Suddenly, as if someone snapped me out of this world I found myself being in a movie or a character in a book. It felt I wasn't grounded on earth anymore. All that seemed real a minute ago was now fiction.
Happiness on a Sunday morning
USA – United Satans of America
Soon the USA can sue/bring to court other nations as a whole if the USA thinks a citizen of that country has participated in terrorism in the USA itself. The whole bill you can read here: JASTA .
Who are you REALLY?
This video shows that we must end bigotry, hatred against other people as in nationalities, religion, ethnicity and all that people cannot choose from.
Dutch Racism
This article explains how racism influenced me, how it is visible in the Netherlands through Sylvana Simons
What is life?
I think everyone has asked this question at least once. So did I, quite some time ago, but just recently I came across a paragraph that made very much sense, I connected it with other ideas and want to share it with you. It’s from J. Krishnamurti from his book ‘What are you doing with …
Dutch’s Refugee Debate
The other day a friend read this article of The Telegraph "Refugees could be fined or lose residency for failing to uphold Dutch values", written by Senay Boztas on the 28th of November, retrieved the 29th of November 2015. On facebook she tagged be and asked what my opinion about it is and this is my …
How global warming and climate change is fueling Boko Haram.
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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Inspirational
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
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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IS seen from a western journalist
In the last half of 2014, Jurgen Todenhofer went to the “Caliphate” of IS, which is in Iraq. He is the first western journalist who got permission from the IS to visit the Islamic State, to see what it is, how they are organized, to discuss and to find out what they really want. Todenhofer …
