Gaslighting in overdrive: too early

New Wilders concession: military aid to Ukraine no longer taboo

Freedom-loving conservatives around the world are reminded daily that there are many reasons for great concern. At this moment the two topics at the top of my X.com time line are from a very famous woman and a very famous man: JK Rowling and Gad Saad. JKRowling comments on Sarah Owen being elected as chair… Continue reading Gaslighting in overdrive: too early

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

Silly threats to intimidate dissidents (3)

Provocative praying

Mayors of Amsterdam As promised in part 1 of this miniseries, this 3rd and final part is about mayors of the capital of the Netherlands, Amsterdam. (Link to part 2).)Especially about the men and one woman who were appointed after the Second World War. The emphasis is on those of the 21st century.Yes, mayors in… Continue reading Silly threats to intimidate dissidents (3)

Mohammedanism: only for Arabs. Or another people.

Text from the preface of a relatively new Quran translation...

This is a pre-publication of my book ‘49:49 ‘, to be published no later than 2025. In Part I I already wrote that the critic who is sober and fearless, against hotheads who demand in a high or highest tone that one must know Quranic Arabic before one can say anything about the contents of… Continue reading Mohammedanism: only for Arabs. Or another people.

When Narendra Modi got fed up

Narendra Modi

The Gujarat Riots in 2002 There is a good chance that a lie campaign against President Narendra Modi will soon erupt again worldwide. Very soon his 73nd birthday will be celebrated on a large scale and next year there will be elections for the Lok Sabha: the House of Commons of India. Most likely the… Continue reading When Narendra Modi got fed up

Looking at a beheading or a totally mutilated vagina

Hanny Lightfoot-Klein: the most beautiful woman in the world?

There are pieces on both topics from the title of this text in my book Islamophobiaⁱ, which do not differ much in size, but about female genital mutilation (FGM) I actually wrote calmer than about the  beheadings. After I had seen a video clip of the truly Furious Ann Barnhardt (with three capital  letters), famous… Continue reading Looking at a beheading or a totally mutilated vagina