andygardener Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 I have every sympathy for the large number of sensible Egyptians who would like to see a liberal secular democratic Egypt, and the best of luck to them, but I'm afraid Egypt has never been on my holiday list. Ditto. A friend of mine did a charity bike ride along the banks opf the nile, she had stones chucked at her several times presumably because she wasn't snaggled up in a burqua. Best thing the secular Egyptians could do is move south of Aswan then tell the beardo wierdos that the aswan high dam is an actually a temple to Hot-Coq the ancient egyptian god of bum-sex. Then watch while they blow it to bits and destroy everything north of the dam in the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callippo Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 some really igorant posters here and it's sad people have so much of an agenda, they resort to just making stuff up. Burqas are practically unknown in Egypt and you almost never see them. They're probably more common in London, than Cairo. Maybe 90% of Egyptian women wear a headscarf, but you're probably more likely to see a burqa on a walk to the tube after a West Ham United game than round Midan Tahrir. Even niqab is quite unusual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie1957 Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 They're religious fanatics with no regard for anything outside their own interests. Don't forget what they did here .... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhas_of_Bamiyan We'd better keep a close eye on Stonehenge. I think our home grown islamic nutcases are focused on the EDL or the Olympics for the time being. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natjack Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 I think our home grown islamic nutcases are focused on the EDL or the Olympics for the time being.guessing she means that Stonehenge is the nearest thing we have to the pyramids or the buddhas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie1957 Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 guessing she means that Stonehenge is the nearest thing we have to the pyramids or the buddhas Yes, I knew what she ment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quisquose Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 some really igorant posters here and it's sad people have so much of an agenda, they resort to just making stuff up. Burqas are practically unknown in Egypt and you almost never see them. They're probably more common in London, than Cairo. Maybe 90% of Egyptian women wear a headscarf, but you're probably more likely to see a burqa on a walk to the tube after a West Ham United game than round Midan Tahrir. Even niqab is quite unusual. There's only two mentions of a burqa in this thread, once by you and once by andygardener. BTW has nobody else sussed that this story is just a joke yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
percy filth Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 I'll believe in an "Arab spring" when I see Egyptians and other Arabs discuss the real issues that ail their societies. Corrupt and stifling bureaucracy --An ill-educated and often illiterate labour force --Emigration of the skilled and able --Inability to attract investment These are the real issues. I've yet to see anyone even discussing them let --alone coming forth with plans to deal with them .........and how to line their own pockets as a result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecky Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 I'm sorry but this Arab Spring, as it's been coined, is the road to disaster. Looks like it's about to kick off again. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20458148 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeX Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 I wouldn't travel to Egypt now. Its a shame, my parents travelled there when I was young and they said the place was amazing and the people where great, but even back then you did not travel to the south of the country as it was too dangerous. It seems that danger has crept north over the years and is now the norm for the majority of the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithster Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 So the uprising managed to get rid of one ruthless dictator, only for another one to replace him. Well fancy that, I bet none of us saw that coming did we! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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