Africa & Middle East - March 2007

I think EGyptian should stand up for their right and start thing of not to be rulled by one person..

There should be freedom of speech and press..

Freedom of religion..

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States chided its key Middle East ally Egypt on Thursday over the treatment of a student blogger jailed for making online statements deemed insulting to religion and the president.

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"The United States is disappointed that the initial appeal of the Egyptian student blogger Abdel Karim Suleiman was not successful," State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said in a prepared statement.

"We are deeply concerned by this conviction and prison sentence for expressing his opinion," McCormack said, adding that the prosecution of Suleiman was "a setback for human rights in Egypt."

"We know that Mr Suleiman can pursue a further appeal and we will continue to closely monitor this case," he said.

A court in the Egyptian city of Alexandria on Monday upheld a four-year prison sentence handed down last month against Suleiman.

The 22-year-old was sentenced to three years for insulting religion and a year for defaming President Hosni Mubarak after posting an entry on his blog lashing out at Cairo's Al-Azhar University -- the highest seat of learning in Sunni Islam.

The conviction drew widespread condemnation from Egyptian and international human rights groups, which saw the case as an attempt to intimidate Egypt's burgeoning Internet blogging scene.

The United States has frequently criticized the Egyptian government for the lack of democratic freedoms it allows, but had recently toned down its comments as it sought Muburak's support for efforts to stabilize Iraq and rekindle Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts.

2007-03-15 23:00:30 · 7 answers · asked by SaveDarfur.org 2 in Egypt

2007-03-15 22:42:18 · 8 answers · asked by Reb Da Rebel 6 in South Africa

what is your take on her being the next possible leader od the DA?
will se be fit for the possition?

2007-03-15 22:00:59 · 10 answers · asked by sweet - angel 3 in South Africa

2007-03-15 21:33:34 · 5 answers · asked by sweet - angel 3 in South Africa

Actually want to know if you Shift Lagos Nigeria with your family and need to know expense in daily life as average and lush style and live in posh area , so how much you have to required daily expense in your living and maintain the life with family children schooling daily grocery.

2007-03-15 20:57:13 · 3 answers · asked by AB B 1 in Other - Africa & Middle East

2007-03-15 20:56:47 · 8 answers · asked by $uGaR ! 1 in United Arab Emirates

It's going to be a great laugh when they realise how they are being used and abused.
Isn't it ridiculous how many muslim ministers we have that are all hardline and anti Israel, I suppose a terrorist always supports another terrorist.
Why should AA policies apply to Muslims in this country when they are just enriching themselves well past income levels of ordinary whites and other race groups?
Does the ANC honestly believe these heathens are loyalists?
Anyone agree.

2007-03-15 20:52:44 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in South Africa

Would not South Africa have been better off today had minority dominance in Rhodesia been prolonged?
What kind of pressure was exerted from the leftist liberal west?

2007-03-15 20:46:55 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in South Africa

I've done some reading over the internet but am struggling to find anything detailed, if you know of any good sites that will also be appreciated, Thanks.
(PS - I dont want books written by brainwashed leftist liberals, I want accurate accounts of the events of the dispute).

2007-03-15 20:43:28 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in South Africa

After this week with all the happenings in Zim and the ANC's denialist response, together with their communist orientated land laws, I believe we will see a re-enactment of Zimbabwes turbulent history in the next 5 years right here in SA.....
Your thoughts and predictions please.....

2007-03-15 19:21:01 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in South Africa

AUB? What do you think? Is it better to study in Lebanon or in the US?
Of course education in US may be better, but add it all together and give an answer.
Education, social life, friends, cost, living expenses, food...it is the whole package...

2007-03-15 16:47:04 · 12 answers · asked by Kingo 2 in Lebanon

flying from the uk into cairo, spending 6 days in egypt. want to see cairo abit and the nile and pryimids. But what else to see and where else to go? taking my timescale into account where else can i see and what would i want to see

2007-03-15 16:13:50 · 10 answers · asked by andybing1978 3 in Egypt

2007-03-15 16:01:31 · 11 answers · asked by sweet d 1 in Israel

Amount Christens, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhist, etc.; there are so many disagreements with all these religious cults trying to convert the world. How humanity will trust each other and will there ever be world peace. Isn’t Jesus the only solution?

2007-03-15 15:49:32 · 8 answers · asked by . 3 in Israel

Amount Christens, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhist, etc.; there are so many disagreements with all these religious cults trying to convert the world. How humanity will trust each other and will there ever be world peace. Isn’t Jesus the only solution?

2007-03-15 15:42:20 · 3 answers · asked by . 3 in Other - Africa & Middle East

2007-03-15 14:08:56 · 2 answers · asked by pinkscorpio 2 in Other - Africa & Middle East

is egypt good in soccer?

2007-03-15 13:32:46 · 11 answers · asked by sero 1 in Egypt

we call paternal ones (dada and dadi) and maternal ones are (nana and nani)
what about egypt - they have extensive families too..

2007-03-15 12:15:20 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Egypt

2007-03-15 11:05:03 · 3 answers · asked by single 16 1 in Egypt

Hey guys, my younger cousin is doing a report for his social studies class in the United States about the contributions of Palestinian society to the world. If any of you, especially certain un-named experts, have any suggestions, they would be greatly appreciated. So far the only thing I've been able to suggest to him is their contributions towards the 'popularization' of suicide bombers, plane hijackings, and so on.

2007-03-15 10:40:43 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Israel

2007-03-15 09:04:04 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Egypt

2007-03-15 08:29:39 · 5 answers · asked by hassan7888 1 in Egypt

2007-03-15 07:49:15 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Africa & Middle East

I got visit visa from kuwait. there are some mistakes in my name , date of passport expiry date. will it create pbm? but my passport no is correct

2007-03-15 07:33:10 · 5 answers · asked by thameem t 1 in United Arab Emirates

and what they are used for(military or studying space or communication)

2007-03-15 07:24:32 · 3 answers · asked by zezo 2 in Saudi Arabia

What is there in Al Khabaisi, Al Kifaf, Madina Badr, Oud Al Muteena and Muhaisnah

If you dont know all of whats listed above, please at least explain what you know about them areas

2007-03-15 07:15:22 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in United Arab Emirates

Are there good places that teach dancing in mauritius?I came across a place but they are booked full.

2007-03-15 06:05:38 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mauritius

2007-03-15 04:56:56 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Morocco

Are there any South African's on this site? Just wondering!!!

2007-03-15 04:50:03 · 25 answers · asked by Skye 2 in South Africa

It's a given that blacks in Africa can't run their own countries. Every African run country eventually becomes a dictatorship run by corrupt savages that proceed to discriminate not only against white people, but against blacks, too.
Take look at Zimbabwe - currently undergoing a crisis that has countries evacuating their citizens (way to go Robert Mugabe). Because of Mugabe's sociopathic criminality, Zim is in the throes of history's first man-made famine. But what gets missed is that he stole much more land from black farmers than from their white counterparts.
South Africa is now in the first stages of its man-made famine, as land is stolen from people because of the color of their skin.

However, once a goverment legislates land-theft from white people, it reserves the right to steal it again from black people.

Don't the mostly ignorant masses in what used to be South Africa realise this, or are they content to live as starving savages at the mercy of the state forever?

2007-03-15 04:47:35 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in South Africa