Author Archives: Muller

Bazm wa Razm

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Muller

Update below I have written about the two Kharraqan towers before, see here. Both had been heavily damaged in a 2002 earthquake. They are located about one km west to the village of Hisar-i Valiasr and 33 km west to … Continue reading →

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An Angry and Uninformed Obama

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Muller

As Juan Cole has pointed out, President Obama seems not to be aware of the likely real motives of Omar Mateen, who had killed at least 49 guests of the Pulse nightclub in Orlando last weekend, when mentioning “self-radicalization on … Continue reading →

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The Real Power of Satire

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Muller

Thank you Jan Böhmermann! The German comedian is now being threatened with prosecution. That has Turkish President and wannabe sultan, notorious Islamist Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, demanded. Böhmermann had made clear, in sort of poem which was broadcast in his late-night show … Continue reading →

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When Angela Merkel Changed Her Mind

Posted on January 2, 2016 by Muller

In July last year, German Chancellor Angela Merkel shocked the public with a cold-hearted response to a Palestinian refugee girl who expressed (go to 0:30), in perfect German after having lived there for four years, her wish for a normal … Continue reading →

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PEGIDA Shows its True Colors

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Muller

With abhorrence I have followed the reincarnation of racism in Germany this year. Pegida (“Patrioten Europas gegen die Islamisierung des Abendlandes”, or Europe’s patriots  against Islamization of the Occident) has its origins in East Germany and, in particular, Saxonia, no-go … Continue reading →

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