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Rachid Dati sacked!

2009-01-27T09:25:00.000-08:00

Rachida Dati, the french Minister of Justice is to quit the government for a seat at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

Dati returned to work five days after giving birth to her daughter Zohra, in order to fight for her position.

She was chosen by the French President, Nicolas Sarkozy to symbolise the change and the diversity. She beacame Minister in 2007 but was frequently accused of reforming and causing crisis in the Justice Minister with her authoritrian way of leading.

It seems that Sarkozy,changed his mind and asked her to run for election in Europe and leave the government after the vote. Dati is the second on the election list for the UMP (centre right)in the Paris region. She will keep her ministry job until the election.

Then, she will leave her fastuous offices in Place Vendôme for the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

Islam and British law

2008-02-26T03:12:00.001-08:00

The Archbishop of Canterbury in his speech last Thursday declared that some aspects of Sharia law in Britain are unavoidable.

Dr Rowan Williamson, the Archbishop of Canterbury, gave a lecture on the 7th of February 2008 at the Royal Courts of justice, untitled “Islam in English law”.

Dr Rowan Williamson is the spiritual leader of the world's Anglicans church and a scholar. He started his speech saying: “this series of lectures signals the existence of what is very widely felt to be a growing challenge; the presence of communities”, but he mainly focused on the Muslim community and concentrated during the speech on issues around Islamic law.

His speech sparked off a storm in both the Muslim community and the public opinion, rejecting the idea of adopting Sharia laws in Britain.

Sharia is the body of Islamic religious law based on the Koran, it described the words and actions of the Prophet Mohammad and his companions, and rulings of Islamic scholars. It covers issues including worship, commercial dealings, marriage and penal laws.

Last week after the mediatisation of the lecture, the main political including the Prime Minister distanced themselves from the comments on Islamic law By the Archbishop.

During his interview for the BBC, he said that the Sharia law was necessary for community cohesion and called for a "constructive accommodation" with Muslim practice in areas such as marital disputes.

British Muslims defending him pointed up that most of the Islamic world also rejected the ultra-orthodox model that he clearly ruled out.

Sharia law is understood and applied in such varied ways across the Muslim world that it is difficult to say exactly what it is and how it could fit into a European legal context, according to experts on Islam.

Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams says he does not regret speaking about Sharia law, as it is right to air other religious communities' concerns.

Bridge teaches at school

2007-12-05T06:08:00.000-08:00

Playing card at school will be common all around the US this month.

A youth bridge program sponsored by the two richest man in the world Bill Gates and Warren Buffet, will allow students to have fun and develop their skills by playing bridge.

According to the Director of the School Bridge League, Mickie Rinehart, playing bridge is part science,
math, logic, reason, and all fun and will help the students to higher their scores.

Education Foundation noticed that, students who played bridge higher their score in five subject areas (reading, language, math, science, social studies).

the School Bridge League is helping teachers to integrate the game into their programs.

Thanks to Bill Gates, Warren Buffet and their $1 million in support of this initiative, kids nationwide can benefit now from the game.

Israel and Palestine bringing together by Bush.

2007-11-28T04:43:00.000-08:00

The White house retried for the second time to bring peace in the Middle-East by inviting the Israeli and Palestinian leaders for peacetalks.

This conference is raising doubts on both sides, whether the two leaders can handle the peace processus.
Ehud Olmert, the Israeli Prime Minister and Mahmoud abbas the Palestinian President, are particularly criticized at home for their weakness as political leader.

According to the White house spokeswoman Dana Perrino, Georges W. Bush would emphasise that his committed to bring peace in Middle-east and he means it, within a year.

The Israeli press acknowledged the event with sceptisim.
The Yediot Aharonot daily declared “Only a miracle can complete it within a year”.

But Abbas seems to be confident asking his people to trust in the future and declared that an “independent Palestine is coming”.

He also asked Israel “to end up the settlements, to reopen the Palestinian institutions closed in East-Jerusalem, to dismantle non-authorized settlements, to lift all barriers and free the prisoners”

Olmert vowed that Israel was prepared to make a “painful compromise” to achieve piece.

Musharaf must leave!

2007-11-14T02:23:00.000-08:00

Benazir Buttho's home still circled by the police.
The Pakistani Police arrested parstisans who were protesting against Pervez Musharaf and ask him to leave his position as President.
Benazir Bhutto, declared that she wouldn't be able to be Musharaf's Prime Minister if the election decide so. She wants him to leave the government.
She is trying to allie all intellectuals and oponents of the government to form a strong opposition and put pressure to stop the emergency state and organise the Parlimanetary election and step down Pervez Musharaf.afp

French President reconquers America

2007-11-07T07:08:00.000-08:00

The French President Nicolas Sarkozy, has been welcomed today for a dinner at the White House.

President Bush gave a warm welcome to the French president who visits the US for the second since he has been elected in May.
His first vsit was unofficial, he spent three days in New-England with his family in a friend's villa.
This journey in the US was controversial, and the french media revealed the expensive holiday, the President spent in America.

This official visit, seems to be the rapprochment between the two nations. The two Presidents will discuss Iraq, Iran's nuclear programme and global warming.

Nicolas Sarkozy declared that he wants to reconquer the americans'hearts and on the other side Bush declared that they are friends and allies. It seems like Geroges Bush finds another friend in Europe de replace the fromer British Prime minister Tony Blair.

Nicolas Sarkozy, during his election campaigns has already expressed his hope to relance the political relation between France
and the US.

This visit comes just after his recent liberation of the french journalists and spanish hostess who were kept by the Ghana's authority because of their humanitarian activities in Zoe's arch.
More informations on BBC website