Eugen Mittwoch Eugen Mittwoch Eugen Mittwoch (December 4, 1876 - November 8, 1942) was the founder of Modern Islamic Studies in Germany, and at the same time an eminent Jewish scholar. Coming from an old Orthodox Jewish family, Mittwoch was born in Schrimm, Prussian Province of Posen, Imperial Germany (now Srem in Poland). He initially wanted to become a Rabbi. During his studies in Berlin he discovered Islamic studies and did his doctorate with Eduard Sachau. During World War I, Mittwoch was the head of the German Nachrichtenstelle für den Orient from 1916 until 1918. After the agency initially employed people who
Bad Day All Week Bad Day All Week "Bad Day All Week" is a song by English singer Sam Smith, released as his debut single on 18 August 2008. In 2008, Smith had signed a deal with Venus & Mars Music, a small UK independent label. He was given to record songs by songwriting team of Victoria Hemmings, William John Pearce and John Conlon, who previously performed together as Lovatux. The first of Smith's recordings to see the light of the day would be "Bad Day All Week", a song which appeared as the B-side on Lovatux's 1996 single, "Something". Ahead of its scheduled