Islam is a religion founded first of all on the Qur'an (referred to as Koran hereafter). It is the Holy Scripture which was dictated to the Prophet directly by God, according the Islamic faith. And in this document, there are…
I could hardly sleep from excitement because my first day as a doctor in the clinic of "Better days for Moria" was just around the corner. All I knew was, that I was going to work in the unofficial camp…
Yesterday, I attended the exhibition "As Rights Go By - On the Erosion and Denial of Rights”. It featured (video) installations, books, quotes and board games. Initially the great wall comic "The Magnificent 7" attracted my full attention: [gallery columns="5"…
Austria has elected, and this time voters’ level of education in connection to their sex has suddenly become an issue. For in this election people with Matura (equivalent to A-levels) predominantly voted for Van der Bellen, while those without largely…
Much has been written about the largest bank failure in Austrian history. So much in fact, that it was and still is difficult for observers to find to find the red / black / blue thread within the jumble of…
The pollsters’ astonishment was great. Not even in the autumn of 2015 in Vienna had they been as far off as in the first round of the presidential election. Yet another head-to-head race, which failed to materialize. Given the ever…
Last Saturday "Volunteers for Peace Vietnam" (VPV), whom I am privileged to number among, hosted the "Global Volunteering Day 2016", together with other institutions. More than 20 countries and numerous organizations each prepared booths, where games and samples of local…
After I had reasonably recovered from the previous night, I decided to have a "day off" and explore the island. [caption id="attachment_898" align="alignnone" width="805"] Molyvos[/caption] My first goal was to go to Molyvos, a small village in the island’s northern…
Today, the AK Vorrat published their statement on Minister of Justice Brandstetter’s proposal to introduce a governmental monitoring software (Federal Trojan). The detailed legal and technical statement shows, why this ad hoc legislation causes more problems than it can solve. PDF…
It's Saturday night. I've settled in well in the VPV House, rejoicing every single day over the excellent food prepared twice daily for us volunteers. In general, it consists of rice and a variety of pots of vegetables, meat and…
This rainy night, "South coast patrolling" was once more the word. I packed my things and drove to the meeting point. Once there, we were divided into three different bases. We were sent to "Lasia", along with other volunteers from…
https://www.idealismprevails.at/en/at-the-port-of-lesbos/ My last article " At the port of Lesbos " (note the link above) ended by spending all night in my car. This is what happened afterwards : First experience with the BDFM = Better days for Moria The…
