We've been asking you over the last few days how well ? Are men who marry women who don't have a career happier?
We're asking this question because of the huge in the US business magazine Forbes. Anu wrote about the debate on the internet a couple of days agao.
This is just one thing that caught our eyes today. Read on for more.
We've finished for today - but our discussion about who should get fertility treatment and Bob Dylan continues here as always.
As Anu wrote earlier, we looked at the proposal of an organisation of fertility experts in the UK that called for a blanket ban on IVF treatment for very obese women but would treat same sex couples and single women in the same way as heterosexual couples, and that smokers should not be barred from having the treatment.
And of course, the everlasting Bob Dylan released his 44th album this week - why is his appeal so universal?
You can read emails and text messages here, and of course post your own comments as well.
There are so many interesting things to talk about today, we just can't get to all of them. We really like Hamadi in Gambia's suggestion to talk about Africa's oil problems. We might try to do that next week. Warren Jeffs, a Mormon leader who's one of America's most wanted, has been arrested. The British papers are all talking about migration, as Romania & Bulgaria, Europe's poorest countries, prepare to join the EU. In fact, we'll be doing a special programme on September 20th from Romania, Bulgaria and Brussels, so if you want to take part, get in touch now. But I digress....
Today-- we're asking- is it everyone's right to have a baby? Here in Britain, it's being be denied fertility treatment by the national health service. Meanwhile, the proposal says lesbian woman should be given the same access to fertility treatment as heterosexual women. Is it right to set limits on who should have a baby? Join the debate , and tune in at 1700 GMT.
Technically its still summer here in West London... I'm not so sure, its cold and half of us are off sick. The important thing, however, is what we should be talking about of today's programme. So what should it be?
Are you a Bob Dylan fan? Or are you one of the many people who wonders why he is still so popular after all this time? We'll be asking that very question later on, so get in touch if you have an answer.
Hamadi in Gambia wants to talk about African Oil - the Chadian government has asked two major oil companies to leave saying they have not paid their taxes. And there are varying degrees of conflict in other oil-producing states such as Nigeria and Sudan.
What do you want to talk about? Here are some of my suggestions....
Tonight, we're returning to the subject of the aftermath of . It wreaked havoc over an area the size of England, and the region is still working to recover. As Richard is just saying on air, the storm also wreaked response on President Bush's political profile. We'll hear more stories and talk about the political fall out.
And we're also going to talk a new peace deal in Uganda after 20 years of conflict. Will it hold?
It's a gorgeous fall day in London- blue skies, cold air. We've had our meeting and here's what the agenda looks like today... though it's always open to your suggestions.
We're going back to Katrina, as today. How do you feel about his visit?
Also-- what's more important-- peace or justice? We were struck by the debate in Uganda on what to do with rebel leader , who's accused of recruiting child soldiers and . The government's worked out a peace and amnesty deal, but the international community wants to try Kony. Should he be left in peace? Or tried, even if that wrecks the Read more about efforts to keep the peace in Uganda
Pretty much every news site and publication I've read today makes some reference to hurricane Katrina.
It was a year ago today nearly 1,700 people died when Katrina struck Mississippi and Louisiana, thousands more were left homeless.
On Mondays programme we talked to some of those who had survived the hurricane and have spent the last year trying to put the pieces of their life together again. We really want to go back to new Orleans today, but what do you want to hear?
As Anu wrote earlier, today we're talking about Lebanon and what life is like one year on from hurricane Katrina. Post your comment now.
You can read emails and text messages here, and of course post your own comments as well.
Katrina, One Year On
As Pete mentioned, it's a holiday here, but in New Orleans and the rest of America's Gulf Coast, they're preparing to mark the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. President Bush is today. he said the disaster has exposed deep-seated poverty and a lack of readiness to deal with the crisis.
The papers are full of stories about lessons , . Read what blogger has to say. And join our debate .
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"Had we known that the kidnapping of the soldiers would have led to this, we would definitely not have done it."
