Author: martijn

Thierry Baudet durft selectief te generaliseren 2

Thierry Baudet durft selectief te generaliseren

Thierry Baudet greep de dag van de verschrikkelijke moord op Theo van Gogh aan om te pleiten voor nóg meer generalisatie over ‘de’ islam. Zihni Özdil reageert en stelt dat Baudet’s betoog toont echter aan dat hij het onderdeel ‘waarnemen’ niet al te serieus neemt en evenmin kennisverdieping door nuancering in de vorm van falsificatie.

'Laughing Killer': Bouyeri and the Murder of Theo van Gogh 2

'Laughing Killer': Bouyeri and the Murder of Theo van Gogh

On 2 November 2004 Mohammed Bouyeri killed Dutch writer and film director Theo van Gogh. He shot him, slit his throat and planted a knife in his chest with a letter to Ayaan Hirsi Ali attached to it. One of the most remarkable references in his letter (and again strongly contested by other Muslims) was to the Prophet as the ‘laughing killer’. Where does it come from and what does it mean?

Material Religion – Popularizing Islam: Muslims and Materiality 1

Material Religion – Popularizing Islam: Muslims and Materiality

A short commentary of mine was published in the last issue of Material Religion: The Journal of Objects, Art and Belief: Styles of Salafi Activism: Escaping the Divide. This issue also contains a special issue: Popularizing Islam: Muslims and Materiality edited by prof. Annelies Moors who also invited me to write the comment.