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Interview with Asra Nomani

'gender jihad' in the Service of Women's Rights

The 44-year-old US writer Asra Nomani is viewed as a prominent representative of "Gender Jihad". For the former Wall Street Journal reporter, there is no contradiction between Islam and feminism.

In both western countries and Muslim societies feminism and Islam are mostly regarded as irreconcilable opposites. Why are they not compatible?

Asra Nomani: Yes, I'm always hearing that view at my lectures. But as far as I'm concerned, the two go hand in hand. I think Islam was originally a feminist religion. The Prophet Mohammed was a feminist, like his first wife Khadija, his daughter Fatima and his wife Aisha. None of them allowed themselves to be pushed aside, and they all spoke their minds. I don't think Islamic feminism is an apparent contradiction.

Actually, I meet religious feminists all over the world – Mormon, Catholic, Maronite, Jewish-orthodox, Protestant. My experience is that women have to fight male power in Islam with the same dynamics as in all other religions.

When I mentioned your name to a colleague, the response was: Ah, gender jihad. What's it like to have such a tag?

Nomani: Well, very good, I must say. I'm very proud to be a soldier on this front.

And what is this soldier fighting for?

Nomani: For the rights of women, and at the same time for social justice. Women should not be the preserving jars of honor and purity. They should not be punished for their sexuality, by crouching in the backrooms and corners of mosques.

Women should not be gagged just because they bring men into temptation. These are all just control mechanisms to treat us as second-class citizens.

What's your view on the veiling of women?

Nomani: If you cover the face of a woman, it de-personifies her. The removal of the veil is a crucial element of gender jihad, because by doing this we dispel ignorance.

Now you've received support on this matter from one of the highest authorities in Sunni Islam. Mohammed Sayed al-Tantawi, the Grand Sheikhk of Al Azhar University, has described the niqab (face veil) as un-Islamic and issued a ban at the Cairo seat of learning.

Nomani: Yes, it's very important to us if the Al Azhar University assumes a leading role in this. We need the leaders of the Islamic mainstream to at last inject some reason back into this religion. I'm really happy that al-Tantawi has tackled an ideology that really is terrifying.

What is the problem if someone wants to wear a face veil, even if it only leaves a slit to see through?

Nomani: That's exactly the kind of western political correctness that excuses the niqab as a woman's free choice. This attitude conveniently forgets that it is symbolic of a highly puritanical and dangerous interpretation of Islam.

This justifies violence against women and suicide attacks with an allegedly literal interpretation of the Koran and suggests that a Muslim should not make friends with Jews and Christians if at all possible.

One should remember that our churches are also not allowed to preach racism. Islam should be measured by the same standards. Members of the Ku-Klux-Klan can't collect their drivers' permits with hoods over their heads.

Many Muslim women would be appalled at what you say. They wear the niqab or the hijab (headscarf) with pride.

Nomani: The puritanical interpretation of Islam has presented the niqab and the hijab as a free choice. Young American women think they are strong and independent if they cover their hair or their faces. In doing so they overlook the fact that this is about the sexualization and demonization of women, who apparently distract men from the right path.

I've heard it said by many Muslim women that covering their heads acts as a kind of protection against the sexual advances of men.

Nomani: In Egypt, the Center for Women's Rights published a study in 2008 that showed that women adhering to the Islamic dress code suffered the most sexual harassment. I've experienced it myself, when I was in northern India, one of the most conservative Muslim regions. My hijab did not protect me from sexual harassment. That's a myth that's peddled, and women are taken in by it.

Al-Tantawi claims the niqab is just a tradition that has nothing to do with Islam. How did the niqab come to be associated with Islam?

Nomani: I'll give you an example of how that works. There are translations of the Koran from Saudi Arabia in which passages on the niqab have simply been added in order to sell it as something Islamic. It's the same with the hijab. It's made into an obligation, although it's all only based on interpretations.

What does the Koran say about female clothing? Are there rules on what women should wear?

Nomani: There is nothing decreeing that she must cover her face or hair. There is nothing about a shawl, a headscarf or a veil, nothing about a color, whether it should be pink or black. There is also nothing to say that the hands must be covered, or that she can only show her eyes. These are all the rules of men. In accordance with the interpretation that I think is the right one, a woman should simply be moderate in the choice of her clothing.

In editions of the Koran from Saudi Arabia, which has conducted a missionary campaign in the mosques of the world over the last decade, it's all very different, you say.

Nomani: Yes, and as a Muslim woman I feel very concerned about this. The Saudi Arabian government was able to internationally propagate – virtually unchecked – a rigid, inviolable and monolithic form of Islam.

As the country where the holy sites of Islam are located, Saudi Arabia produces Koran translations and distributes them to millions of pilgrims who travel to Mecca on the Hajj. The translations are sexist and intolerant.

I'm always receiving Koran translations that say I should not make friends with a Jew or a Christian and cover my face, apart from one eye that may remain visible. Another route is via the mosques that were founded all over the world.

So Saudi Arabia is responsible for the propagation of a strict interpretation of Islam. One could almost say it's a lucrative business, when one thinks of the war on terror and the increased price of oil, which is making Saudi Arabia richer than ever.

Nomani: That's absolutely right. And we're not holding the Saudi government responsible for its complicity in the creation of this dangerous ideology.

First it was exported to Pakistan, which is currently a haven for militant Islamists. Then representative congregations were set up all over the world. And I'm not talking about some villages in Pakistan, but about my home city of Morgantown in West Virginia.

How does that work?

Nomani: They take over mosques and teach Wahhabi and Salafi ideology, and the rest of the congregation has to fall into line. It works very well. The men grow beards of a certain length, otherwise they're not regarded as true Muslims. And the women wear veils.

But there must be a need for it somehow. Propaganda alone can't be enough. Is it about a sense of community, of fashion, of being cool?

Nomani: Of course there's a need for it. You're cool if you practice a religion that lies beyond western interpretations. That's why young women think they're rebels because they wear the hijab.

A broad-based fashion protest movement?

Nomani: I believe that religion here is a consumer goods industry. It's a business selling both conservative and liberal ideas within Islam. The industry also has a fashion division – an abaya (traditional Arab cloak-like overgarment) for 10,000 dollars in a boutique in the Gulf, pilgrimage clothing or discreet Islamic bathing suits available on the Internet.

In the liberal sector for example, this happens with T-shifts printed with slogans such as: "This is what a radical Muslim looks like." I'm continually astonished at what is sold as an Islamic product, and how.

Currently it's Islamic music. The funniest thing I saw recently was Islamic underwear. A G-string with the word 'bismillah' (in the name of Allah) visible on the back.

Whether it's a movement, or a fashion: it all has to come to and end at some point. How much longer will it go on for?

Nomani: I think the kind of Islam that wants to force women to wear a veil or a headscarf won't be around in 20 years. Mohammed Sayed al-Tantawi is one of the first leaders to say, indirectly, enough's enough. It's a good sign.

But do Muslim women have to suffer until then?

Nomani: For some time yet, that's for sure. But you must remember that it's not just the women who suffer, the men are also affected. The Taliban demanded that men looked, thought and behaved a certain way, otherwise they were not regarded as true Muslims. Control mechanisms don't stop at women, they are extending further and further.

The Taliban stealthily banished women from public life. In the end, this religious control culminated in the destruction of the Buddha statues. Do you think Tantawi had that in mind?

Nomani: I think he realized that it's not just about the veiling of women. At some point he could also become a target because he does not represent the same interpretation of Islam. It's not just a danger for women, but for us all.

Interview conducted by Alfred Hackensberger for Qantara

Asra Nomani teaches journalism at Georgetown University. She is the author of "Standing Alone in Mecca "of the" Islamic Bill of Rights for Women in the Bedroom, "and of the" Islamic Bill of Rights for Women in the Mosque.

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Marrakech, the new metropolis for cheap sex

Marrakech has become a center of international sex tourism. Especially from Arab countries in the Gulf, more and more visitors are looking for fast sex in sight here are not only women but also young men -.. despite the fact that homosexuality in Morocco is illegal

Coming to Marrakech more and more tourists to the Search for cheap sex. desirability are not only young women

dance in a luxurious apartment in Marrakech naked girls up in the early morning. Then roll they are scattered to the amusement of their customers across the floor, on the bills. What is caught on the sweaty bodies of the women is their reward for the night that now begins in earnest. "Then comes the sex," said Fatima, a 21-year-old prostitute who specializes with her friend Naima on clients from the Arab countries in the Gulf. "Although it is sometimes like slavery, but they pay but better than other foreigners."

The visitors from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the UAE are well known not only for their interest in young women. "Whether here in Morocco, Lebanon or Egypt," said a cigarette seller in Marrakech, "everyone knows that they are men behind her. The younger the better. "

With these preferences, the tourists from the Gulf states in the former Moroccan city are just right. Marrakesh is today, next to the Atlantic resort of Agadir in the south of the country, a center of international sex tourism. On the square Djamaa al-Fna, with its magicians, acrobats and exotic animals, but also in restaurants and bars that are frequented by tourists you meet in addition to female and male prostitute any time.

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homosexuals "appreciate the erotic Atmosphere of a male society, "as Stefan confesses S. from Germany. "No one cares if men keep on the street holding hands or kissing on the cheek." Second, because of cheap sex, which is everywhere easy to have. "Many Moroccans also makes it fun," says the 45-year-old German. "They are married, have children, but at the same time a friend." But homosexuality is illegal in Morocco.

In Marrakech, many homosexuals, like other foreigners also bought an old house and renovated. Preferably, a riad (courtyard house) in the old town, which today mainly by Spaniards, is inhabited French, British or Americans. In exotic oriental atmosphere to party cocktail parties and holding dinners.

this case, the Moroccan domestic worker can ever serve in skimpy leather costumes or other fancy uniforms guests. Had long been going to gay tourists made their own sex industry. attracts many young men from impoverished villages around it to Marrakesh, to make "easy" money and feed their families.