Is Hezbollah's leader admitting he was wrong? With today, and preparations nearly complete for an , what lessons has Lebanon and learned vis Hezbollah, Israel and war? Read what Firas is writing at :
"I wish someone can tell me what the (clear verifiable) objectives of Hizbollah are in the context of an all-out military confrontation with Israel like the one we just witnessed this past month. Not dying? Having one building left standing? Two buildings? A thousand? Repelling an unprovoked attack? Repelling a provoked attack? Provoking an attack and holding your breath for a month? What??"
That's what we've decided to go with on today's programme. Let us know if you agree or disagree. Suggest a topic or contribute to the ones above. It's always your agenda here on World Have Your Say.
It's a here in the UK, so things are pretty quiet at Television Centre. But the world doesn't stop just because Britain does, and we've got a full team working on today's World Have Your Say.
So what would you like to talk about?
The top stories this morning are (in no particular order) Gaza, Lebanon and Iran.
As Anu wrote earlier, today we're talking about rape in Pakistan, Natascha Kampusch and the reclassification of Pluto Post your comment now.
You can read emails and text messages here, and of course post your own comments as well.
Today-- we'll hear from Austria about the extraordinary case of . We want to know if you think President Musharraf of Pakistan is right to ? And you can share your feelings on from planet to, well, just a rock. Post your comments below and join us at 1700 GMT later today.
We started off this week talking about the cricket controversy last weekend after an umpire penalised Pakistan for tampering with the ball. today for their touring captain, Inzamam-ul-Haq, on charges of ball tampering and bringing the game into disrepute.
We might talk about that, and we have been asking you over the last two days about who you would nominate to be an .
Anu looked at the tally of kidnappings around the world. She found reports of extraodinary plots being hatched in Bangladesh, Colombia, Italy, India, US, Turkey, Argentina, many many incidents in Central and South America.
We started off speaking to , a former FBI specialist in kidnapping, and Thomas Clayton of Thomas Clayton Consultants in California, which compiles a list of kidnappings around the world. Thomas called kidnapping the "crime du jour".
Today in , , Mexico, Iraq, , the , Gaza, Bangladesh, and -- to name just a few countries!- kidnappings are in the headlines. While the western media is reporting the of two journalists; in Iraq, a recent put the number of kidnappings this year alone at twenty thousand.
I'm a bit late with the morning round up, it's been pouring down with rain all night and it kept me awake well in to the wee hours of this morning.
But there's plenty around to talk about. Kev put this suggestion up at the end of yesterday's show. A video was released on Wednesday of . There are suggestions that the news hasn't been making the headlines because of the organisation the pair work for. What are the risks journalists take to bring us the latest news from hostile environments?
The British Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly has given a major speech to launch a , calling for a "new and honest" debate on diversity. The body, which will start work next month, will look at how communities in England tackle tensions and extremism. Should the state be responsible for encouraging integration?
We're starting the programme hearing from people in the Democratic Republic of Congo. There is an after eight people died in fighting over the weekend. What is it like there? We'll speak with Congolese there and abroad.
Then, we'll talk about Iran. Should Iran be allowed to sell its oil on the world market if it doesn't stop its uranium enrichment programme?
And we'll talk about whether Tom Cruise's star is . It is one of the most read stories on the today, and we had more than 100 e-mails about it. But there is still time to have your say.
Four hours before air time. Today's topics: Congo, Iran and Tom Cruise.
What's life like in
Congo's problems are summed up in the . The hospital, stripped of even its metal bed frames, was blackmailing patients for money in a country where everything's been destroyed.
So there's a lot for Congo's new leader to fix. But the election didn't produce a winner, and for the past three days, the capital, Kinshasha, has been teetering on the edge of
Meanhwile, it looks like the UN Security Council is set for a with Iran over its nuclear programme. Why shouldn't there be sanctions against Iran? Lots of opinion about Iran's nuclear programme
And Risky Business? Viacom says it's dropping actor for his strange behaviour. You fans will remember the South Park 'Closetgate' episode and 'couch incident' on the popular talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show of May 23, 2005. Cruise — in the words of The New York Times — "jumped around the set, hopped onto a couch, fell rapturously to one knee and repeatedly professed his love for his new girlfriend."
