Category: History

The long road to civilization.

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

Gandhi about a border crisis

Cover Autobiography Mohamdas Karamchand Gandhi.

With great attention and with ever-increasing amazement I am still reading the autobiography of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Here I announced that my next comprehensive book review on this website will be about that remarkable book and person. The man was born a few years before Winston Churchill. In many places, however, it seems as if… Continue reading Gandhi about a border crisis

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

For sale: 3 A5 paintings

Kirsty Swanson 2024 as Buffy the vampire slayer

Updated July 23, see below. The female in the featured image above is the actress Kristy Swanson, known by many for her role in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. To me because she is one of the few Hollywood movie stars supporting Trump … Judging from her Instagram account, she is an overall… Continue reading For sale: 3 A5 paintings

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