The factor of "poverty", according to a report, "coalition against sexual abuse of children" the decisive factor that brings children into prostitution. Pedophilia, sex with children and young people (in Morocco until the age of 18 years), has adopted in Marrakech substantial.

The Moroccan police formed a special unit, which arrested many times foreigners. Including a Frenchman who was in possession of 17,000 photos and 140,000 video recordings, which he sent to pornographic websites. "The situation is out of control," said Najia Adib, the President of "Touche pas à mes enfants."

"agents have a price list, which cost a ten-year-old and a twelve-year-old. The younger, the more expensive, as they are ordered primarily by sex tourists. "Shocking was also that many of the abused children and young people told us they would do it for pleasure - "I get 500 dirhams (about 50 €), without tourists is not the possible."

in Morocco could be victims of sex tourists next the port city of Tangier. By 2013 we will be there, Rashid Ihdeme, Delegate for Tourism in Tangier, the number of hotel guests to triple to 1.2 million, about 70 new hotels are planned in the city and the surrounding area along the Atlantic and Mediterranean coast.

"At least 10,000 new jobs," says Ihdeme. In the port will soon cruise ships go to sea and yachts are moored. They want to build on the International Zone of Tangier (1923-1956), which was then the target point of so many artists and writers.

on the roof terrace of Baron Francisco Corcuera, an Argentine painter, you have a good view of Tangier. "There, the villa of Yves Saint Laurent," said the Baron and points her finger on a small blue dot in the sea of houses.

"In the front the house of a German photographer, and is back here, a French writer. The good houses, of which one has a fabulous view of the Straits of Gibraltar are all gone, "says Baron. The homes are now unaffordable. "Because of all the foreigners who are incidentally homosexual to 90 percent." Most of them had fallen into the same trap, he says with a mocking tone. "You have a friend who married a sudden, kids get, and then they pay for the whole family, which can go up to the end of life."

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Saudis go militarily against Yemeni rebels

attacks in the border area against Shiite militia

Tanger / Sanaa - Again and again rose thick clouds of smoke around the summit of Jebel al-Dukhan on. The 2000 meter high mountain near the city Khubah marks the border between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Republic of Yemen. Saudi air force and artillery bombarded rebel positions of the Huthi, which were allegedly from the north of Yemen invaded Saudi territory. After five days of fighting, it had finally managed to clean so Prince Khaled Bin Sultan, the deputy defense minister of Saudi Arabia, the area of the Shiite rebels again. Mohammed Abdel-Salam, the spokesman for the Huthis, called the Saudi operation "unjustified aggression". At the same time Saudi Arabia was accused of having carried out attacks on Yemeni territory.

"We care only about our territory," said the Saudi Defense Ministry, "and do not interfere in the Yemen." Understand it would be if Saudi Arabia, the Yemeni government come military under President Ali Abdullah Saleh to help would also be on Yemeni territory. On 11 August, Saleh started the operation "Scorched Earth". The stated objective was the Huthi terrorists who were planning a coup and wanted to start a Shiite Republic, once and for all "root out and find whatever". Since 2005 there had been time and again to armed conflicts between the state and the Houthis in the north of the country. So far, however, was the action of "scorched earth" low achieving success. Instead it has strengthened the economic crisis and political instability in the country.

for the neighbors, Saudi Arabia, Yemen in its operation mit Geheimdienstinformationen unterstützt hatte, ein Anlass zur Besorgnis. Al-Qaida könnte das Machtvakuum ausnützen und den Jemen "zu einem Schlachtfeld der Dschihadisten und zu einer potenziellen Basis machen", wie es Dennis Blair, der US-Geheimdienstdirektor, bei einer Anhörung des Kongresses in diesem Jahr formulierte. Zum anderen gibt es Befürchtungen, je länger der Konflikt andauert und die Huthis der jemenitischen Armee standhalten, dass der Iran und seine Eliteeinheit der Republikanischen Garden sich entschließen, den schiitischen Rebellen zur Hilfe zu kommen. Gerüchte über eine Unterstützung aus dem Iran gibt es seit dem Beginn der Großoffensive. Vor zwei Wochen wurde dann ein Schiff, das Waffen für die Rebels had downloaded, captured by the Yemeni authorities on the west coast of the country. According to Information Minister Hassan Al-Lawzi you have forwarded evidence to the Islamic Republic of Iran, which showed that Iranian religious groups supported the Huthis. "The competent authorities," said Hassan Al-Lawzi, review the five crew members of the ship that stopped in various ports Arab station.

After the military intervention by Saudi Arabia of Yemen's president clearly confident. Last Saturday, as there had been heavy fighting between troops and Saudi Huthis assured Ali Abdullah Saleh, the war has only now begonnen. Was sich in den letzten Jahren des Konflikts ereignet habe, sei nur ein Training für die Armee gewesen. Bis heute starben mehrere Tausenden Menschen, und insgesamt rund 150 000 Menschen wurden zu Flüchtlingen. "Nun werde die Armee", so der Präsident weiter, "ihren Angriff so lange weiterführen, bis es mit der tyrannischen, verräterischen Söldnergruppe (der Huthis) zu Ende geht."

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Niqab Debate in Egypt: Divided Scholars

Hijab, chador, burqa or niqab? – The veiling of Muslim women continues to provoke controversy. This time it is the niqab, or face veil, at the center of the conflict-charged fundamental debate within the Islamic world. By Alfred Hackensberger

Grand Sheikh Tantawi had banned women from wearing the niqab in parts of the Al-Azhar mosque, saying it had nothing to do with Islam At the same time the Imam promised to ban this particular kind of veil from the school grounds.

Reasons of security

A few days later, female students veiled with the niqab were no longer allowed to enter the halls of residence at Al-Azhar University. Those who did not take off their niqab were sent away. The supreme council at the highest seat of religious learning in Sunni Islam had "agreed the ban on the veil," announced Mohamed Abdel-Aziz, deputy chairman of the council. The ban also applies to the girls' classrooms. It affects both teaching staff and the 500,000 girls out of a total of 1.4 million schoolchildren and students who study at the university and its affiliated educational establishments.

The decision was also approved by the Ministry for Higher Education, which announced that it plans to extend the ban to universities across the country. Minister Hany Halal explained the measure would primarily be taken for security reasons. Just recently 15 young men dressed in niqabs tried to enter the girls' dormitories, he said.

"I've been living in a student hall of residence for years," said one female student who wanted to remain anonymous to avoid potential problems with the university administration, "but I've never heard of anything like that happening."

A frightening take on Islam

Asra Q. Nomani says that a security risk is indeed a valid argument. The US author has just published a book titled "Standing Alone: An American Woman's Struggle for the Soul of Islam". But she says such an argument is not based on uninvited male visitors to girls' dormitories. From Islamabad to Baghdad, the niqab has been misused by militant Islamists to avoid police checkpoints or to carry out attacks.

Nomani says however that a much more decisive factor in any move to ban the face veil is "that it stands for a frightening take on Islam, one that preaches the literal interpretation of the Koran." And this is especially problematic in the interpretation of those verses where the meaning is in any case unclear, she adds.

"Militants exploit this to justify domestic violence, intolerance or even suicide attacks," says Nomani. When she talks about "a frightening take on Islam", she is referring to the the schools of thought known as Wahhabism and Salafism, which are based in Saudi Arabia and promote ultra-conservative interpretations of Islam.

There are two sections of the Koran that make this especially clear (Sura 24, verse 31 and Sura 33, verse 59), passages that make references to the covering of the female body. Neither passage can be unequivocally interpreted as an instruction that a woman must wear a head covering, or exactly defines the parts of the body that have to be concealed.

Pieces of clothing are named, such as "jilbab" and "khimar", but it remains unclear what form, color or function they had during the Prophet's era. In a German translation of the Koran commissioned by Saudi Arabia this is not taken into consideration at all, and the word "khimar" is simply translated as "Kopftücher", or "headscarves". One simply has to be aware of the subtleties of meaning can be lost in translation.

"This Wahhabi and Salafi mindset came to Egypt in the 1970s," says Hala Mustafa, editor-in-chief at Al Ahram Media in Cairo. "And it has increased its hold over the last three decades." This is evident on the streets of the capital, with increasing numbers of women covering themselves from head to toe.

"Salafi satellite channels today propagate the message that the niqab is an obligation," explains Salem Abdel Gelil, from the Egyptian Ministry of Religious Endowments, Awqaf.

The government of the Nile nation is not in the least happy about this ultra-conservative trend. The niqab ban at universities is just one of many steps Cairo is taking to counter it. The Ministry of Religious Endowments prints brochures that describe the niqab as un-Islamic. The Health Ministry plans to ban doctors and nurses from wearing the face veil.

Against constitution and freedom

Sumerian temple priestesses wore veils in 5000 B.C. In 1300 B.C., Assyrian kings introduced the veil for married and wealthy women. This is similar to the Byzantines (4th to 5th centuries A.D.), the Sassanids (c. 224-652 A.D.), in Ancient Greece and old Rome, where to be veiled was a privilege reserved for high society.

Grand Sheikh Tantawy based his ban on a constitutional resolution passed in 1996, which allows representatives of the educational system to decide on clothing rules for schools
The Grand Mufti of Dubai holds a similar view. He spoke of a "restriction of the freedom of women," and said the move was "in total contempt of their faith, their culture and their traditions."

The Saudi Arabian Sheikh Mohammed al-Nojaimi from the Institute of Islamic Law spoke of a possible division of Egyptian society into two camps, for or against the niqab. At the same time, he contradicted his Egyptian counterpart Tantawi's claim that the face veil has nothing to do with Islam: "The niqab is mentioned in reports on the traditions of the Prophet," he said. These state that a woman should only take off her face veil during the pilgrimage to Mecca, as "this goes to prove that she wore it at all other times."

