safe as houses..
i do feel safe, but not immune.
i definitely feel safe from crime. i have not seen or heard of any egyptian committing a crime against a foreigner since i have been here.
the egyptian feels that prevention is better than the cure.
on terrorism, i feel the government is doing all it can to promote peace in the region.
egypt are our allies, and the leading peacemaker and venue for middle eastern peace talks, although nowhere is safe, it could be viewed as off limits to all apart from individuals hell bent on derailing the peace process.
did anyone watch the bbc debate on bbc world held in sharm el sheikh last week?
Sharm hosted the world economic forum for the middle east.
in the hot seat for the BBC debate there was the israeli prime minister, the palastinan prime minister, gamal mubarek and tony blair.
Gamal Mubarek really impressed me. He is the presidents son and head of goverment policy. tony was and grinning from ear to ear and giving the thumbs up to everything he said. (no change there then..) As an investment banker in the past, Gamal sees the economic growth produced by his reforms in egypt could be mirrored in neighbouring states.
Dynastic Nepotism aside, he looks like a good man to succeed his father.
im no political animal, but it was good to see them sitting side by side, and all agreeing on the issues of the need for a palastinian state.
The key to all this is education, womens rights, social and economic reform, and a willingness of the people and the military to avoid violence, at all costs.
only then will there be a true and lasting peace.
side note.. before the brits arrived with their heavy artillery and drew up the maps and created borders and nations, the levantines, syrians, arabs, jews, christians and moslems got on quite well, apparently.
peaceful regards
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