Category Archives: Germany

A ‘Road to Damascus’ Experience of the Special Kind

Posted on November 2, 2008 by Muller

Prof. Dr. rer. pol. phil. habil. Sven Muhammad Kalisch (42) seeks publicity these days. As may be traced in his rapidly inflated German Wikipedia entry, he had been appointed in 2004 chairman of the Islam Department at the Center for … Continue reading →

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Falsafa

Posted on October 18, 2008 by Muller

The work of Greek philosophers, mainly Aristotle but also few of Plato, had been translated into Arabic very early after the Abbasid revolution in the 8th century and continued down to the 10th century. In fact, these great works of … Continue reading →

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Embedded

Posted on October 12, 2008 by Muller

Embedded journalism is anti-democratic. News reporters and hand-picked journalists have been attached to military units before the third war in the Gulf region (2003-) but the term ‘embedded’ has been used then for the first time and ever since. Embedded … Continue reading →

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The World is Flat and Almost Unexplored

Posted on August 9, 2008 by Muller

The dissatisfying situation at German Universities for already established professors as well as academic hopefuls is well-known for years. However, the common overload of teaching, lack of resources and time for research, an inflexible administration, lack of transparency in appeals … Continue reading →

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