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Europe
Bilal Randeree - AlJazeeraTalk - Paris
 May 17, 2008- Thousands of French filled the streets, carrying placards and banners, singing songs and shouting slogans. This is Paris, May 2008, 40 years after the social revolution known as “May 68” shook France. The uprisings in the 60s saw a series of student protests and general strikes that caused the eventual collapse of the French government.
One could have easily mistaken the protest to be one of those marking the strike in Paris, by thousands of teachers and public sector workers, to protest against job cuts and education reform. But if one listened closely and read the banners, it was clear that this protest was in support of the Palestinian people.
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Hazem Tayara - Aljazeeratalk - Verona Italy
 From the very first moment you walk down the town’s streets, let your eyes wonder in its corners and old markets, you will figure out that you are in a unique place where love stories are told.
Verona, the quite town of northern Italy that sleeps in the laps of mountains, gained its fame after it hosted one of the most romantic love stories (Romeo and Juliet),written by the magnificent Shakespeare. The famous play turned Verona into a great worldwide tourist’s attraction.
The small villa (Villa Capoltine), in the heart of the old town, can never be missed as it is always crowded by tourists. The villa was the house of Juliet where most of the story took place. |
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Leila Nader - AlJazeeraTalk - UK
 The last few weeks have seen the Labour Party limp from scandal to scandal and Gordon Brown is struggling to repair the damage both to his party and his reputation.
It would be fair to say that Tony Blair did not leave office on good terms with the British nation, and as a result the brooding demeanour projected by Gordon Brown seemed like a welcome change to the decade of spin and facile grinning perfected by team “Blair”. There was something about this stark difference between Blair and Brown that caused many to think that Brown could be the antidote to Blair – insomuch as Brown’s time as chancellor had at the very least established him as strong figure of sound judgement.
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Secrets need to be solved
Hazem Tayara - Aljazeeratalk - Kassel Germany
 For ages and ages an idea has dominated a man’s mind.. The idea of visitors from the outer space came down to our planet helped some old civilizations or contacted them or even came down by them self’s and lift their traces.
Too many global historical and well known scenes or places or ancient nations is surrounded with a hall of mystery and in this fall a tour of demonstrations and explaining tools is traveling all around German shopping centers to give a better comprehensive of the mystery in human history.
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Hazem Tayara - Aljazeeratalk - Kassel
 By reaching 1.39 the Euro reaches it’s highest rate against the US Dollar and that added more suffering to the German economy which is in a deep cries for more than five years.
The biggest in Europe and the one who owned a unique reputation for decades out of the world various economies.
Thus the German economy is trying to recover from a long term limping due several heavy loadings started from adopting the Euro as a currency instead of the German Mark.
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Merina Khanom - AlJazeeraTalk - Manchester
 In the aftermath of the 2007 AFC Asian Cup final, I could not help but to ponder over the significance of the event. Most reports that I had come across the following morning, focussed on praising the amalgamated force behind an eclectic team made up of Sunnis, Shias, Kurds and Turks, news stories accredited an Iraqi team, who in the face of adversity stood strong and gave a war torn nation, for the first time in a long while, reason to rejoice.
Indeed, the win gave commentators an unexpected match to report on and as positively infectious as the jubilations and morale boost were, I paused to ask myself, why, as much as the win had given me a slight spring in my step on the way to work the next morning, had this come to dominate international headlines?
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The Blair years: A blessing or a curse?
Arwa Walid - AljazeeraTalk - Leeds
 Waving proudly to the public with a big grin on his face, the former British Prime Minister Tony Blair left no. 10 Downing Street to be occupied by his predetermined successor Gordon Brown. A decade has elapsed since the labour party had won the elections to become at the heart of British Politics. The big question comes to mind: Were the Blair years a blessing or a curse?
The economic question
From the year 1997 to 2007 Britons have enjoyed the benefits of a flourishing economy. According to all indicators, the British economy has done very well. Thanks to Gordon Brown, the former Chancellor of the Exchequer and current Prime Minister, unemployment and inflation had remained at historically low levels which is an achievement much envied by Nicholas Sarkozy. Average income growth has been 2.4 per cent swelling the pockets of the richest 10% at the expense of those at the bottom.
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Masooma Nasar - AlJazeeraTalk
 The greatest challenge at the moment and one which will possibly continue, is the problem of education. Allowing for time, the world will become smaller through the continuing advancement of technological pursuits and mass communication. The preservation of oneself, family, community and society will become more difficult. We need to educate the young so that the community is better prepared to deal with the universality of opposing ideals. We need to ensure that the youth of our coming generation are not educated by the uneducated, so they can consciously choose Islam over modernity. We need to strike the right balance between preserving identity and spiritual values, and becoming effective integral members of society. |
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Is London's Future Islamic?
Arwa Walid – AlJazeeraTalk - Leeds
 Looking at the front cover of the London-based Timeout Magazine with the question "Is London's future Islamic?" written in bold and occupying most of the page, I thought to myself: "Oh God, please don't let it be another one of those articles that accuse Muslims of being terrorists and occupying London to turn it into Londonstan!".
Indeed, the beginning of the article envisages a "hysterical, right-wing nightmare of a future Muslim London" where "a cruel alien creed is forced on a liberal city" after the "Islamic revolution of 2021". The vision is certainly humorous, because he pictures a scene in London where a sinner is about to be executed in Mohammad Siddique Khan Square in front of the National Gallery which has been turned into the new Institute of Islamic Jurisprudence by the order of "Sultan Charles, Prince of Islam and protector of the faithful in England". Thousands of Muslims are gathered in the square, chanting "Allahu Akbar" and waiting for the sinner to be executed. |
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