juggling the world - part 1

How is it possible that the whole world is plummeting all at one time and in the same direction?

You have Bush and his war policy on Iran and his barring on funding stem cell research; Israel with an upcoming visit to Qatar (something I never expected to happen again); North Korea just bursting to move check-mate; and worst of all, still nothing being done to help the Lebanese regain anything back in their long dispute against Israel with its low jet fighters flights over their own territory.

Why worry about this when I should be more concerned about what's going on in my own country? Because, ladies and gentlemen, our country isn't going to be this peaceful for long. For if the current Sultan of Oman passes away by natural causes there will be so much speculation as to what the next move would be. The Omani tribes will seek it as an opportunity to take it to their favor and God knows if this will develop into military feud such as Iraq, Afghanistan. May God give His Majesty a long healthy life fulfilled with peace and tranquility.

Not all Omanis are morons, you know. Actually, a lot of them are very educated. The error lies in the way they are raised upon which fundamentals in terms of religious and traditional beliefs.

Take for instance the Hijab situation that is being raised up in the UK and Europe. This dispute would have never had happened had the ladies who call themselves followers of the faith put up a curtain over their head just not to let anyone let see their faces. That's completely and utterly stupid. Islam states in the Qur'an that a Muslim women is to cover her hair, her arms up to her hands and all other parts of her body that could be revealing to the naked eye. The fact that these faithful women claim that cover her face is part of Islam is a complete lie and a total mix-up between religion and tradition. Something our Saudi friends would know more about than anyone else in the world.

Because of them, there were people who came up with the plot for 9/11 and strict 'Islamic' values when everyone in the world knows - well, everyone who has been educated about Islam - that Islam is a religion of mercy and not one that is 'spread by the sword' as the current Pope would claim according to his citing of a historic quote. But that's another story altogether.

It would be wrong to assume that Arabs are ruled by a dictatorship. But then again, it would be the same if one were to conclude that we are lead by a democracy. It is of the both that we are now living. And that, comparing to other world societies that live and die each die is a hell of a lot better than anyone else has in terms of problems and solutions adhered to.

Looking at the world in this perspective, I would have to say it is more like playing chess or playing pool only in a more complicated manner and on a more broader horizon..

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Links:

- Michael J. Fox makes stem cell ads

- Iran 'steps up nuclear programme'

- Israeli minister to visit Qatar

- UN united but will North Korea listen?

- In quotes: Global reaction to conflict