"C'mon, fire the grinning actor idiot because he's lost his box office appeal, or because his first dollar gross is so exorbitant that no studio has a prayer any more of making money on his motion pictures, or because of any other business reason. And fire him in the usual Hollywood way: with a bland-but-dignified press release about how much these 14 years have meant to both parties, ad nauseum. But, jeez, don't fire him with this lame stuff that Sumner didn't like the way Tiny Tom behaved. If that's true, then no Hollywood studio can ever hire anyone. Drugs, sex, harrassment, mendacity, fraud: Paramount like most major studios has a rich history of horrible behavior by its work-for-hires. I could reel off for you 10 people now with rich studio deals, some at Paramount, who should be in jail or rehab or the Funny Farm but instead are well-paid miscreants."
Morning campers, this is my first "early morning" shift for World Have Your Say, the part of the day where I drink my tea and ask YOU to set the agenda. What do you want to talk about on today's programme?
To start you off here are some stories I've pulled out of various dark and not so dark corners - do any of them inspire you?
Today we are talking about Immigration - is the mass movement of people bringing changes to your country? Or how about peacekeeping forces: the world is still haggling over which troops should go to southern Lebanon. Are we letting the Lebanese down with these arguments and delays? And of course there is THAT film: Snakes on a Plane....
Click here to listen now. And be sure to leave your comments, and we'll read out as many as we can during the programme.
I'm Rahul Tandon and I'll be presenting tonights show. We had an extensive meeting (20 mins, not bad by our standards) and decided to settle on three subjects tonight.
Is the world letting down Lebanon?
Much discussion about Lebanon in our lively meeting . It is still unclear about which countries are going to commit to a peacekeeping force.
So as the diplomatic manoeuvring continues has the World let Lebanon down? Should your country be sending troops to the region?
Is immigration changing your culture?
Immigration is rarely out of the news here in the UK. There is a daily debate about its impact on British life . Everyone in the meeting wanted to expand on that theme . So what impact has it had on your culture ? Has it been good or bad ?
Morning bloggers. It's official, reaches the top of the US movie box office. I'll be lobbying hard in the meeting for this one. In order to help me out add loads of comments to our blog stating how much you want to hear the world discussing this global phenomenon.
In other news...
Allegations of cheating at cricket - drug taking in athletics, cycling and baseball ; are you losing faith in international sport?
And 2 Asian men are thrown off a plane after passengers thought they were acting suspiciously; sensible vigilance or a racist over reaction? Would you report somebody you didn't like the look of if you had to fly on a plane with them?
We've just had our meeting and although there is little doubt about what the big talking point in the UK is today we struggled to find a way to open it up as a global debate.
As Kev mentioned in his earlier post, there is much talk amongst cricketing circles following Pakistans refusal to take to the field for the final session of their match against England, in protest at being penalised for ball-tampering.
Listening to the debate on Ö÷²¥´óÐã Radio 5 Live this morning and the Ö÷²¥´óÐã's Asian Network, the views ranged from fans being outraged that the Pakistani's let them down to applauding them for their stand. So where do you stand on this debate?
Of course, the big talking point in the UK this morning is cricket chaos at the Oval. I'm an American, and I'm not going to pretend to be cricket expert. I'll leave that to Dicky, Ros and . But basically, Pakistan refused to take to the field for the final session in . But that is just the start.
Mark wonders if we have lost trust with professional sports. It seems like pro sports is more about scandals than results. . . . The list goes on and on.
We've had a lot of comments to the blog over the last week expressing scepticism over the foiled terror plot. We spoke to Marcos who was waiting for a plane at Heathrow, and he thought the timing of the uncovering of the plot was designed to divert attention from the political problems of Prime Minister Blair and President Bush.
Click here to listen now. And be sure to leave your comments, and we'll read out as many as we can during the programme.
The foiled terror plot over the Atlantic continues to in the US and UK. , former British ambassador to Uzbekistan, argues there was It's all a political ploy to divert attention from Tony Blair and George Bush's perennial troubles. He'll be on the programme tonight, so email us now to take part. Or post a comment below.
