Africa & Middle East - March 2007

Here is the thing. Look at the previous answer and continue the story. Feel free to write a couple of words, a sentence or a whole paragraph.
There is no genre to this story. No plot. No main characters. Just do as u wish.
It's for my physics class and it is due last year.

Here, I will go first:
Two naked ants were taking a sun bath in the desert when all of the sudden, the female ant found out that the sun lotion she was using wasn't the right degree, and that her husband was cheating on her with a mosquito.
"That's the best I could come up with, It took me 4 weeks of writing and rewriting. Please help me make it a story. I think I got something big in the making here"

2007-03-14 13:33:32 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Egypt

i need some information for a french project that i am working on.

2007-03-14 13:24:00 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Africa & Middle East

2007-03-14 13:12:17 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Egypt

I'm bored at home with my kids ( 2 and 4) . I'm a nurse, do you think I should put them in preschool and work or should I stay with them?

2007-03-14 13:10:33 · 12 answers · asked by violet 3 in Lebanon

I'll be traveling from the US to Israel. Do travelers cheques or ATMs give better rates on shekels (no need to consider other fees- I know those calculations)?

2007-03-14 12:28:57 · 3 answers · asked by drjkfu 3 in Israel

I met a gentleman from Libya and he gave me his email (I am in USA) but it doesnt work for me, says he has not yahoo account. the end just reads @yahoo.com being it is Libya should there be something after this to say it is out of my country??

2007-03-14 11:22:14 · 6 answers · asked by Lezleykay 2 in Egypt

2007-03-14 11:15:47 · 4 answers · asked by me2you 2 in Saudi Arabia

okay me and my friend want 2 go 2 egypt, and I was wondering how much it would cost 2 go and come back 2 the U.S. any 1 know?

2007-03-14 11:12:33 · 7 answers · asked by jordansgirl5214 1 in Egypt

Egypt or Morocco, which one you choose for yourself for enjoyment of living and why?

2007-03-14 10:37:21 · 5 answers · asked by Duke 2 in Other - Africa & Middle East

2007-03-14 10:31:16 · 14 answers · asked by Pinky 6 in Lebanon

2007-03-14 10:20:16 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Israel

Which Country in africa is best in terms of cost of living?

2007-03-14 09:32:42 · 15 answers · asked by Duke 2 in Other - Africa & Middle East

2007-03-14 08:41:02 · 6 answers · asked by ukkiwi 1 in Egypt

someone told me that in israel, the girls hate to play soccer?? is this true?? and why>??

also did you think that it is safe to have a pen pal in israel that i talk to through icq ??w ho is 15 and im 16?

2007-03-14 07:38:59 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Israel

is mohamed noor a good singer?????????????

2007-03-14 07:38:24 · 11 answers · asked by The Dark Knight 2 in Egypt

2007-03-14 07:35:09 · 62 answers · asked by Pinky 6 in Lebanon

ie, what time is it there now? (6pm here)

2007-03-14 06:59:17 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in South Africa

I have some unsettled dues with banks in uae since long back. I did not make the credit card settlements at the time of my visa cancellation. Now I wish to settle that pending dues. I afraid a travel ban in uae.

Please help me.

2007-03-14 06:23:23 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in United Arab Emirates

all the yahoo members from Lebanon, what do u say if we meet? seems a bit crazy idea but its been more than one year we are members, we ask questions, try to help each other by our answers, know each other a bit.... plz answer if ok or not, which day u think is the best to meet where and @ what time. my openion is saturday, afternoon at around 5, in a coffee shop in Beirut.waiting for ur answers...!

2007-03-14 06:10:09 · 9 answers · asked by LiLi 4 in Lebanon

I've been planning a trip to Egypt and especially the pyramids but not like the usual tourist. Most tours spend a couple of days in Cairo and the groups are ridden by Giza, and Saquara and then the leave for Luxor. I'd like to spend at least a week in Cairo and I want to see Giza, Abusir, Saqqara, Dahshu, El-Lisht, and Meidum, but I want to see them at my own pace. I wouldn't mind joining a usual tour for the rest of the sights but I feel that to go all the way to Egypt to just drive by these sights would be a waste. What would be the best way to arrange this sort of thing? Private car? Although I would want to drive over there. What about car and driver for a day. Is such a thing available for hire? If so how much should one expect to pay for this kind of service.

2007-03-14 05:57:24 · 6 answers · asked by ericbryce2 7 in Egypt

hey u r egyptian youth and young and of coarse smart why dont u work hard ,so hard so that u r able to be a3daa magless shaab and big theives as well to help in the revolution of our country ...................... ............................ so that mother egypt and mama amrica will be proud of you...............
i am desperate of the current events of course as you so why u dont tell no to president mubark instead of saying ekhtarnak
egyptian girl

2007-03-14 05:51:01 · 6 answers · asked by Toto 2 in Egypt

hmmm im thinking about Hayfa's new song
"Yalli beza3el mami naughty"

I would like Fayrouz to sing it,expecially to hear it in the morning,that would sound Perfect!!

oh oh i nearly forgot,how about "wawa" ;)

2007-03-14 04:50:38 · 7 answers · asked by Pinky 6 in Lebanon

Innocentia posted an interesting question about Guy Lundy´s speach:

http://blog.guylundy.com/i-pledge-allegiance-speech/2007/02/16/

These are my comments about his speach:

Of course one has to be positive and optimistic in life, but there are also dangers in taking his "too simplistic" view of things.

