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Insights Into Shi’ite Islam

Posted on July 16, 2022 by Muller

I have come across this book by photographer Hans Georg Berger, Einsicht – Drei Reisen in die innerste Welt des schiitischen Islam (Insight – Three Journeys Into the Innermost World of Shi’a Islam, edited by Boris von Brauchitsch and Saeid … Continue reading →

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Nature vs. God

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Muller

When discussing the current Corona virus pandemic with a friend, he mentioned some apocalyptic ideas about God’s wrath. I replied that it is actually Mother Nature who strikes back. Evolution is the concept at work these days. Homo sapiens (I … Continue reading →

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After the Solar Eclipse is Before Another One

Posted on December 31, 2019 by Muller

Happy New Year! to all who still follow my blog. We returned safely from buzzing Doha last week where the 2019 Annular Solar Eclipse was visible but again obscured by lots of clouds.  The GIF of the above satellite’s view … Continue reading →

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The 2019 Christmas Annular Solar Eclipse

Posted on October 19, 2019 by Muller

A rare annular solar eclipse will happen on December 26 this year. Visibility will be from Eastern provinces of Saudi Arabia early in the morning, then the totality will rush to Qatar, Abu Dhabi and Oman and then into the … Continue reading →

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A Smile of the Beyond

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Muller

Is this what British guitarist John McLaughlin had in mind on his 1974 album Apocalypse with a reorganized and, then and now, largely disappointing Mahavishnu Orchestra? God as a smiley? What happens inside the black hole? Well, it’s safe to … Continue reading →

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