Tag: jihad
Happy Sunday! This week was incredibly heat-wave-y in most of Europe that may or may not be a result of climate change. I am fully aware that I wrote the same about extreme cold a few months before, these are just the times we’re living. I admit I like this weather, but many countries in Europe are just not used to this kind of heat, not to talk about the health implications of extreme temperatures. I hope you are all safe. Let’s do a little Sunday reading. Is ISIS conceding defeat? And even if it would be, would this be…
Happy Sunday Everybody! Hope you are ready for some Sunday reading… The ISIS Guide to Holy War, or Lonely Planet: Islamic State I really doubt that ISIS would give away all their tips and tricks in such a dumb book. I am afraid they are smarter than that, so this must be something to amuse intelligent agency workers, whether it proves to be practical to would-be-jihadists or not. A UN Special Rapporteur on Privacy – Why Now? And interestingly enough the resolution got all the support it needed. Perhaps we should start by redefining privacy in this digital age of…
I hope everybody is having a beautiful first Sunday of Advent! Time to take out the Christmas decoration and start getting in the mood with various festivities of the holiday season! Thank you all for following! I hope you will enjoy this week’s posts. Extention Leave Iran Nuclear Deal Vulnerable to Hard-Liners I am now one of the sceptics who seriously doubt that this deal is ever going to happen. If the Iranians wanted to agree on a deal, they would have by now. Confiscating Passports: Is this a Good Way to Stop Citizens from Joining Jihadists in Syria and…
From schoolbooks to Syria: How four British youths turned to jihad Hundreds of young British men are thought to have joined the conflict in Iraq and Syria. CNN’s Karl Penhaul finds out why a group from a southern English town went to war and hears of the tragic consequences.