And we want to know why the recent the conflict in the Middle East is perceived by so many as a victory for Hizbullah? Despite the damage done and lives lost, how has Hizbullah managed to win hearts and minds? The leader in the Economist this week -- And Prince Hassan of Jordan told the Ö÷²¥´óÐã this week, the west and its allies have to beat Hezbollah at its own game.
to listen to his comments.
So we have to figure out what you want to talk about. Should we go back to Lebanon? Yesterday we were tempted by Prince Hassan of Jordan's comments that the West should learn from Hezbollah and swiftly move to rebuild damaged homes and help the people suffering in Lebanon after the conflict.
Can the West win Arab hearts and minds so easily?
Or what about hearing from Iraq where there are now and lines of 50 or more cars are not uncommon at filling stations in Baghdad.
Well, we're just off air. What did you think of today's programme? Click here to listen again. And let us know what we got right or wrong.
Adrian Monck, professor of journalism, who participated in today's debate says we only care about stories that affect us or hit our pockets. Do you agree? We as journalists are always trying to find a balance between gettting your attention and staying true to the story! What stories do you remember most? Were you interested in Alam and Ismail's lives in Gaza?
And tell us what you'd like to talk about tomorrow. Should we devote 20 minutes each day to forgotten conflicts? Do you want to talk about Mel Gibson, who's plead 'no contest' to a drink driving charge? Or debt? Are you too overstretched? Is there an issue you'd love to debate? A person you'd love to interview?
Each day we start fresh, with a clean slate, and we do our best to take our cue from you, via your emails, texts and blog posts. Give us a steer now-- what do you want to talk to the world about?
We're on air now - click here to listen.
As Anu wrote earlier, today we're focusing on the struggles in Gaza, Afghanistan and Darfur.
You can read emails and text messages here, and of course post your own comments as well
During the past few weeks, we've had lots of emails and text messages like this one:
"My daughter phoned me yesterday to tell me not to worry about what hapened in Afghanistan on Tuesday night as she was alright but she was very shaken (she's in Kabul at camp souter in the army). I didn't know what she was talking about and it's got us all worried as there's nothing in the news and she's been told not to talk about it. Why is this?" -Dougie, London
The roll call of conflicts overlooked by the world's media is a long one: Darfur, Afghanistan, Nepal, Iraq, Sri Lanka, Gaza... to name just a few. The stories of , and in Afghanistan surprised me, I haven't heard much from there for months. In Darfur, could soon starve because . And Gaza too, has seen , despite the UN resolution in Lebanon. You're the editor-- who do you want to hear from? What stories is the media missing? Tell us below.
Richard spotted this story this morning about Indonesia cutting the prison terms for at least 12 militants involved in the 2002 Bali bombings. Although some Australians have benefitted from the Indonesian independence day sentence reductions, have expressed outrage.
That is just one story that caught our eyes this morning. What are you talking about today? What do you want to talk about? Read on for some more ideas.
We're talking about the past today, about the World Wars of the 20th Century. The Ministry of Defence in the UK has more than 300 soldiers who were shot for military offences in World War I. Some members of the families have fought for almost a century to clear the names of their family.
The Nobel Foundation has for literature despite his admission that he served in the Waffen SS in World War II.
At what point do you draw a line under the past? Today, we're mulling the of several hundred British soldiers executed for cowardice during World War I. And whether a peace-loving should be stripped of his Nobel prize for being a member of Hitler's elite SS force.
First-- the World War One pardons. 93-year-old has just won a long campaign to clear her father's name. Private Harry Farr was executed by firing squad for refusing to go back to the front line. He'd witnessed some of the worst carnage of the war. There are many such stories.
It would make me very, very proud to have lifted the stigma that I have carried all my life Gertie Harris
The families argue pardons are long overdue. Historians say this is like . What do you think? Join our debate :
As Rabiya wrote about earlier, we decided to talk about multiculturalism today because of an editorial in the Daily Telegraph by the Bishop of Rochester Michael Nazir-Ali. In the editorial, the Bishop said that there is a link between amongst British Muslims.
Playwright Parv Bancil said that he has a problem with multiculturalism as it has developed. He said that many times community leaders wanted to keep 'to keep them into boxes'. This was years before the idea of a British Asian identity was common.