Basically what he is promoting is that people should stop complaining and then things will get better.
I think this is what most people did for the 1st 10 years living in a new South Africa.
Has he just returned to S.A. maybe we should give him a while to settle in and then chat again after a year or so.

I diagree with a few things that he said: (I have responded to some of his quotes.)

""Yes, we have problems, but so does everybody else.""-
Very, very few countries have the crime and political problems on a scale that South Africa has.

""Sure, the Rand is down the toilet, but if you look closely enough you’ll see that just about every other emerging market country has suffered from the same woes – and that includes Australia and New Zealand, which everyone seems in such a rush to get to.""
But Australia and New Zealand´s currency is not down the toilet (and never was) and they have one of the highest standards of living in the world (even when they were emerging). Sorry to say but that is an uneducated comparison.

"" And aren’t we lucky that we aren’t living in Argentina with their currency crisis?""
Their currency crisis was brought on by bad politics! Do I need to underline the relationship between bad politics in S.A and our unstable Rand?
And how noble a gesture is a comparison with another countries misery, is that supposed to make us feel better?!
(Anyway, Argentina have a lower crime rate!)

"" Sure, our neighbour, Zimbabwe, is run by a mad, despotic fool, but man am I glad that I don’t live in Pakistan right now. ""
No comment.

""We have AIDs, and we also have an army of people trying to find a cure for it – possibly more vigorously than anywhere else since we have the most to lose from it.""
Unfortunately we have a President and Health minister who don´t believe in the connection between HIV and AIDS.
And an ex-Deputy president who suggests taking a shower after sex.
And I tire of mentioning the beetroot and garlic recipes....

""We do have corruption, and the Americans have George W. Bush, whether they like it or not.""
No comment.

""We’ve got all sorts of problems, yes, but must we be so hard on ourselves?""
Are we being hard on ourselves or rather being hard on bad government, crime etc.

""In many ways we are far better off in South Africa as a whole than we have been at any time in our history. Our people are getting educated and housed at a world-beating rate, we have amongst the world’s cheapest electricity, our inflation is the lowest it’s been in my lifetime, we have an economic growth rate, and there is development everywhere you look. We have so much going for us; we have so many good people, such an interesting mix of cultures; we have so much beautiful countryside and natural resources that we can draw from – we really have such a bright future ahead of us.""

I think about the only thing still cheap (world comparatively) is electricity. Telecommunications is one of the most expensive in the world (if not the most expensive), inflation is way out of control in comparison with earnings, the cost of trying to keep safe costs an arm and a leg (pun intended), a massive housing crisis where the real issue is not being addressed - a non sustainable birth rate, a good economic growth rate but with a 27 Billion Rand municipal budget deficit.

""Let us concentrate on the positive things that surround us every day, the sunshine, the people, the beauty, the progress. Constantly criticising our country can only do harm – for you personally, your personal feeling of happiness and well-being, and for the country that you know from the bottom of your heart that you love, otherwise you wouldn’t be here.""
People have done this for many years but they have seen how neglected things have become by not complaining.

It is well known that the White South Africans have a culture of not complaining enough but the Black South Africans are excellent at organising, standing together and complaining.
We need to all learn from each other, learn the truth, and stand together, all of us and complain.
It is NOT unpatriotic to complain but instead it is our democratic right and may be the last means we have left to change what could be another African basket case!

2007-03-14 04:25:26 · 5 answers · asked by turniton5 3 in South Africa

when we merely separated ethnic groups whilst the Americans on the other hand slaughtered millions of red Indians, stole whole states from the Mexicans and Spanish and were the last Western nation to abolish slavery?
Surely theres a bit of hypocrisy going on??

2007-03-14 03:25:31 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in South Africa

I wanna know someones personal experince and which one is better??? I've been to both and drivng in Egypt is more dangeours i think.. what you think???

2007-03-14 03:24:35 · 5 answers · asked by pj 2 in Egypt

Plz those who r from Saudi Arabia or have been to Saudi Arabia answer my question.If u think u know it properly then u can answer here.
So I want to know about the procedure of getting a visit or tourist visa to KSA.How much does it cost and for how many days is it valid?Is it multiple?N can a non Muslim get it easily??

2007-03-14 03:20:59 · 8 answers · asked by raza5sa 3 in Saudi Arabia

arabe leader

2007-03-14 03:04:23 · 3 answers · asked by NSSER 1 in Saudi Arabia

I stay in sharjah.Dubai or Ajman also would do.

2007-03-14 02:59:59 · 2 answers · asked by TSJ 1 in United Arab Emirates

2007-03-14 02:38:07 · 3 answers · asked by feebeelouweez 1 in Other - Africa & Middle East

I am a cordinator for a volunteer organization in Kenya how can i get volunteers for USA, UK, AUSI, and all the other parts of the world? Please see our webpage, www.fadhili.org

2007-03-14 02:28:43 · 4 answers · asked by James Njuguna 1 in Kenya