Category: 49:49


Abrahamic Religions

Cowardice as a Virtue

"Snouck Hurgronje: disguised (!) as scholar" (see Note 4)

Or: the behavior of intellectual moths and intellectual ermine fleas On November 23, at the presentation of my painted tribute to Dorothy Milne Murdock, I hope to also be able to hand over the first copies of my almost completed book, entitled 49:49. Subtitle: The Emperor’s Old Rags. Not over the counter There is almost… Continue reading Cowardice as a Virtue

Ursula and Giordano

Photo by Daryl_mitchell Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Not edited, only cropped.

WHILE I was making this video, failed, unelected German politician Ursula Von der Leyen was reappointed chair of the European Commission in the Brussels circus. There is a good chance that you have heard of her and her special relationship with the pharmaceutical oligopolists.The chance that you have heard of Giordano Bruno before is smaller.… Continue reading Ursula and Giordano

A Penny dropped

Front page

Below you find a crucial part from the Preface of a very soon to be published book. Official launch will be November 23. Title: 49:49Subtitle: The Emperor’s Old Rags The penny dropped when I started translating the book into English.The previous section is titled: ‘Not hurting your Mom ‘. ” The moment I looked again… Continue reading A Penny dropped

Timur Lenk in Boston

Statue of Timur in Shahrisabz, Uzbekistan

Or: Ignorance about Mohammedanism then and now When I stopped adding new content to my Dutch-language website islamofobie.nl *) in 2014, I turned it into a kind of archive. In that context, I also made a new division of categories. Looking back in 2024 –and more specifically: after October 7, 2023– the ‘History‘ category is… Continue reading Timur Lenk in Boston

A Preface

Idea for cover ..

Below you find the draft of the Preface of a soon to be published book. Title: 49:49 Subtitle: The Emperor’s Old Rags An autobiographical Anecdote This book has an autobiographical side. This foreword all the more so. Starting with a personal anecdote would therefore be appropriate. An anecdote that has no direct relationship with the… Continue reading A Preface

Mohammed’s personal life

Idea for cover ..

In a previous draft of this text I had not placed sufficient emphasis on the misogynist aspect of this specific surah of the Quran. This is the last of the paragraphs of the soon to be published book 49:49. Subtitled The Emperors Old Rags, prepublished on this website. §9 ‘Aunt’ Lahab and the ban on… Continue reading Mohammed’s personal life