Pentagonism makes suddenly 100% sense. In the book of Juan Bosch, Pentagonism: A Substitute for Imperialism, former President of the Dominican Republic, he is describing how it is working and the relation with colonialism and imperialism. In pentagonism all is revolving around war and weapons. The science has been done, the weapons are produced and …
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, …
I wrote this experience some years ago when I still was in India in 2009. I found it again and published it here on the blog. It's a story how I have learned from people I met at a school where I had an intern period. I was part of a task force, making an …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
When I was in India in 2006 with my class on a study travel, I was sitting in an internet cafe. I was writing about what we experienced and learned thus far. It was in December in Varanasi. Suddenly a consternation and many people came running from the left side of me and stopping right …
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 …
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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 …
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