"What are wearers of the niqab supposed to do?"

For devout Muslims who wear the niqab out of conviction, the Egyptian ban is tantamount to a defeat, even if it is restricted to universities. They have become accustomed to the fact that action is taken against the headscarf or veil in western countries. And perhaps also in the few secular countries where most of the population are Muslims, such as in Turkey or Tunisia.

But now the veil, a piece of clothing that has so often had to be defended against criticism, is being declared un-Islamic by members of the Muslim community, and furthermore by one of the most senior legal scholars in Sunni Islam. The result is helplessness.

"What are we supposed to do?" asks Sadaf Farooqi in the Saudi-Gazette newspaper. "What's really unsettling is the swift global impact of this development," writes the columnist, who lives in Karachi. "Within a few days after Mohammed Sayed al-Tantawi's comments, all kinds of groups from Italy to Canada began calling for a ban on the niqab."

Farooqi writes that such groups also include "self-proclaimed progressive Muslims." Of course these feminist Muslims now feel vindicated, after all, they have for a long time described the veil as an antiquated tradition that does not belong to Islam.

"It is high time to impose a global ban on the face veil," writes US author Asra Q. Nomani. "It is the expression of an Islam that must disappear."

For Sadaf Farooqi, who is proud to wear her niqab, this is something she finds difficult to understand. The journalist thanks God that in her country, she is allowed to leave the house in her veil, visit educational establishments and go for a walk without fear of abuse. "A luxury that our Muslim sisters in Britain, France and Canada do not enjoy," she says.

Alfred Hackensberger

© Qantara.de 2009

Translated from the German by Nina Coon

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"Arabia Felix" is on the brink

Regierung gegen Separatisten: Im Jemen entscheidet sich, ob das islamistische Terrornetzwerk al-Qaida eine neue Basis aufbauen kann

Sanaa - "Jemen ist Arabiens unbekannter Edelstein, den es noch zu entdecken gilt", heißt es im Bordmagazin "Yemenia". The glossy leaflet recommends hiking and trekking tours through the stunning home of the legendary Queen of Sheba.

But that can no longer attract adventure tourists in Yemen. "Arabia Felix", the ancient Roman Arabia is happy, even for die-hard travelers to various kidnappings a bit of adventure too much. In June, two German women and a Korean woman had been killed. The rest of the kidnapped tourist group, a family of five from Saxony and one Briton are still missing.

not two-thirds of Yemen are under government control. Separatist rule there, local tribes, the al-Qaida close to or on its own Rechnung arbeiten. In der Provinz Saada, der nördlichen Grenzregion zu Saudi-Arabien, herrscht Krieg: Zum sechsten Mal seit 2004 versucht dort die Regierung unter Präsident Ali Abdallah Saleh die schiitischen Rebellen des Al-Huthi-Clans zu zerschlagen. Ein Konflikt, der Tausende das Leben kostete und rund 150 000 Menschen zu Flüchtlingen machte.

"Verbrannte Erde" nennt die Regierung ihre vor einem Monat begonnene militärische Offensive. Sie soll die al-Huthis, so Präsident Saleh, "ausrotten, wo und wie auch immer". Die "Terroristen" wollten die Regierung stürzen und eine Herrschaft unter einem schiitischen Führer (Imam) errichten. Dabei würden sie aus dem Iran und dem Irak unterstützt. "Wir können zwar nicht offiziell den Iran beschuldigen", sagte Jemens Präsident, "aber die Iraner haben uns angeboten zu vermitteln, also müssen sie Kontakte zu den Rebellen haben." Ähnlich verhalte es sich mit Muktada al-Sadr, dem radikalen Schiitenführer aus dem Irak, der sich ebenfalls als Mediator zur Verfügung gestellt habe. Clanführer Abdelmalik al-Huthi wehrt sich: "Wir verteidigen nur unsere kulturelle Identität gegen Diskriminierung, Marginalisierung und Ausgrenzung." Fast 24 Millionen Menschen leben im Jemen, etwa 30 Prozent gehören zum al-Huthi-Clan.

Bis zur Gründung der Republik Jemen 1962 war das Land von einem Imam als Staatoberhaupt regiert worden. 1000 Jahre stand das Land unter der Domäne des Stammes der Zaiditen, zu dem der Al-Huthi-Clan gehört. Zaiditen sind eine schiitische Sekte, die nicht wie im Iran an zwölf Imame glaubt, sondern nur fünf anerkennt. Zudem lehnt sie den Führungsanspruch des iranischen geistlichen Führers Ali Chamenei als Groß-Ayatollah ab. Eine fundamentale Diskrepanz, die es unwahrscheinlich macht, dass die Islamische Republik die jemenitischen Rebellen unterstützt.

"Niemand weiß genau, woher die al-Huthi ihr Geld bekommen", sagt Nadia al-Sakaf, Chefredakteurin der "Yemen Times". "Es gibt Spekulationen, dass sie von einflussreichen Gruppen der jemenitischen Gesellschaft unterstützt werden." Dazu gehöre Ali Mushin al-Ahmar. "Er ist der Halbbruder des Präsidenten, Militärkommandeur von Nordwestjemen, bekannt für seine extremen religiösen Ansichten und seine Beziehungen zu al-Qaida." Al-Ahmar sei für das Training von Dschihadisten im Jemen verantwortlich, bevor sie nach Afghanistan und in den Irak gehen.

Es sei auch sehr leicht, sich direkt bei der jemenitischen Armee zu bedienen. Im Korruptionsindex von Transparency International rangiert der Jemen auf Platz 141 von 180 Ländern. "Die Soldaten verkaufen Nahrungsmittel, Gewehre oder sogar Panzer", meint al-Sakaf. "Ihr Sold ist miserabel, und die Armut im Land ist groß." 40 Prozent aller Jemeniten leben von weniger als zwei Dollar pro Tag. 70 Prozent haben keine Ausbildung und keine medizinische Versorgung. Die Inflationsrate beträgt 27 percent. The economic imbalance is reinforced by some 800 000 refugees, mostly from Somalia, who fled the civil war.

addition, there are political disputes through a secession movement in the south of the country that wants to be reunited with the North in 1990 reversed and set up an independent state. Protesters called recently "the revolution". Nasser Mansour Hadi, political, security chief and brother of the vice president, survived an attack just barely. "The people in the South were relegated to second-class citizens, politically and socially," said Abdallah al-Faqih, a political scientist at the University of Sanaa. "Now they want to everything back. "

The pan-Arab daily al-Hayat was Arabia Felix in a cartoon already falling off a cliff. A Yemen to the abyss prepared not only to the neighboring country of Saudi Arabia, but also the U.S. concerns. Al Qaeda could the disintegration of the Yemeni government use. After the successful dismantling of the terror network in Saudi Arabia, the Yemen a haven to militant Islamists. Like once in Afghanistan, there are also in Yemen connections between al-Qaida and state institutions. They go to the civil war against the Socialist secession movement in 1994. At that time, Islamists were fighting alongside the soldiers of the government army.

Barack Obama refuses to remaining the 100 Yemeni prisoners in Guantanamo to their home country to make, although he announced that the closing of the high security wing in Cuba one step closer to coming. In line with Saudi Arabia, the Yemenis will first go through a rehabilitation program in the Saudi Kingdom, the 100 has over other Islamists were treated successfully.

U.S. Secret Service Director Dennis Blair, told the congress that Yemen was developing "a battlefield of the jihadists and the base for al-Qaida. "That may well be possible," said Nadia al-Sakaf fear and worse than in Iraq or Afghanistan: "We are armed, illiterate, hungry and poor. "

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Budapest (AP). A Hungarian soldier was killed on Saturday in the explosion of a roadside bomb hidden in Afghanistan. This was announced by the Ministry of Defence in Budapest. End.

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on 11.09.2001 an attack on the asbestos-contaminated World Trade Center has been committed.

U.S. President Bush sat at this time in a classroom of the Emma Booker School in Florida and read to children, reading stories.

Chief of Staff A. Card entered the room and whispered in the president's attack on the WTC's ear.

Bush did not flinch, despite this disaster, he stopped for 20 minutes the children and then went to the press conference on 17

September, Bush said he wanted bin Laden "dead or alive."

In his speech on October 7, 2001, he said, "Now the Taliban pay a price. End.

The attacks on the World Trade Center as the Reichstag fire are also the starting point for future wars. (Without Hitler and Bush would have the "Reichstag fire" and the attack on the World Trade Center "never happened).

had And without such attacks get the warlords (Hitler and Bush) will never support their government and population.

Bush dominated the rhetoric as before Hitler. It is used to make war.

And that was assigned, this Hungarian soldier and many of his supporters to fight in Afghanistan.

Without their struggle in Afghanistan led to a completely normal today life, with the A or others would have found the asbestos remediation of the Word Trade Center, his job. And they would have stayed for decades.

But since someone else has decided. And there will be time and time again someone who decides otherwise.

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How Many Years Does A Cambelt Last

King Cool

was ten years ago, Mohammed VI. King of Morocco. He is regarded as more reformist bourgeois king. But the road to a liberal society is still far

last shampooed yet the marble floor, covered by the wrought iron fence in the national colors of green, red and outside on the street curbs repainted. The sumptuous tents had been set up already over a week ago. As always, the "Fete du Trone" everything to be perfect, especially on the 10th Anniversary, the Mohammed VI. today does not celebrate in the capital, Rabat, Tangier, but in his beloved. In a relatively small palace in the suburb of Marshan, of which overlooks the Strait of Gibraltar. Dressed in white, then the ruler of the Alawite riding a horse - accompanied by a servant who holds a parasol over his head - by the elite of his subjects: a mixture of Islamic theologians, ministers, MPs and civil servants. Bowing, they swear obedience to their king.