Despite a very extensive list of ideas from Peter this morning, we've decided to talk about today.
In an opinion editorial piece in today's , the Bishop of Rochester Michael Nazir-Ali talks about the link between multiculturalism and the rise of Islamic extremism amongst young British Muslims.
It got us thinking about the term multiculturalism, and what it means to people around the world. I would say here in the UK, it means people of different races living side by side with each other. Communities integrating and learning from each other.
Good morning, the top story is Lebanon - . Is that what you want to talk about? There's some pretty interesting other stuff around. Let me try to convince you...
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has again. This time he's done it on 15 August, the anniversary of Japan's WWII surrender. Beijing and Seoul have both protested - Mr Koizumi said there'd be protests whenever he went.
Should we go to Gaza, where there's still no ceasefire - it's , but the army has returned, and the violence continues. Yesterday, three Palestinians died after Israeli shelling in Beit Hanoun.
Or what about the ?
Today we talked about the end of the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. Most callers from Israel and Lebanon felt safer - in many cases safe enough to return home - but still worried the conflict would start up again.
You can read a selection of the emails and text messages sent to us during the programme, and of course post your own comments as well.
The ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah seems to be holding, and people on both sides are returning to their homes in the border region. But ?
And, with both the Israeli government and Hezbollah claiming victory in the month-long conflict, we want to know who you think .
Lebanese and Israelis will be on the programme to discuss these points, and you can join them.
The main story this morning is the . We're bound to be asking whether it will work, but here's a few other ways we could do the story. Your suggestions are welcome.
Today we heard Muslims discussing whether Islam is inherrently violent and if western foreign policy is to blame for the radicalisation of Muslims around the world. Do they feel their community is under attack, and if so do they feel it is justified?
You can listen again until Friday August 18 via the link on the main page, or post your comment anytime.
You can read emails and text messages here, and of course post your own comments as well.
We're going to talk to Muslims around the world.
Do they feel that they are paying the price in increased surveillance and suspicion for a radical few in their midst? How do they respond to calls that they should do more to root out radicalism in their ranks? This is the conversation that we will have tonight on the programme.
What questions do you have? The debate starts here.
As the world wakes up to the thought of what might have been, passengers still face at some of the world's busiest airports. Although we haven't had our meeting I think it's fair to say we'll be discussing yesterday's foiled terror plot. This morning the US has warned of possible . There's the intervention of the to help thwart the attack.
Here at WHYS we've been thinking about possible questions arising from yesterday's events...
We launched this blog back in April because this is your programme, and we wanted to make it easier to leave your comments and have your say. It's a work in progress. It's your programme and really your blog. Read on and help us make the blog better.
We're off air now but you can listen again for a week using the link on the main page.
We heard your views on the alleged plot foiled by British authorities to blow up several planes travelling between Britain and the United States. Post your comment now.
You can read emails and text messages here, and of course post your own comments as well.
Not much doubt about what we will be talking about tonight on the programme.
Television and radio stations have blanket coverage of a plot foiled by British authorities to blow up several planes travelling between Britain and the United States.
As I write the United States homeland security secretary Michael Chertoff, has just said the plot in Britain was international in scope, and was in some respects suggestive of an Al Qaeda plot.
Raids took place in three sperate locations in the UK early this morning in London, High Wycombe and Birmingham, and so far 21 people have been arrested.
I knew that something was up when I was travelling to work this morning. I just caught the last bit of a message at the tube: No hand luggage allowed on airplanes. A sign at station near our offices in west London said that police would be conducting searches of passengers on the tube.
All became clear quickly as the TVs in our office flashed: . Some 25 people have been arrested, and it is thought the plan was to detonate explosive devices smuggled on to as many as 10 aircraft in hand luggage. This is obviously the top story. Is there anything else that you want to talk about today?
Yesterday, Mike in New York City left this comment:
In Lebanon, what's happening to the childeren whose parents have died? Who and how are they being taken care of? For some reason this has not been covered by the media.
Well, Mike, this is your programme. We've got Lebanese and Israeli children to tell you how they are being taken care and how the violence is affecting them. We've got three Lebanese girls between the ages of seven and 13.
