Here is a collection of older posts I have written
As seen on and written for TechAcute.com as guest writer A couple of days ago I was randomly surfing on the internet and came across 2 articles regarding net-neutrality. It was an article from The Wallstreet Journal and The Guardian, in which they discussed how Facebook is using its powers in developing countries by serving …
On Twitter I am connected with Silvia Spiva who is also writing for TechActuce.com. In her latest article: "How Intimacy Travels the World". Silvia opens with: "The librarian in my soul doesn’t understand Snapchat. What is the point of creating something beautiful that can only be shared once? If it’s worth seeing, it’s worth defining, labeling, and …
Open brief aan Geert Wilders (open letter to Geert Wilders English below Dutch) Geert, Geert, Geert….. Ik heb het eigenlijk met je te doen. Ettertje, galbakje, muggenziftertje, van me. Gaat alles goed met je? Misschien een aspirientje nodig? Misschien iets sterkers? Te veel paddo’s genomen zodat je nog altijd hallucineert? Waren de kikkers lekker …
I don’t need possessions, or consumption to define who I am. I don’t need money to buy the attention I need. I don’t need wealth nor material richness to show other people how good I am and how well I have arranged my life. I don’t need a big house, an expensive car, fancy clothes, …
This article tries to give a wider understanding of Boko Haram and tries to show that the situation is more complex than it is explained on the media. When we go back to the 11th century we learn that the Islam was introduced in northern Africa. It stretches from the outer west, Morocco, all the …
Continue reading "How global warming and climate change is fueling Boko Haram."
In the year 2008 the biggest recession and economic crisis broke out in modern day history. The crisis went that deep that it was compared to the crisis in the late twenties in the last century. Many people lived above they actually could afford, lived on borrowed money and the housing prices exceeded the actual …
Continue reading "How neoliberalism tries to find its way in Greece, or not?"
In the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo events a lot of information and news is created to ‘inform’ us how bad the situation is, how big of a thread Muslims are and how ‘we’ are victims and that we have to stand up and protect what we have been building and that this is something …
Continue reading "How FoxNews spreads fear and is misleading"
If I were to believe in a God, how would I connect? How would I feel? How would I react? How would I approach life here on earth? What would become of me if He was indeed there and be a guide, a father, a common spirit in us all? He might appear differently in …
The Anger of Europe's Young and Marginalized Muslims - From Teenage Angst to Jihad, by Abdelkader Benali Recently I read this opinion article on the New York Times, published January 13. It't written by a Dutch young man who nails it very well. I enjoyed reading this article and get a better understanding on how a …
Continue reading "The Anger of Europe’s Young and Marginalized Muslims"
If I were with you, I'd stand in front of you If I were with you, I'd gently put my hands on your side If I were with you, I'd let you look in my eyes and I'd smile If I were with you, by now you'd see how much I love you If I …
Daniel Arendzen 