Ancient Traditions, are actually not the public image of Mohammed VI. . Fit When he in 1999, after the death his father Hassan II, took over the regency, the then 36-year-old was seen as "cooler king". Known was his passion for jet skiing, sports cars, rai-pop and friendship with U.S. rapper P. Diddy, or the French old rocker Johnny Hallyday. An image that the monarch to this day can also cost something. Solely responsible for the maintenance of its fleet, mainly Ferraris and Mercedes, he will spend a year six million, as the Moroccan weekly "Telquel" calculated. Mohammed VI. can afford it, he has one of the 15 richest "Royals" in the world. The U.S. business magazine Forbes placed him 2008 to position seven in the standings, ahead of the emirs of Qatar and Kuwait. Estimated Assets of the Moroccan king: $ 2.5 billion. Five times as much as he had left his father Hassan II a decade ago.

this vast wealth in a country where, according to CIA Fact Book 15 percent of the population live below the poverty line, takes it badly, but hardly anyone. "Even if it is not fair," said Said Naji, 34-year-old manager of a German company in Morocco. "This belongs to a king." More important it was, however, that in comparison to the past everything was much better. "With Mohammed VI. Was more freedom, and our economy is getting better."

brought Indeed, the new ruler when he ascended the throne in 1999, Morocco's reform course. One of his first acts, he caused the dismissal of thousands of political prisoners, invited exiles to return in person, and trusted them to tasks in the reform of the country. In addition, a "Truth and Reconciliation Commission", initiated by the working up of the human rights violations of the "leaden times" (1956-1999) under Hassan II. The chair was Driss Benzekri, a former communist prisoner. The hearings of the commission were broadcast live on national television. "Compared to other Arab countries," said Abdelhay Moudden, political scientist and former member of the Truth Commission, "was the Moroccan How an incredible step. None of the rulers of Egypt, Saudi Arabia or Syria would tolerate such a commission with him. "

was another milestone in 2004 a new Family Code (Moudawana) belonging to the woman gives much more rights than before, and revolutionary for other Arab countries . For Princess Lalla Salma, wife of Mohammed VI., "a prerequisite for the formation of a democratic society." 2002, the then 24-year-old studying computer scientist married the Moroccan monarch. As the first wife of a king in the history of Morocco, it was the presented in public - without the veil and headscarf, of course. The princess is committed to the fight against cancer and AIDS, speaks as the representative of Morocco in Paris before the UNESCO General Conference or at a meeting of the Arab Women Organization in Tunis. A clear indication of how the royal family imagines a modern woman in a liberal Morocco.

parallel with the political reform has strengthened the infrastructure of Morocco and initiated economic projects. Today, a 1,500 kilometer highway network (under Hassan II, there were 100 kilometers) all major Moroccan cities. A French TGV express trains with locomotives is planned. Near Tangier was made for more than a billion euros, a new Mediterranean port. Dazu eine 500-Quadratkilometer-Industriezone, in der Renault ab 2013 jedes Jahr 200 000 neue Autos produzieren will.

"Die Veränderungen seit dem Beginn der Regentschaft von Mohammed VI. sind enorm", glaubt Khalid Amine, Professor an der Universität in Tetouan. "Sie beschränken sich nicht nur auf Politik und Ökonomie, sondern sind auch sozialer Natur." Damit meint er die Alphabetisierungsprogramme für die rund 40 Prozent Marokkaner, die nicht lesen und schreiben können, sowie die Einführung einer medizinischen Basisversorgung der armen Schichten, die sich keinen Arzt leisten können. Oder auch das Programm zur Beseitigung von Elendsvierteln. Bisher sind 30 Städte für "slumfrei" erklärt worden. Bis The end of 2009 another 50 000 of these disappear hut villages and their residents to be resettled in new houses. The measures in the urban periphery, however, have not only social behavior. The perpetrators of the bombings in Casablanca in May 2003 that killed 43 people, came from such urban slums. With the end of this district want to take the radical Islamists a recruiting base.

apply the bombs in Casablanca as a turning point on the path of liberalization in Morocco. Only eleven days after the attacks in Casablanca by the Parliament to tighten the anti-terror law adopted. Human rights organizations protested strongly against the amendment, the Terrorismus wesentlich weiter fasst und die Todesstrafe für eine größere Anzahl von Delikten vorschreibt. Bis heute enttarnten die marokkanischen Behörden über 50 angebliche Terrornetze militanter Islamisten, die Attentate im In- und Ausland geplant haben sollen. Unter Hassan II. bevölkerten Kommunisten als Systemgegner marokkanische Gefängnisse, heute sind es die Islamisten.

In den letzten Jahren gab es auch immer wieder Verhaftungen und Verurteilungen von Journalisten. Sogar ein Jugendlicher, der "Gott, Nation und FC Barcelona (statt König)" an die Schultafel geschrieben hatte, war von den Behörden in Gewahrsam genommen worden. "Mit insgesamt 25 Jahren Haft und zwei Millionen Euro Geldstrafe sind Journalisten punished in the past decade in Morocco has been, "says a report by Reporters Without Borders. Where is not, however, said that some penalties were in the second instance reduced substantially or even eliminated.

After 38 years of dictatorship under Hassan II some of his followers have not yet grasped that this rigid era is over. "of course, Morocco is still no democracy, but it is on the way to do this, although some try to avoid ever again," said Abdelhay Moudden. "The group of liberalization opponents, sabotage behind the scenes, is very heterogeneous. These include conservative monarchists in the judiciary or in other parts of the state bureaucracy. Aber auch Industrielle und säkulare Militärs, die den althergebrachten Status quo verteidigen." Man brauche mehr Reformen, vor allen Dingen eine Überarbeitung des Strafgesetzbuchs, damit keine Verstöße gegen die Meinungsfreiheit mehr möglich sind. "Aber nach wie vor", fügt Moudden schmunzelnd hinzu, "kann man sich als Marokkaner, im Vergleich zu anderen arabischen Ländern, immer noch ziemlich gut fühlen."

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King Cool

was ten years ago, Mohammed VI. King of Morocco. He is regarded as more reformist bourgeois king. But the road to a liberal society is still far

last shampooed yet the marble floor, the wrought iron fence in the national colors of green, red faced and out on the street curbs repainted. The sumptuous tents had been set up already over a week ago. As always, the "Fete du Trone" everything to be perfect, especially for the 10th Anniversary, the Mohammed VI. today does not celebrate in the capital, Rabat, Tangier, but in his beloved. In a relatively small palace in the suburb of Marshan, von dem man die Meerenge von Gibraltar überblickt. Ganz in Weiß gekleidet, reitet dann der Herrscher der Alawiten auf einem Pferd - begleitet von einem Diener, der ihm einen Sonnenschirm über den Kopf hält - durch die Elite seiner Untertanen: eine Mischung aus islamischen Theologen, Ministern, Abgeordneten und Behördenbediensteten. Sich verbeugend, schwören sie ihrem König Gehorsam.

Altertümliche Traditionen, die eigentlich nicht zum öffentlichen Image von Mohammed VI. passen. Als er 1999, nach dem Tod seiner Vaters Hassan II., die Regentschaft übernahm, galt der damals 36-Jährige als "cooler King". Bekannt war sein Faible für Jetski, Sportwagen, Raï-Pop und die Freundschaft zu US-Rapper P. Diddy or the French old rocker Johnny Hallyday. An image that the monarch to this day can also cost something. Solely responsible for the maintenance of its fleet, mainly Ferraris and Mercedes, he will spend a year six million, as the Moroccan weekly "Telquel" calculated. Mohammed VI. can afford it, he has one of the 15 richest "Royals" in the world. The U.S. business magazine Forbes placed him 2008 to position seven in the standings, ahead of the emirs of Qatar and Kuwait. Estimated assets of the Moroccan king: $ 2.5 billion. Five times as much as he had left his father Hassan II a decade ago.

this vast wealth in einem Land, in dem laut CIA Factbook 15 Prozent der Bevölkerung unter der Armutsgrenze leben, nimmt ihm jedoch kaum jemand übel. "Selbst wenn es nicht gerecht ist", meint Said Naji, 34-jähriger Manager einer deutschen Firma in Marokko. "Das gehört zu einem König." Viel wichtiger sei es jedoch, dass im Vergleich zu früher alles wesentlich besser wurde. "Mit Mohammed VI. kam mehr Freiheit, und mit unserer Ökonomie geht es aufwärts."

Tatsächlich brachte der neue Regent, als er 1999 den Thron bestieg, Marokko auf Reformkurs. Als eine seiner ersten Amtshandlungen veranlasste er die Entlassung von Tausenden von politischen Gefangenen, bat im Exil Lebende persönlich zurückzukommen, und vertraute their activities in the redesign of the country. In addition, a "Truth and Reconciliation Commission", initiated by the working up of the human rights violations of the "leaden times" (1956-1999) under Hassan II. The chair was Driss Benzekri, a former communist prisoner. The hearings of the commission were broadcast live on national television. "Compared to other Arab countries," said Abdelhay Moudden, political scientist and former member of the Truth Commission, "was the Moroccan approach an incredible step. None of the rulers of Egypt, Saudi Arabia or Syria, such a commission would suffer with them."

Another milestone was in 2004 a new Family Code (Moudawana) belonging to the woman gives much more rights than before, and for other Arab countries revolutionary. For Princess Lalla Salma, wife of Mohammed VI., "A prerequisite for the formation of a democratic society." In 2002, the then 24-year-old computer scientist studied had married the Moroccan monarch. As the first wife of a king in the history of Morocco, it was presented to the public - without the veil and headscarf, of course. The princess is committed to the fight against cancer and AIDS, speaks as the representative of Morocco in Paris before the UNESCO General Conference or at a meeting of the Arab Women Organization in Tunis. A clear indication of how the royal family imagines a modern woman in a liberal Morocco.

parallel with the political reform has strengthened the infrastructure of Morocco and initiated economic projects. Today, a 1,500 kilometer highway network (under Hassan II, there were 100 kilometers) all major Moroccan cities. A French TGV express trains with locomotives is planned. Near Tangier was made for more than a billion euros, a new Mediterranean port. To this end a 500-square-kilometer industrial zone, will produce in the Renault from 2013 every year 200 000 new cars.