We're also going to talk to women who are marching in South Africa to mark a groundbreaking march. If you want to listen live, click here.
Fighting in Afghanistan, Iraq and now in Lebanon and Israel dominate the headlines, but there are also smaller conflicts around the world. In 2004, the Ö÷²¥´óÐã did a programme called , and the editor said that he had to choose which fighters in around the world to choose for a 90-minute documentary.
We've had several suggestions over the last few days on topics, and Jefferson in Zimbabwe sent us this one:
Thanks for enlightening progs. I really do enjoy the interactive nature and the research that you guys put in. I have one request. I would like you to run a programme if possible, interview the mothers,etc of soldiers that have their sons or daughters at the battlefront. I know that you guys would find a suitable angle to my suggestion.
Thanks Jefferson. Do you have a son or daughter fighting in a war? Get in touch. Leave a comment or send us an e-mail, and be sure to leave us a phone number where we can call you. Hopefully, we can do this programme soon.
| 12:37 UK time, Wednesday, 9 August 2006
Thanks to all of you who posted/texted/e-mailed us to tell us that you feel we've been ignoring the plight of children caught up in the conflict in the Middle East. Today, we'll try to hear the voices of young people caught up in the war and to get them to tell you how their lives are changing. Here's how our colleagues at " did it...
Thousands of women are today to protest against domestic violence in South Africa. The rate of abuse is among the highest in the world. We'll be trying to hear from some women who took part in the march and again, they'll be telling you what life is like there...
First up, the prominent US democrat senator, , has lost his candidature for his party over his. We want to know how important is the anti war vote in America?
The programme has just started, and we started off speaking to Shlomo Kessel, who is taking care of children who have left northern Israel, and then we spoke to Nicolas in Beirut. He told us about the air raids.
We're on air now - click here to listen. Read on for a snapshot of the conversation and some of your comments.
| 14:36 UK time, Tuesday, 8 August 2006
Cricket fans know well. He was a in one of the many great Australian teams to have played over the past 20 years. He's also made a very good name for himself commentating on the game, and . But his media work has taken a nosedive after he was allegedly heard calling South Africa batsman Hashim Amladuring a match against Sri Lanka. He thought the microphone in the commentary box was off, but it wasn't and he's now been dropped as a commentator. As he put it, 'I'm gone, I'm on the 1am flight."
| 14:07 UK time, Tuesday, 8 August 2006
Israelis and Lebanese are on the move again today. Israel has that its operations in their region are set to increase. Meanwhile, on the other side of the border, Israel is planning to from the northern town of Kiryat Shmona. Language and telephone lines allowing, we're going to speak to some of those on the move. If you've a message or a question for them, let us know.
Led by you, the programme (like the news) has been dominated by Lebanon for the past three weeks. But and as the UK newspaper The Independent today:
At any other time, the execution-style killing of 15 aid workers in Sri Lanka would surely have been front-page news.
And of course as well as Sri Lanka there's and .
So do you still want to talk about Lebanon?
Today, we're talking about the rules of war. Anu asked a series of questions this morning in her post that we hope to answer tonight.
We're on air now - click here to listen.
Do the rules of war matter anymore? Is it right to hit a building when you know civilians will die if there are fighters inside? Does it help if you use a smaller bomb to be more proportionate? That's what we're talking about today and you can join us by posting a comment below or contacting us. Here's an written by Moshe Yaalon, former chief of staff for the Israeli Defence Forces. He says Israel is doing its best to observe the rules of war against Hezbollah in Lebanon. And by criticizing Israel, the world is empowering a group that disregards international rules. Keep reading to find out what ideas we're kicking around. And most important-- it's your forum, so join the debate.
| 10:32 UK time, Monday, 7 August 2006
I had an e-mail on Friday from the Editor of the Ö÷²¥´óÐã 2 flagship news programme "Newsnight". Peter Barron had heard that we had contributors from 35 different countries when we asked the "Religion or Nationality" question on Thursday and Friday of last week.
His programme have been asking for people to nominate the and he was wondering if it was something our programme wanted to join in with because of the global reach of WHYS.
