Americans in the Middle East: time to get yourself to the ballot box

Just because you're in the region doesn't mean you shouldn't cast your vote; is the earth about to tilt off its axis? And racism at Lebanon's airport - the follow-up;

The US Presidential election is on Tuesday, November 6th 2012.

AMERICAN BEDU [2]

Saudi Arabia/World: Voting from Abroad

Just because an American expatriate may be abroad during the Presidential election it does not mean that he or she has to forfeit the opportunity to vote – far from it! The US Presidential election is on Tuesday, November 6th 2012. Every eligible American voter should have that date noted on their calendar. There are two dynamically diverse candidates wishing to become the next Commander in Chief. Barak Obama and Mitt Romney have distinctive agendas for the future of the United States. YOUR vote will make a difference in which individual will have leadership of America.

Hning's Asia [3]

A Warming and Cooling Globe

There is this ridiculous show on NGC, Doomsday Preppers. In one of the episodes, a family moved hundreds of kilometers away from their home to get away from the beach in case the planet veers off its axial position. Who plants these ideas in these people’s heads? I remember something about the major earthquakes and volcanic eruptions causing Earth to tilt a little off its usual axis. Also, if I remember correctly, the planet has been tilting on and off it's axis a few times. It swings at a 2° range within the last 5 million years, I think?

Blog Baladi [4]

Middle East Airlines fires employee over racism allegations

After promising to take “severe disciplinary actions” on Tuesday against the two staff members involved in a racist incident, MEA stated today that it fired one of the two employees over racist allegations. [DailyStar] For those of you who missed it, you can read the whole story [Here]. To be honest, I was informed of the incident but didn’t post about it because I strongly believe the problem will not be solved by pointing out random incidents from time to time, for this is not an isolated case but “a wide-ranging and systemic problem”, as Mustapha argues.