On 6.08.14 7:49 , Kavouss Arasteh wrote:
Dear All, Ok .it seems that you do not agree with the inclusion of nationality in the list .Then I could limit the request that the nationality of each memebr be CLEARLY MENTIONED IN HER OR HIS bio Pls then do that x
Kavouss, colleagues, as a matter of principle I have not mentioned my nationality in published biographies for decades. This information has no place in that context because it does not define who I am in that context. I have included my country of residence in some biographies where that was appropriate and added value. It is entirely unreasonable for anyone to determine what information I choose to publish about myself anywhere; especially since the uninformed reader may draw the wrong conclusion that I consider my nationality important in that context. Thus I see no reason to change this principle now and I will not add my nationality nor my country of residence to my biography as published on the ICG web site or elsewhere. At the same time my nationality is not a secret: I am German. In fact this is a matter of public record in the ICG proceedings. I have no objection against it being listed as part of that public record. I have also indicated that I have no objection to my nationality being included in a tabular overview, such as the one we have recently discussed, as long as I have a say in what such an overview says about myself depending on the context in which it appears. Daniel PS: Just to be clear: I am German, a citizen of the European Union and I am proud of it. I am especially proud that Germany recognises that informational self-determination is a constitutional right. I have fought for this decades ago and it is with great satisfaction that nowadays I see this principle reflected in the laws of many countries in the European Union. PPS: It happens to be 100 years ago this year that a great catastrophe happened where I live: the first world war. I cannot help but observe that an emphasis on nationality over all the other things that define a person contributed a great deal to that terrible war and to many of the wars of the present time.