I said yes, provisionally, but we'll ask you....
| 10:20 UK time, Monday, 7 August 2006
Muggy , grey and humid in London this morning but that's the worst of our problems. Came in on the bus reading in which he says it's now clear who's running America's policy in the Middle East; Israel. Is he right?
We also discussed at the end of the week whether to talk about this conflict as a war that can't be won, and David suggested we look at the "rules of war" -if there are any.
Let us know what you think, as always. We meet in about an hour and a half.
Elsewhere....
As Ros wrote earlier, today we asked if religion is taking over the responsibilities of the state in your life? Post your comment now.
You can read emails and text messages here, and of course post your own comments as well.
| 13:32 UK time, Friday, 4 August 2006
Hello. We've just finished the editorial meeting and you've set the agenda so clearly that there was only so much to talk about. As you'll see from the posts below, we've been discussing religion and nationality and which is most important to you. A great deal was left unsaid (though you've carried on debating the issue on the blog) so we're going to return to the issue tonight…
Well, what can I say, last night was a World Have Your Say record breaker. In one hour we heard from 35, yes, 35 different countries, and here they all are...
Today we asked is the world moving to a place where religion is more important than nationality? If you'd like to have your say feel free to post your comments on our blog.
You can read your emails and text messages here...
| 15:10 UK time, Thursday, 3 August 2006
Just looking through some of the comments you've been posting and I think two particularly warrant a direct reply from one of us here at World Have Your Say. I'll let Gabi and Ella have their say before having mine....
| 14:30 UK time, Thursday, 3 August 2006
Hello. There was little doubt in our meeting today that there's a strong desire to discuss the situation in and . But we took a long time to settle on exactly how. The reason was that the nature of the violence we're seeing today in places like Gaza, Iraq, , and Afghanistan (the list goes on), could be seen as evidence that for many people religion is increasingly more important than nationality.
A few things have grabbed me this morning - not least the feeling that all the focus on Lebanon has eclipsed the situation in Gaza, where an Israeli offensive has been underway - albeit at a lower level than in Lebanon - since an Israeli soldier was taken by militants on June 25. That's two weeks before Hezbollah captured two soldiers in a raid into northern Israel.
The reminder from Gaza was reports that .
Another conflict that Lebanon has pushed from the front pages is Iraq. But today we have another indication of the serious problems there: Britain's outgoing ambassador in Baghdad has warned Tony Blair in a confidential memo that .
But in The Times of India got us wondering if we shouldn't be asking a bigger question: are the current conflicts hardening some people's feeling that religion is more important than nationality?
Let us know what you think - not just on these topics but about the other things that piqued my interest this morning:
We’ve just come off air, if you missed the programme you’ll find a copy on our website until the 8th of August. Today we looked at three issues; Israel in Lebanon, Mel Gibson's outburst and the treatment of pregnant women.
Thank you for all your texts, emails and comments during the programme. You can read many of them here...
We hope to hear your views on three issues in today's show - the debate in Israel as Israeli troops push deeper into Lebanon....Mel Gibson's drunken outburst and apology.....and why pregnant women have such a hard time getting seats on the metro.
We’ve just finished another busy programme. If you’d like to listen again it will be available on our website until 7th August.
As Ros wrote today we have been talking about Fidel Castro temporarily handing over power to his brother, and of course the situation in Lebanon and Israel.
You can read emails and text messages here, and of course post your own comments as well.
| 13:51 UK time, Tuesday, 1 August 2006
Hello. We've just finished a long meeting discussing a number of stories which are clearly being talked about around the world. The first of course is the situation in Middle East. We've been arguing over whether to discuss the various diplomatic solutions on offer (we discussed Condoleezza Rice's proposals last night) or whether we should devote more time to simply hearing about the impact of this conflict on people's lives. At the moment, we're leaning towards the latter (but feel free to persuade us otherwise).
Morning bloggers, as i'm sure you've been reading this morning the Israeli army are pushing deeper into after the cabinet agrees to widen its ground offensive. This effectively ends any international hopes for an immediate ceasefire. News is also just coming in that 3 Israeli soldiers have been killed, we'll have more for you later on. We're about to have our meeting but just quickly, where should today's focus be? Is it about time...
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