France

By Wolfgang Bruno.

2005-2-22

Wolfgang Bruno is an author writing a book about the Internet movement of ex-Muslims. All of Bruno’s essays can be freely published and reprinted by anybody who wants to.

By Wolfgang Bruno.

2004-12-3

Wolfgang Bruno is an author writing a book about the Internet movement of ex-Muslims. All of Bruno’s essays can be freely published and reprinted by anybody who wants to.

In the aftermath of the recent devastating earthquake in Iran, news media reported “a miracle”: a man, extracted from the rubble and thought to be dead, stirred on the way to the mass grave. At least two other similar cases were reported. When I read it, my first thought was: In the rush to bury the victims in order to avoid an epidemic, how many people failed to stir in time and were buried alive — for the second time within hours or, at most, days? How many of those would have been alive today had Iran not rejected Israel's offer of help?