"The changes since the beginning of the reign of Mohammed VI. are enormous, "Khalid Amine, Professor believes in the University of Tetouan." They are not confined to politics and economics, but also social. "He is referring to the literacy programs for the approximately 40 percent of Moroccans can not read and write can, and the introduction of basic medical care to the poor strata that can not afford a doctor. Or the program for the elimination of slums. So far, 30 cities for "slumfrei" was declared. By the end of 2009 disappear further 50 000 of these hut villages and whose inhabitants are resettled in new buildings. The measures in the urban periphery, however, have not only social behavior. The perpetrators of the bombings in Casablanca in May 2003 that killed 43 people, came from such urban slums. With the end of this district want to take the radical Islamists a recruiting base.

apply the bombs in Casablanca as a turning point on the path of liberalization in Morocco. Only eleven days after the attacks in Casablanca by the Parliament to tighten the anti-terror law adopted. Human rights organizations protested strongly against the amendment, which summarizes much further terrorism and imposes the death penalty for a greater number of offenses. To date, the Moroccan authorities unmasked over 50 alleged Terrorist networks of Islamic militants who are said to have planned attacks in Germany and abroad. In Hassan II as a system populated communist opponents Moroccan prisons, today it is the Islamists.

In recent years, it also repeatedly arrests and convictions of journalists. Even a young person who "God, nation and FC Barcelona (instead of King)" was written on the blackboard, was taken into custody by the authorities. "With a total of 25 years in prison and two million euro fine journalists in the last ten years have been convicted in Morocco," says a report by Reporters Without Borders. Where is not, however, said that some crucial penalties in the second instance have been reduced or even eliminated.
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After 38 years of dictatorship under Hassan II understood some of his supporters does not mean that these rigid era is over. "Of course, Morocco is still no democracy, but it is on the way to do this, although some try to avoid ever again," said Abdelhay Moudden. "The group of liberalization opponents, sabotage behind the scenes, is very heterogeneous. These are conservative monarchists in the judiciary or in other parts of the state bureaucracy. But industrialists and secular military, defending the traditional status quo." We need more reforms, especially a revision of the Criminal Code so no violations of freedom of expression can be made. "But still," adds Moudden added with a grin, "you can feel as Moroccans, compared to other Arab countries, still pretty good."

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German army launches major offensive against the Taliban

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Today in Afghanistan
time in Russia ->


Jul 20, 2009 The German Bundeswehr starts today in Afghanistan by tanks a major offensive against the Taliban.
end of the press release.

I mean previously
If the killings continue at the Taliban like to, there are no Taliban in two years more.
Despite everything, It will not be an Afghanistan without Taliban. Just as there is not a Germany without Jews.
The insight is always late.
It was always like that.


The war in Afghanistan is a result of the EU.
Not EU not one of the 27 European countries would have the idea to conduct this war there. By the way: So it was already in the war against Yugoslavia.
short: None of the 27 European countries would be without the merger to the EU, neither here nor there drawn into the war.
And: There are already making plans, and other local military to intervene. The
that the danger of the not recognize the EU as a partner of NATO are blind followers. And the only wake up in the rule if they are self-inflicted death and misery.

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Naked Lunch: in room number nine

Fünfzig Jahre nach der Erstveröffentlichung des Klassikers der Beatgeneration erscheint eine deutsche Neuausgabe. In Tanger, wo William S. Burroughs sein Buch schrieb, ist heute von der damaligen Atmosphäre nicht mehr viel zu spüren.

William S. Burroughs würde sich wohl im Grabe umdrehen, bei den Kids, die sich jedes Wochenende im «TangerInn» treffen, bevor sie für den Rest der Nacht in die schicken Clubs am Strand der marokkanischen Hafenstadt verschwinden. Verwöhnte, neureiche Jugendliche: Vom Papa ein Auto zum Geburtstag, das Frühstück vom Hausmädchen und teure Privatschule sind die Eckpfeiler ihrer Welt. Dass einige von ihnen auf der Toilette der Bar Koks schnupfen, wäre da für Burroughs wenig tröstlich. Eher schon die Stricher unter den Gäs­ten, die mit ihrem unverwechselbar unschuldigen, breiten Lächeln nach europäischer Kundschaft Ausschau halten. Ein Stück homosexueller Dissidenz in einem Heer von heterosexueller Mittelmässigkeit. But these young men do not know who is William S. Burroughs, even if he (assuming they are young enough) courted. Large photos of him and Allen Ginsberg, the other icon of the Beat Generation, hang on the walls, but for the history of the House is interested here with loud music and no one much alcohol.

heard the "TangerInn» Muniria to the pension, which is immediately above it. A small hotel, even with only a few rooms in the new city of Tangier, on a hill to the harbor. From the upper floors have a wonderful view to Spain on the other side of the Strait of Gibraltar. Only to put William S. Burroughs no value, as of 1954 he to 1956 in the "Muniria" and lived on the manuscript of "Naked Lunch" was working. A novel that is now considered classics of American literature, history and world's more than a million copies were sold.

tolerance was fashionable

Burroughs lived in the basement, in room number nine with access to a small farm surrounded by a high wall garden, from which today still known by old photos of tall palm tree stands. "No, no, had neither the interest nor the garden on the terrace," John told me in 1991, the owner of the inn Muniria, shortly before his death. "The shutters were almost always closed, a quiet tenant, of which we often do not knew if he was at home or on the road. "Sutcliff, a former officer in the British army in India, the hotel building, bought with his severance pay from the army. He knew, of course, the drug habits of its unusual tenant, but tolerance was fashionable in those days. "You know, at that time was still an international zone Tangier, where you as a Westerner was able to make pretty much anything you wanted. That was just part of this city. "

Burroughs, Harvard graduate and industrialist's son from the house of Burroughs Adding Machine, wrote monomaniac in his darkened room in his routines, his literary improvisation. In the first year under the influence opiates such as Eukodol, a German pharmaceutical product. For months, wants the U.S. author, by his own admission, took a bath, let alone changed clothes. "Only every hour just pulled out a shirt or pants, to drill a needle into the flesh." He did absolutely nothing and was "eight hours look at the shoe lace."

After treatment for addiction in London, the Burroughs 500 dollars from his wealthy parents funded, it went on with Marjoun in Tangier, a traditional Moroccan hashish jam. A thick paste, which usually provides for psychedelic inspirations. Not quite incomprehensible, Burroughs years later said he did not even state how his novel had come.

work in shifts

A complete digestion is the genesis of "Naked Lunch" Now a new German edition of the novel in the publishing and nail Kimche, the 50th Jubilee is the first publication (1959 Olympia Press in Paris) appeared. The original text, translated by Michael Kellner new and the dry, droll tone Burroughs more abreast, are now delivered in German unpublished textual variants, letters of the U.S. author and a detailed afterword about the history. It is learned that Burroughs is not the only author of the book. His friend Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and Allen Ansen had in a unübersichtlichen Wust von Mauskripten, Notizen und Briefen erst Ordnung bringen, bevor ein Buch entstehen konnte. «Wir bearbeiten riesige Mengen von Material im Schichtdienst, geben auch Sachen zum Abtippen weg, ein Teil von 120 Seiten abgeschlossen», schreibt Allen Ginsberg in der dritten Maiwoche 1957 in einem Brief an Lucian Carr. «Nun kommt der härtere Teil des Jobs, seine Briefe von 1953 bis1956 durchgehen und das Material integrieren, Autobiographisches, Routines und Erzählfragmente. Richtige Arbeit - wir ackern sechs Stunden oder mehr am Tag, blödeln rum, trinken, abends koche ich grosse Mahlzeiten.»

In Tanger entsteht so das erste Urmanuskript von «Naked Lunch», das von den Freunden danach in Venice and Paris for the issue of the Olympia Press will be revised several times yet. Including Brion Gysin, who is considered the founder of Cut-up technique, a literary technique that reassembled in different texts and is also found in Burroughs book reflected.

"Naked Lunch" tells the stories of the agent William Lee, of Dr. Benway and speaking fantasy creatures Burroughs, the Mugwumps, and the stories are set in the U.S., Mexico and Tangier. This wild and consciously change perspectives are the usual linear narrative structures broken. The book describes, but simultaneously also the end of the "world-powerful author" who alone, in sich zurückgezogen, im kreativen Elfenbeinturm seine Literatur «erschafft».

Die neue Welt der Subkultur

«Naked Lunch» ist so sehr ein Produkt von Burroughs wie auch der Gruppe von Freunden, zu der er gehört, die ändern, kürzen, auswählen, weglassen und umschreiben. Ein kollektiver Prozess, der in dieser Form nur durch ein verbindendes Sendungsbewusstsein möglich war. In den vierziger Jahren hatten sich die angehenden Schriftsteller in New York gefunden. Nach dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs waren sie dort auf der Suche nach einem vollkommen neuen Menschentypus, wie auch nach einer nicht weniger revolutionären Literatur. Zuerst fanden sie den Stricher, Dieb und Junkie Herbert Huncke in the area of 42nd Street, around Times Square. From him to let the young greenhorns the language and culture of the underground teach. He introduced them to the jazz clubs in Harlem, to which White usually were not admitted, gave Burroughs his first shot groundbreaking and provided the other drugs.

