We have eyewitness accounts from those who met the first Saracens – the Patriarch of Jerusalem – Sophronius being one. His descriptions of how the first Saracens behaved towards Christians and Jews are certainly disturbing. Sophronius writes [1]: “Moreover, they are raised up more and more against us and increase their blasphemy of Christ and […]
Media bombards us 24/7 with news, commentaries, and history on many subjects. It appears though as if the facts presented are somewhat filtered or selected – thus giving the viewer a biased view of history.
Beyond the official rethoric, non-Western immigrants are invited to a country that gives them false hopes. It is the lure of a future that for many do not exist. When they find out, their illusions turn into anger.
An analysis on how the Quran got its peculiar division of chapters, its contradictions and repetitions; and why the Mecca and Medina verses are so different in nature.
In order for a political system to work, people need to have confidence, not only in an election process, but in the very words politicians are uttering, at least what they present as facts. Keith A. Darden, an associate professor at American University, writes interestingly in the New York Times about facts and legitimacy. Both seem […]
Americans do not know: The Death Penalty has been reintroduced in Europe. A growing number of individuals are living with formal or informal fatwas over their heads. Europeans know, but do not want to know. Especially people with responsibility and the need to know. Their feigned ignorance produces a vacuum where Öffentlichkeit should have been. It […]
According to the latest information, Jens Stoltenberg stands unopposed as Anders Fogh Rasmussen’s successor as general secretary of NATO. Why is this not ok? For a lot of reasons. In Norway the press have treated his nomination as some kind of sports competition. It is nationalism in disguise. If you oppose him, you are a […]
OSLO. Tomorrow, September 9, Norwegians will elect a new parliament. People who worry about the future of democracy will find ample reason in the election campaign. Politics is reduced to a duel based on a specialized jargon mastered by few. The last ten years have seen a colossal rise in of spin-doctors and information councilors. […]
Oslo Freedom Forum is an eyeopener. So many courageous people. Unstoppable. So many fates. People are indomitable. They will resist, they will fight for their survival, and sometimes they will fight for what is intangible: freedom and the right to be themselves. All these stories of suffering and resistance also brings with it reflections on […]
Anders Behring Breivik’s defense team of four was not in unison agreement that he was sane and accountable for his actions. On the contrary. Even after the verdict they disagreed. This vital information is revealed by the leader of the team, Geir Lippestad himself, in a newly released book. NRKs seasoned commentator, Knut Magnus Berge, […]
