Egypt a wasteland???? It is a vibrant, interesting country. Some very educated people, and pretty urbane. Much more cosmopolitan and internationally oriented than any US city besides Washington and New York. Active antiquties and art programs. Big foreign community. People from around the world routinely visit Cairo. Some of the world's greatest scuba diving, great restaurants, poly-lingual and poly-cultural.
Why in the world do you characterize it as a wasteland??? And of course, the question: have you ever visited Cairo? And yes, there are HUGE differences between Iran and Egypt! Lawry > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Brad > McCormick, Ed.D. > Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 3:31 PM > To: Ed Weick > Cc: Keith Hudson; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: FW Noam Chomsky in The Guardian Sept. 9 > > > I wonder if Iran differs dramatically from Egypt here? > > Young Iranians appear to be educated and eager to > enter the modern world. Perhaps this is partly due to > women being educated, too. THE nyt sUNDAY mAGAZINE HAD > a big article on this a couple weeks ago. > > On the other hand, Egypt seems a wasteland. The NYT > ran an article on "Nowhere man: Islam alone did > not produce Mohammad Atta", which was very different > in tone: > > http://www.users.cloud9.net/~bradmcc/quotes.html#Q85 > > I see Iran as much more hopeful than the Arab world. > > But I do find interesting the news today that > Iraq is interested in restoring its trade relations with > the U.S.! Money is thicker than Blut und Boden! Maybe > there is hope here? > > \brad mccormick > > > > > Ed Weick wrote: > > > > > (EW) > > > <<<< > > > Keith, I know all that. I've been busy, but I've followed at least > > some of > > > the stuff people have put on the list about Bush's intentions. The > > point I > > > was trying to make was that the number of people who hate America is > > > growing and spreading, > > > >>>> > > > > > > I'd like to suggest that when people are stressed badly enough > > they're > > > capable of believing anything and doing anything. By "people" what > > we > > > really mean, when talking about the Muslim countries today, are the > > excess > > > numbers of young men without jobs who can, and do, come out in the > > streets > > > at the drop of a hat. They may well call themselves anti-American > > because > > > that's an acceptable slogan given the nature of their culture, but I > > don't > > > believe they really are at all. I've mentioned previously some of > > the brief > > > insights that I've picked up from journalists in both Iran and Saudi > > Arabia > > > where, given the slightest slackening of the religious leash, young > > people > > > take to dancing in the streets with western music and dancing. (As > > soon as > > > the Taliban was defeated in Afghanistan, millions of tapes and CDs > > of > > > western music were brought out of hiding and filled the shops of > > Kabul > > > within days.) > [snip] > -- > Let your light so shine before men, > that they may see your good works.... (Matt 5:16) > > Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. (1 Thes 5:21) > > <![%THINK;[SGML+APL]]> Brad McCormick, Ed.D. / [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Visit my website ==> http://www.users.cloud9.net/~bradmcc/ >