After the initiation into the new world of subculture of the street was the new literature, which raised the usual scheme of the heap. It called itself "The Beat Generation," a term based on Jack Kerouac Herbert Huncke "I Am Beat" created. The best-known works of the Beat generation, the poem "Howl" (1956) by Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac's "On the Road "(written 1951, published in 1957) and later just Burroughs>" Naked Lunch "(1959). With the help of third parties, it is unique in evil, such as dry clay, and includes dark pornographic depictions of the author. Jack Kerouac was before publication of the book in 1957 already convinced that Burroughs "the greatest book since Jean Genet \u0026lt;Notre lady of Fleurs> written" have.

"Swiss watches, Scotch, Sex &

John Sutcliff, the former owner of the inn Muniria, remembers well the young 'Beats", the first in 1957 and later again in 1961 (for the U.S. edition of "Naked lunch ") at his home Abtippten manuscripts. Then there was a guy, I think the name was Gregory Corso, and fell in \u0026lt;TangerInn> repeatedly from a chair. I asked him what was wrong, whereupon he advised me that I should sometimes go on a trip. I told him what was always meant to trip for me is not having to pass me again on the floor. "Or were all young men polite, courteous and kind have been added, the trembling of the hands of old man .

1953, Burroughs traveled for the first time in Tangier, in the "white city" in the Straits of Gibraltar. Two years earlier he had shot his wife while driving drunk in Mexico City in a William Tell game. Er suchte nun einen Ort, an dem er endlich zur Ruhe kommen konnte. Die «internationale Zone» Tanger schien für den damals 39-Jährigen perfekt zu sein. Haschisch wurde auf der Strasse geraucht, harte Drogen gab es in der Apotheke ohne Rezept, die Polizei hielt sich bei allem möglichst im Hintergrund, Homosexualität und auch Päderastie schienen hier völlig normal zu sein. Für alle nur erdenklichen sexuellen Präferenzen gab es nicht nur massenhaft Prostituierte, die sich anboten, sondern auch Bordelle, die völlig unbehelligt betrieben wurden. Bevor Burroughs in die Pension Muniria einzog, wohnte er in der Calle de los Arcos Nummer eins, sehr praktisch, direkt über einem dieser Freudenhäuser für Männer. One of the young prostitutes working there, Kiki, was his constant companion.

"In Tangier, there is this doomsday scenario," one reads in one of the many letters Burroughs to Allen Ginsberg, "with the flood of nylon shirts, Swiss watches, Scotch, Sex and opiates, which are sold over the counter. Evil is laissez faire. "

A mixture, which then attracted many other artists. In addition to Paul Bowles and his wife Jane, Tennessee Williams, Truman Capote, Francis Bacon, or Brion Gysin, just to name a few. William S. Burroughs, however, had no contact with them. They preferred the company of the glitterati Tangier, chic restaurants, Bars and swanky parties, of which there were to visit some day.

Unwashed Junkie Burroughs was a monthly $ 200 check his underprivileged parents, lived in a shabby inn and knew, except pharmacists, dealers and lovers, hardly anyone. "There is no writer colony there," wrote the current grand master of the underground and the avant-garde, to his friend Allen Ginsberg in New York. "If so, then they are living somewhere in secret." The first contact with Paul Bowles, who remained until his death in 1999 in Tangier, came about in 1961, two years after the Paris debut release of "Naked Lunch". They met in the hotel Muniria, together with the other beats.

The invisible man

During his stay in the fifties was Burroughs, despite his sexual adventure a lonely man who apparently slipped unseen through the streets and alleys of Tangier. Not for nothing was called "el hombre invisible" (the invisible man). Got to face it is sometimes in one of the cafés of Tangier. Including the Café Hafa Marshan in the district. There he sat at one of today's still wobbly, blue-painted wooden tables, smoking kif (marijuana), drink tea, quoted or wrote letters to Allen Ginsberg. On the numerous small terraces located directly above the cliffs of the Mediterranean cafes he could easily undisturbed Cookies can find. Today meet there during the day only female students and students who stare at the passing ships and the coast of Spain. Strange types like William S. Burroughs can be seen here any more.

The weekly newspaper from 07.05.2009

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Les Temps Chan Gent ...

Well dear readers,

eventually always comes a time where you have to part with beloved objects. And such a time is now. It was a long, sometimes arduous, sometimes joyful, but always entertaining journey through the blog everyday and soon we could celebrate the 1-year anniversary. But it is - at least with my participation - nothing. The time for change has come. Although I know the importance of free speech - particularly in times of excessive neutrality, especially in relation to China's state visit and Israeli attacks - is, I must also create space for new generations. I myself will continue to use my writing talent but, I feel personally but rather to the policy drawn and called, in what was clearly some blogs. And finally, this - including the original goal - a blog about the Kanti Romanshorn and should remain so. One or the other articles and dig at national or international events will hopefully be preserved, but the main issue they should not be. Therefore, and I will stop here as long as this blog will still be politically and loses its appeal. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the readers for the never-ending encouragement, support, and also the serious and thank some proper criticism. Only through your cooperation exist as long as we could and ich wünsche mir diese Unterstützung, die in der letzten Zeit nachgelassen hat, für meine Nachfolgerin oder meinen Nachfolger zurück. Und damit ist auch schon das Angebot unterbreitet: Wer Interesse hat den Blog ab Sommer vollständig zu übernehmen, der meldet sich bitte unter tschumpeli@gentlemansclub.de (Keine Angst, wir behandeln eure Angaben vertraulich, da wir nicht mit der Schule zusammenarbeiten, und das soll nach Möglichkeit auch so bleiben). Besondere Qualifikationen werden nicht verlangt. Wer gerne schreibt, oder zeichnet (Karikaturen wären gefragt) oder sonstwie zum Erfolg beitragen kann, und das auch möchte, der soll sich einfach unverbindlich melden. Ziel bleibt ein breit gestreutes Redaktionsteam, sodass für niemanden der Zwang zum Schreiben besteht und man sich ergänzen kann. Über eine Anrechnung ans Schulganze verhandle ich im Moment noch, oder besser gesagt, ich werde es noch. ;) Die Fronten sind allerdings verhärtet.

Und zum Abschluss noch dies: Ich werde voraussichtlich noch den Ein oder Anderen Artikel bis zur Matura schreiben und die Nachfolger einarbeiten. Ich werde mich also langsam aber stetig zurückziehen und ab Sommer ist definitiv Schluss - für mich. Sollte bis zum 31. Mai 2009 niemand Interesse bekunden, werde ich den Blog vom Netz nehmen, ich hoffe aber noch, dass es nicht so enden muss. Setzt ein Zeichen für die Schülerschaft! Danke.

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Tschumpeli

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Press review - Worst Dressed Teacher

Tja liebe Lehrpersonen, nun haben Sie Schwarz auf Weiss, was Ihre Schüler schon längst wussten. Sie sind schlecht angezogen! Für einmal bin nicht ich der Bösewicht, der solch eine Provokation verlauten lässt, sondern ein Mitarbeiter der „NZZ Am Sonntag“. Wobei diese Aussage, bei dem was ich täglich an stilistischen Sünden zu betrachten habe, durchaus hätte may be of me. Well, enough of the self-praise. Although I would not go so far as the author of the article (The article can be found here, BTW: http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/panorama/guter_stil_bildet_auch_1.1718223.html ) and a Return to the "Club-the-dead-poet-outfit" demand, but something more Muse when tightening many would still do quite well and solved as a nice side effect is also the problem of authority. With the right clothes, you can create a simple and convenient way, a certain distance between LehrerInn and SchülerInn which two parties is usually quite well to heart. Finally, should a teacher always bring a certain authority, so in an emergency, and this may occur at 14-18 year-old quickly, a few words can help bring peace.

the attempt to create such a peace, I must admire, indeed, again, the emphasis is on trial, but the failures, which the faculty are suffering while nearly as catastrophic as the notes of the KSR-student at ETH. Many employees of Kant, there is not even enough, when it comes to work to consider appropriate, provided they have not applied for the job as lifeguard. Since ties are worn with short sleeve shirts, sandals with a suit, and short sleeve The shirts are short or long sleeves yet. These are just some of the style offenses that occur to me spontaneously about. (Hence the call to you, the reader, if you discover other crimes of the same or worse kind, please report it but please in a comment on this blog.)

Consider, dear teachers, how a little conservative style of dress could have. They are no longer perceived as a class clown or comrade, but as a boss, as a leader, just as you would really belong. But one can only hope for a miracle, which finally brings you the authority to which you have long desired is not an appropriate Vorgehensart. Who wants to change something, you have to take this into their own hands, because everyone can wait. The tips do I have already given you, now it is time for you to accept and implement. If not it would have to understand the best that you never stop learning? I must thank you for this advice is not, it's enough to be your claim and your age requirements. That would be the greatest joy you could prepare me.

In order to clarify once more: For men, the following shall apply as a basic rule: Always make a good suit, preferably non-black in color. For this purpose a loose shirt, also love without binder, and good shoes. No sneakers! These contribute to your students enough already and the last thing you want is to create common ground, because you need hopefully no friends among the student body.

for female colleagues is: A costume, plus a blouse and smart shoes, and there goes your work outfit. Wear but not too thick on, because at a charity party, you do not go without saying. For more tips you can use the female student body certainly happy to help. For females and males is, however: Be guided by your feelings, but preferably not from inner weakness, who likes the baggy stuff would have. Always remember that you can walk around your home to your taste, but in school you have a job and you have to do with all the trimmings appropriate.

