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  • I am a continuation, like the rain is a continuation of the cloud – Commemorating Thay

    Thich Nhat Hanh of Vietnam passed away January 22, 2022. The website of the International Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism announced that “Thich Nhat Hanh has passed away peacefully at Từ Hiếu Temple in Huế, Vietnam on 22nd January, 2022, at the age of 95.“. Plum Village invites their global spiritual family to “take Read more

  • Kinderwhore – A Book About Unspeakable Truths

    This morning I need to work on something very boring in my line of work: The analysis of data that we call “Key Performance Indicators”. These KPI measure the progress being made in controlling Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW), within a regional strategy of the six jurisdictions of the Western Balkans to adress all Read more

  • Under The Hood

    Forgiveness says you are given another chance to make a new beginning. DESMOND TUTU This entire blog is about peace and security, trauma and reconciliation. It is my chosen overarching theme since I began writing. Ultimately, in order to sustain lasting peace and security in a society, the society needs to be at peace with Read more

  • On Responsibilities of German Public Servants and on Covid-19 – An Open Letter to Hans-Georg Maaßen

    Sehr geehrter Herr Hans-Georg Maaßen, Die digitale Ausgabe der “Tagesschau” berichtet heute, am 03.01.2022 (Link hier) zu dem Umstand, dass Sie auf der sozialen Mediaplattform GETTR ein Video mit der Bildunterschrift “Bewegender Appell von Prof. Dr. Sucharit Bhakdi zur dringenden Notwendigkeit eines Covid-Impfverbots” geteilt haben. Die “Tagesschau” ist fuer ihre faktenbasierte und neutrale Berichterstattung so Read more

  • Indifference

    December 5, 2021, the New York Times published a story “He Never Touched the Murder Weapon. Alabama Sentenced Him to Die.” It is a heartbreaking story with an introductory video pointing to a longer documentation which is available elsewhere on the Internet. The short video documents last minute phone calls made in an effort to Read more

  • On the Right of Girls to Enjoy Education

    It’s been a while since my last writing over here. As always, there were reasons for it. This time it is because I spent a lot of time on writing chapters of my book. That can be an emotionally exhausting process. Taking a break from it, I’m starting easy here, by referencing and recommending a Read more