Some reflections on Remembrance Day in Germany

Today, the eleventh of the eleventh, it is 98 years ago that the guns fell silent on the Western front. Growing up, Remembrance Day was not an issue for me. The Netherlands did not participate in the First World War, and where I come from the eleventh of the eleventh means the start of the…

Kuwait: country without history?

I am in Kuwait, a small oil state situated between Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Two years ago I did my internship here, and in six months time this country managed to win my heart. I spent my first real salary on a ticket back: I am spending my holidays in the Gulf this year. My fascination…