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As the financial crisis to the Quran helps

The call is to schariagerechtem Islamic banking in the Arab world by the collapse of the markets louder

Whether rock singer Rod Stewart, soccer star David Beckham and the Baywatch busty girls Pamela Anderson - who is something on be held and had the necessary millions, bought a luxurious home in Dubai. As in any other country in the Persian Gulf prospers in the DIY, architectural fantasies were hardly Limits. With the international financial crisis, it is therefore now to a halt. More than half of all construction projects (total value: 582 billion dollars) are frozen in the United Arab Emirates. The neighboring countries, the crisis hit hard. The Kuwait Stock Exchange fell by 57 percent compared to June 2008. In total, investors lost from the Gulf region around 2.5 trillion dollars, estimates the Union of the Arab Chamber of Commerce.

For Nasser Saidi from the International Finance Centre in Dubai, this is the perfect opportunity to apply Islamic financial models. "They provide a better grip, greater transparency and instead of seeking quick profits to be long-term financing." The Chief Economist aus Dubai spricht vom "Islamic Banking", das auf der Scharia basiert.

Ein System, das damit arbeitende Banken vor großen Verlusten bewahrte: Kreditgeschäfte, Hypotheken, Optionen, Futures, Derivate - alles, was die Krise in den USA auslöste, ist im Islamic Banking verboten. "Wir sind nicht von Bonds und Aktien abhängig", erklärt Adnan Ahmed Jussef, Vorsitzender der Union Arabischer Banken. "Wir sind auch nicht, wie die meisten Banken, daran beteiligt, Schulden zu kaufen und zu verkaufen."

Schon Prophet Mohammed war Kaufmann, und Handeln ist für gläubige Muslime ein gottgefälliger Beruf. Nur Zinsen dürfen nicht erhoben werden. Zudem keine Beteiligung am Glücksspiel, Pork, alcohol, tobacco, and prostitution. Ideally, Islamic banking is based on the fair exchange, as it says in a saying of the Prophet: "Gold for gold, silver for silver, wheat for wheat, barley for barley, dates for dates, salt for salt, like for like, hand to hand , in equal parts, each increase is 'Riba' (interest, usury). "

monitored a Sharia expert Advisory Board and reviewed at the bank, what is forbidden (haram) is allowed and what (halal) is. This he interprets the Koran. to examine the almost 1400 year old texts to modern situations is for the Islamic scholars do not always easy, the interpretations can have huge implications. 2008 broke the market for Islamic bonds to one half. Above all, "because of the remarks of the learned Sheik Taki Usmani, not that 85 percent of all bonds are Sharia compliant," said Zaid al-Mogaddedi by the Institute for Islamic Banking in Frankfurt am Main.

Nevertheless, with Islamic banking had it not been for the mortgage crisis in the U.S.. Instead of giving money to the Islamic banks had bought the house the whole or 80 percent. The customer then pays monthly installments until the complete eradication. Income payments are not regarded as interest but as a compensation for the value increases. "Another crucial factor in the crisis was the banking trade Nonexistent assets, "says Steven Amos of the Islamic Bank of Britain. Conventional banks often did not know what they bought it, whether it is for a real estate or deposits. We must however first have to deposit before we can do business. "Furthermore, could and should fulfill the bank lend money to other institutions. Loans in the billions, which were not covered, investment banks like Lehman Brothers were brought down.

In Great Britain There are now five Islamic banks and a further 20 known major banks, the Islamic departments have opened, which is understandable, with an annual growth rate of 15 percent. In Germany Islamic banking is still playing a minor role, although there were some 3.5 million Muslims with a huge potential, says Mogaddedi. "But the German legal and financial system is not for the development of Islamic finance oriented. Politicians are very careful."

The Islamic banking system is compared to the Western banking history is relatively young. 1963 and 1971, there were banks in Egypt, who worked without interest, but not explicitly described as Islamic. In 1974, the Islamic Development Bank - founded - now 55 member countries. Since 1999, two Islamic market indices, comparable to the German Dax. In these indices are included only companies that comply with Sharia law . Work Anyone who fails to do so - interest charges, or investing in pork - will not be included or excluded where appropriate.

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Secret Mission: World Revolution

from Bahrain to Morocco to Nigeria - the Islamic world fears a Shiite infiltration by Iran

burning car tires, Masked, the stones and Molotov cocktails to throw at police officers: A street fight scene that we know from Berlin or London, but not from a rich oil country like Bahrain. For weeks, the small Gulf state is no longer to rest, after the police last month 23 opposition activists including popular Shiite cleric, were arrested. "No to oppression of freedom, "demands in the capital Manama a graffito which Shiite demonstrators left on a wall. They feel overwhelmed by the Sunni elite of the country's discriminated against, although representing Shiites 70 percent of the population of a total of 530 000 Bahrainis.

Violent protests and demand for equality are new to the otherwise tranquil Gulf region and caused by Arab statesmen alarm. Especially after the comments by Ali Akbar Nateq-Nouri on the occasion said the 30th anniversary of the Iranian revolution. The advisor of the head of state, Ayatollah Khamenei of Bahrain as a "14 Province "of Iran, which would have given the former Shah Reza Pahlavi 1970 easy. Although Nateq-Nouri kurz darauf betonte, nur historische Fakten referiert zu haben und keineswegs die Souveränität Bahrains infrage stellen wollte, war die Entrüstung groß. König Abdullah von Jordanien und der ägyptische Präsident Hosni Mubarak statteten Solidaritätsbesuche beim bahrainischen Regenten al-Khalifa ab. Saudi-Arabien nannte die Worte aus dem Iran "feindlich gesinnt und unverantwortlich". Marokkos König Mohammed VI. sprach nicht nur von einem "verachtenswerten" Statement und einer "Drohung", er brach kurzerhand die diplomatischen Beziehungen zur Islamischen Republik ab. "Die Reaktionen waren überzogen", sagt Adnan Abu-Odeh, Ex-Berater des jordanischen Königs. "Aber mit Berechnung".

Der marokkanische Taleb Foreign Minister Fassi Fihri revealed a few days after the events of the real reason being excited by North Africa to the Middle East some 5,000 kilometers away, concern: the Islamic world fears a cultural infiltration by Iran. They had "established Shiite activism," the foreign minister "threaten the Sunni-Maliki faith," especially in the diplomatic mission in Rabat, "which was directed against" fundamental religious values of Morocco "and. Interior Minister Chakib Benmoussa also confirmed the Iranians did missionary work in the Kingdom since 2004, through cultural centers, and through dissemination of publications. In addition, young Moroccans were studying in Iran for free, all at the expense der Islamischen Republik.

Laut der Zeitung "Al Jarida Al Aoula" wurden daraufhin Ende März Dutzende von Menschen in verschiedenen Städten Marokkos verhaftet, die mit dem schiitischen Islam sympathisierten. Bücher und Zeitschriften, die meisten im Libanon produziert, sollen beschlagnahmt worden sein. In Rabat schloss man die Irakische Schule mit der Begründung, "das Erziehungssystem ist gegen die Bestimmungen von Privatschulen". Die Direktorin der Schule habe "bestimmte religiöse Praktiken propagiert", womit natürlich schiitische Lehren gemeint sind.

Auch in Saudi-Arabien, wo der schiitische Bevölkerungsanteil bei zehn Prozent liegt, erfolgten diese Woche Razzien, 35 Personen wurden verhaftet. Der Shiite Sheik Nimr al-Nimr, however, was not there, he went underground as a precaution. In February the minister had requested during the Friday prayer for the removal from the Saudi Kingdom, after it had arrived in the holy city of Medina to fierce clashes between Shiite pilgrims and police.

Before Shiite proselytizing by Iran Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi warned already in 2008. By its program "Sharia and Life" on al-Jazeera known Egyptian Islamic scholar has observed over the past two years, "Sunni societies that are ravaged by an organized Shia missionary work." In Egypt, there had still been 20 years ago not a single Shiite, but they had managed to infiltrate the country. "You have people who write in the press, publish books, and they have an audience." The same was in Sudan, happened Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco and also in non-Arab countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia, Nigeria and Senegal. Reality or the conspiracy theory of a Sunni cleric who is already 82 years long in the tooth?

fact, there are signs of a Shia missionary. 2006 were seized at the Book Fair in Sudan's capital Khartoum books that are concerned about Sunni beliefs, the Prophet Mohammed and his family fun. Books on diplomatic baggage der iranischen Botschaft ins Land gekommen waren. In Jordanien beklagten sich Parlamentarier, Schiiten würden versuchen, arme sunnitische Familien zu konvertieren. Und in Algerien berichtete die Zeitung "Echourok" von besorgten Eltern, die einen Brief an die Behörden schrieben, nachdem ihre Kinder in der Schule mit schiitischen Inhalten gefüttert worden waren.

Weit schwerwiegender ist dagegen die Enttarnung des Belliradsch-Terrornetzwerks in Marokko 2008. Ein Teil der Mitglieder soll in Ausbildungslagern der schiitischen Hisbollah im Libanon trainiert worden sein. Unter den 35 Verhafteten war - neben dem Führer einer verbotenen sunnitisch-islamistischen Gruppe und einem Mitglied der Partei für Gerechtigkeit und Entwicklung - der Korrespondent of Hezbollah's al-Manar channel. For Morocco, but also for other Sunni states a frightening combination. Sunni Islamists with financial assistance, military equipment and training of Iranian-sponsored Shiite militants.

The best known example of such cooperation is the Palestinian Hamas, which is logistically by Hezbollah, backed by Iran and allegedly financially and militarily. An alliance with Iran and Hezbollah in the 1.5 billion Muslims brings great advantages. Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah's secretary general, is considered one of the most popular and trusted politician in the region.

Unconditional Hamas' support to the "collapse of Israel," as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad insists happy, is one of the reasons for the division of the Arab camp. At the Arab League Summit in Doha in March, the Iranian president was first a loaded and unloaded later. "We need a common vision for the Arab security and how we deal with the Iranian challenge," urged the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Prince Saud al-Faisal. This concern speaks about a nuclear Iran, what would the leadership of the Islamic Republic, the region has been writing for all.

