daily natter..

Something I heard on the BBC today which made me believe that China is certainly on the way to becoming the next super power!

Just when you thought that a Chinese person can never get fat, China is hit by an obesity crisis. It is estimated that 18 million people in China are clinically obese and children are hit worse. Obesity is a sign of industrialisation and a shift in the diet from conventional to a more westernised form. Currently, summer camps are trying hard to educate children and train them to shed off the extra pounds. (hmmm..sounds familiar)

===================

On another note, H. H. Pope Shenouda III of the Coptic church in Egypt decided not to celebrate his 83rd birthday as a sign of modesty... (No comment)

===================

There are pictures to supplement this post, but regrettably the uploading function is having technical difficulties. The post will be updated on a later day..

===================

UPDATED Picture included - better late than never :-)

Peace for Lebanon

It is a bit of a late notice but there will be a huge peaceful demonstration to protest against the Israeli aggression on Lebanon today at 8pm in "sa7at al 3alam"

Huge crowds are expected to be there...


let us unite for a good cause...

For further information on rallies and protests around the world, visit this link Moghtarebee Lubnan

Matters of nationality

I was appaled to read this from Dr. M Albusairi in Alqabas paper today:

البصيري يقترح تجنيس أرملة الكويتي التي لديها أبناء

تقدم النائب د. محمد البصيري باقتراح بقانون بتعديل نص الفقرة الثانية من المادة الثامنة من المرسوم الاميري رقم 15 لسنة 1959 بشأن الجنسية الكويتية طالب فيه بتجنيس ارملة المواطن الكويتي التي لديها ابناء ولم تتقدم بطلب

اعلان رغبة.

Excuse me:

what about the children of Kuwaiti women married to non-Kuwaiti men?

if nationality is passed on by blood-relation, since when a non-Kuwaiti widower is entitled to a Kuwaiti identity...?