technology, Terrorism | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

UNCENSORED: the anti-religious hate video with which it all began

Posted on 19 September 2012 by

I have been struggling with myself for a long time whether I shall post the unspeakable, disgusting, inflammatory hate video which has lead to the riots in the Middle East and North Africa. I have already pointed out the irony … Continue reading →

Posted in Films, Islam, Religion | Tagged , | 4 Comments

The Irony of Islam

Posted on 18 September 2012 by

I don’t know much about Islam, but I do appreciate the sense of irony that many of its fans display: They protest against the vile and thoughtless claims that Muslims are an angry, violent and dangerous lot by, well, by … Continue reading →

Posted in Islam, Religion | Tagged | 4 Comments

Muslim outrage over “Innocence of Muslims”

Posted on 17 September 2012 by

This is what Bashar al-Assad thinks about the violent protests in the Middle East and in Africa against the film Innocence of Muslims: Wow! Good thing that I only bomb mosques and murder thousands of Muslims. If I had made a … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Rights, Islam, Politics, Syria | 4 Comments

Warum ich den Koran nicht einmal kostenlos lese

Posted on 12 April 2012 by

In Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz ist zur Zeit eine islamische Organisation unterwegs und versucht, 25 Millionen Exemplare des Korans in deutscher Übersetzung unters Volk zu bringen. Kostenlos. Wer Interesse hat, kann ja mal sehen, ob seine Stadt auf dem Tourneeplan … Continue reading →

Posted in auf Deutsch, Books, Germany, Islam, Religion | Tagged | 13 Comments

Things not to do in Muslim countries, # 2

Posted on 4 March 2012 by

Don’t climb the pulpit in a mosque and pretend to be an imam! Luckily, not many people were listening to me and my sermon at Vakil Mosque in Shiraz, Iran. Another rule: if you pretend to be an imam, at … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, Islam, Religion, Travel | Tagged | 5 Comments

Things not to do in Muslim countries, # 1

Posted on 4 March 2012 by

Don’t go to a mosque to steal the Quran! Obviously, I didn’t steal any books. But ever the bibliophile, I needed to take a closer look. (I did however take a prayer stone with me from Hakim Mosque.)

Posted in Books, Iran, Islam, Religion, Travel | Tagged , | 2 Comments

Bücherverbrennungen hier und dort

Posted on 24 February 2012 by

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 →

Posted in Afghanistan, auf Deutsch, Books, Germany, History, Islam, Politics, Religion | Tagged | 9 Comments

Book Burnings, here and there

Posted on 24 February 2012 by

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 →

Posted in Afghanistan, Books, Germany, History, Islam, Politics, Religion | Tagged | 30 Comments

Death to the dictator, and one more wife for me please!

Posted on 24 October 2011 by

I am happy for Libyans that they have toppled, with just a bit of help from NATO, the dictatorship of Muammar Gaddafi. Many Libyans have shown great courage and resilience which may serve as an example to other oppressed peoples in … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Law, Human Rights, Islam, Law, Libya, Politics | Tagged , , , | 11 Comments