An Arab front against Iran will But do not give as long as Syria and Qatar, maintain good relations with Iran and also actively support Hamas. Anxiously Looking in Saudi Arabia, Jordan or Egypt in the talks if U.S. President Barack Obama with Iran. "The U.S. is considering an agreement with Iran was the key to the problems of the region," said Musafa Alani, a security expert in Dubai. "But that frightens us. Such a thing could lead to major concessions and undermine our security."

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Mediterranean terminus

The disaster is the flow of refugees from Libya to Europe will never end. When international human smuggling head of state plays a key role in al-Gaddafi

It should be a ride in a golden future. Closely packed about 350 people sat hopefully in a fishing boat in which they planned to do the 1770 km to Europe on the other side of the Mediterranean. But the wooden boat, actually only approved for 75 passengers, had a leak and sank very quickly in stormy weather. Only 21 people were rescued. The occupants of the other three boats that sailed well over the weekend from the Libyan coast to sea, had more luck. One was applied by a mechanical breakdown of the Libyan coast guard, the other two managed to Italy and Malta. 77 bodies were fished out of the water or on the beach gespült. Sie kamen aus Somalia, Nigeria, Eritrea, Algerien, Marokko, Palästina und Tunesien. Unter den Passagieren des aufgebrachten Bootes befanden sich auch Ägypter und Bangladescher.

Libyen ist die derzeit wichtigste Transitroute nach Europa. Das UN-Flüchtlingswerk schätzt, dass 2008 mehr als 67 000 Menschen die gefährliche Reise in einem dieser Fischerboote unternommen haben. 37 000 davon erreichten Italien (2007 waren es 19 000), die anderen Griechenland oder Malta. Mehr als 1700 kamen beim Versuch, ihren Traum zu erfüllen, ums Leben.

"Wenn man ein gutes Leben will, muss man eben etwas riskieren", sagt Jeffrey aus Nigeria, der vor vier Jahren sein Heimatland Richtung Europa verließ. "There, you can always find work, can afford a car and buy a home. It is a simply good." From an economic crisis, the young man from Africa to hear it. He has left a regular job as an electrician, his little house and his family and exchanged the uncertainty of illegal immigration. After years of odyssey through Mali, Algeria and Morocco, he is swimming with a life jacket for 500 € to Ceuta, the English enclave on the northern tip of Africa. For ten months he sits there in the detention center, waiting for a decision by the authorities whether he should stay or be deported.

your livelihood was also a number of Indian farmers from the region Punjab risk. To finance the trip from India to Africa to Ceuta, they have sold their land or mortgaged their house to the bank. "Converted to 7000 € I got," says an Indian total of 54 migrants who are camping for a year on the mountain of Ceuta in the forest. Family owned and savings ended up in the hands of smuggling, which they hid in a car or boat across the border brought. "15 000 €, each paid for by us," says Gurpreet, spokesman for the group, who studied economics at the University. All now face deportation back to their home country.

"In general, it is not the poorest of the poor," said Rickard Sandell, der als Spezialist für Demografie am Real Instituto Elcano in Madrid forscht. "Sie haben Schulen, Universitäten besucht, verfügen über eine berufliche Ausbildung, und es gibt Ersparnisse, die den schweren Schritt der Immigration erst ermöglichen." Die Ärmsten könnten ja nie jemanden bezahlen, der sie nach Europa brächte. "Wahrscheinlich verfügen sie nicht einmal über die Information, wohin man immigrieren könnte. Spanien oder andere Länder Europas haben sie noch nie im Fernsehen gesehen, da dieses Gerät ein unerreichbarer Luxus ist."

Jeffrey aus Nigeria, die Bauern aus Punjab und etwa 2000 weitere Migranten aus aller Welt sitzen entweder in Ceuta oder in Marokko fest. Die Transitroute from the Maghreb to the Tanger at only 14 km wide Strait of Gibraltar no longer works. Ten years ago you could still translate off the Moroccan coast with "Patera" small speed boats to Spain. Today it is nearly impossible. 2002 Spain Algeciras installed in the SIVE, a 300 million dollar high-tech system to monitor the straits. Moroccan authorities also received grants from the EU to monitor the coastal area-wide.

Since then evolved Libya as a transit country and a springboard to Europe. The 1770 km long crossing is considered far less dangerous than on the coast of Senegal or Mauritania to the Canary Islands. Moreover, the Socialist People's Libyan Republic, a country of immigration, lying low in the other nationalities. Some 1.2 million foreigners are living in the state of Muammar al-Gaddafi, of which the least of legal status. 500000-600000 come only from neighboring Egypt. The other half comes mainly from countries in sub-Saharan Africa. For many years the immigrants without papers were tolerated by the Libyan authorities. Meanwhile, however, the situation for African migrants has changed. President al-Gaddafi had now also in terms of illegal immigration to cooperate with the EU, which he had previously always denied. From now on, deported the Libyan Ministry of Interior. 2006 allein 64 330 Immigranten, was den Staat vier Millionen Euro gekostet haben soll. Bis heute existiert sogar der Plan einer Massendeportation aller Ausländer ohne gültige Aufenthaltsgenehmigung. Aufgrund internationaler Proteste, darunter auch das UN-Flüchtlingswerk, wurde er bisher nicht ausgeführt.

In der libyschen Hafenstadt Swara, nahe der tunesischen Grenze, von wo aus die Boote nach Italien starten, werden regelmäßig Razzien durchgeführt. Dabei geht die Polizei wenig zimperlich vor. Die Regierung von Ghana beschwerte sich offiziell über die schlechte Behandlung ihrer etwa 10 000 Staatsangehörigen in Libyen. Sie würden unter unmenschlichen Bedingungen repatriiert. Man würde ihnen ihre Pässe abnehmen and without trial to prison block. The migrants seeking to reach Europe seems to be the matter. The arbitrariness of the Libyan police, they do not discourage. They will continue to fulfill her dream of the golden Europe - even if it costs them their lives.

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Gloomy prospects

shows the first ETH-ranking high schools, it clearly: the Canton school Romanshorn cuts in the Swiss compared underperformed. And although the natural sciences are not at this school significantly underweight. Neither in the curriculum even at the corporate identity in such an economic or linguistic orientation would be evident. It would also not on behalf of the Canton schools make such a specialization, since the have an order for a generalist education. In this respect the results of the study while not to be regarded as an absolute maxim to take lightly, we must not yet, they convey so well what is unofficially known for a long time.

Now what is this shameful outcome. Come on now is not the idea, arguing that the majority of KSR teaches basic to poor students. Even if such an argument would be correct, one would have to logically ask the question of Aufnahmeselekion and thus acknowledge that serious mistakes were made here. It can not be that students received out of pity and danach 4 Jahre durchgeschleppt werden. Dies entspricht nicht den realen Gegebenheiten sondern lässt die SchülerInnen in ihrer behüteten Traumwelt KSR aufwachsen. Wehe dem, der aus diesem Traum erwacht. Für diese These spricht auch die signifikante Differenz zwischen ETH-Basisprüfungsnote und Maturanote der MaturandInnen aus Romanshorn. Dieser Wert beträgt bei der KSR 0.8, wohingegen er bei den erfolgreicheren Gymnasien gegen 0.2 und darunter tendiert. Das bedeutet also, dass die Romanshorner KantonsschülerInnen bei der Matura durchschnittlich die Note 4.9 erreichen, bei der ETH-Prüfung jedoch lediglich die Note 4.1. Dieser Unterschied ist zu deutlich, dass er eine rein zufällige Grösse sein könnte. Dies beweist auch eine Analyse der anderen Werte. Ermittelt man die Differenz zwischen den beiden Noten, so fällt auf, dass diese bei den 10 schlechtesten Schulen immer zwischen 0.7 und 1.1 liegt. Macht man dieselben Untersuchungen bei den 10 bestens Schulen, so fällt ebenfalls auf, dass der Wert dort zwischen 0.2 und 0.5 liegt. Wobei auch hier das enfant terrible aus dem Thurgau kommt. Die Kanti Frauenfeld schlägt mit 0.5 leicht oben aus. Alle anderen haben einen Wert um 0.3 herum. Der Referenzwert müsste also auf ein Maximum von 0.5 festgelegt werden. Alles andere ist grundsätzlich zu viel – Auch in einer Traumwelt. Das soll natürlich nicht heissen, dass von nun an die Maturaprüfungen schwerer gemacht werden sollten, um sich dem Schnitt von 4.1 zu nähern. Eine Such a correction would indeed better value for the grade difference would be only pro forma, there would thus experience the quality of the KSR total no improvement. The aim must therefore be to adapt the ETH-end note with improved structures. Or should we all ask the question if whether specialization should not begin at the high school? The course involves one or the other risk factor. Would in the event of such specialization bad decisions to be correct only with difficulty. Moreover, the question remains whether one is at 14 already able to be definitively ascertained. And finally, the transformation would be complete idiots to trade faster and can not really know the highest of all goals are, it hurts but nowhere basic knowledge of other disciplines bring.

One of the universities must also be clear. If they want to raise at the high school generalists may not be placed in each subject, any level of requirements. Where, for instance, the high schools a 5th Or even sixth Weekly lesson plan for math? Where the teachers are for it? One must not forget that generalist also means knowing nothing at all. It can not on one hand and the other broad based knowledge required in each subject. The universities want to go "Dä Füfer and s'Weggli", which unfortunately also a degree more or less not to have is. It must be here at last a clear decision to be taken to the high school students can breathe the air, while they still can. For students already run from course to course - even in their spare time. Preparing for a life in the meritocracy is all well and good, but you should not overdo it. Just-in-time formula is just as flawless as the Black-Scholes model of financial performers.

Either way, that educational reform is urgently needed and as long as I wait for the ranking of the HSG. Maybe we cut since better. To do it would be us, because otherwise the 4 years were really nothing, if not free.