Smiles & Tears

4/05/2007

Blogers Behind Bars!...

Blogers every where are being arrested…. It’s a global issue now

I have came across some disturbing stories online …Seems some were accused of threatening the national security like what happened to two Iranian chaps , moreover their blogs were deleted ..and a French man was accused of criticizing his home town governor as a result he was threatened and then arrested but again set free!….and in china people are getting arrested right middle and centre …a good example is a biologist who got arrested for his bold views on his government policies in his blog .

Coming to our Arabic fellows the situation is not better in Egypt a bloger was arrested along with his wife ..because of his frank opinions of the president policies in his blogs.

Furthermore I have noticed that some blogers that I liked.. suddenly disappeared along with their blogs!

Like the highly talented nameless , whom I assume was an Omani girl ,apparently she deleted her 2 blogs after publishing a controversial article of a couple she witnessed beating up an Indian woman and her spouse here in Muscat!, the episode happened in the beach over a dog that the couple owned !.... While others simply vanished like the saudi bloger farooha who had very bold views in a very sarcastic way about her home town and there are some others like tranquility and sweetest taboo and more

Although I don’t have any idea of why did they delete their blogs nevertheless the sudden disappearance of their blogs does raise an eyebrow!..

So far I haven’t heard of any bloger being arrested here in Oman…..however there is one rare episode that seems the first around here !…about a certain forum called (a’sabla ) that was forced to shut down and it’s founder along with some of the members were brought to justice because they have criticized and verbally attacked some people among them were some officials who work in some government sectors…and I always thought that we Omani are generally more careful when we deal with political issues publicly or when it comes on displaying our personal thoughts/views on line!

I am pro freedom of speech and I truly believe that everyone has the right to express their opinion about certain issues of interest …we all have the right to criticize in a constructive way …however I also believe that no one has the right to slander anyone else’s name because of some personal issues, or because of some hidden agendas they have.

If anyone has any issues to settle with a person he/she can always take the matters to the court, but scandalizing the person name and calling him/her names by hiding behind a PC thinking that they can get away with it is such a cowardly act and it should not be passed unpunished. If this act was to be allowed then anyone can write anything about anyone else..and anyone can accuse anyone else of anything….hence the world will be a total chaos!

The problem is that some people can’t distinguish between their right of having freedom of speech, and when they are stepping on some one else’s right by attacking them verbally without any evidence, or in a more serious notion using abusive language….There is a thin line between stating the facts and being prejudice for some personal reasons
posted by -Maha-, 4:01 PM | link | 0 comments |

Quad the Dangerous Fun!



Recently a tragedy struck two families when their 15 year old boys got involved in a horrifying accident while ridding their quads..one of them was my niece's classmate...sadly both boys were killed in heart wrenching ways :(.…(Allah yer7amhom wa yesbar ahaleehom)...

It’s high time that the ROP take some serious actions about the quad riding…I have many family members who ride them among them my youngest brother who owns one too!..a relative of mine once had a major accident and was subjected to many operations to fix his broken bones ..and believe it or not he still rides them!

To be frank they are fun to ride...I tried them my self along with my kids and hubby in the way to Dubai…where they have some special places for them... .and unlike the riders around here we were wearing helmets ..and believe me when I say I haven’t seen anyone around here wear helmet not even my own brother although I always have an argument with him regarding this ..

Quads are causing chaos around here ..they ride them without helmets …they ride them anywhere ..even in public beaches !...the beaches are not save anymore ..kids cant’ play around freely without you being concerned that they might get under the wheels of a reckless quad rider!

Moreover it shocked me the other day when I saw on the road between Baushar and Ansab where the high sand hill is… a merely 12 years old boy riding a quad and at the back was a boy who was 8 years or so!..both weren’t wearing helmets…although the boy wasn’t driving on the road but on the side ..nevertheless this is very risky ..i wonder how their parents let them get away with this …!


This mess should be put to an end and here are some of my suggestions:

1- ROP should forbid ridding on the beaches or any other public places

2- No driving on the roads ...like the boats the Quads should be carried on in other Vehicles to reach the ridding arenas.

3- No driving without helmets

4- Like U.A.E we should encourage people to make more and more commercial quad clubs..on the sand hills..Where kids can enjoy the ride safely….they can add a cafeteria or a snack bar and a play ground for the younger kid….so the whole family can enjoy......

5- There should be some sort of license issued to every quad owner ..and there should be an age limit to be able to own one ...

6- Any breaking of the rules above should be fined…or on a serious notion they should be jailed for endangering their own and other people’s lives!...and if the rider is under aged then his guardian should be held responsible for his actions ...
posted by -Maha-, 10:44 AM | link | 2 comments |

Tubes!


I hate tube lights …I feel they are ugly and they spoil the beauty of any building, street,etc… and God they are everywhere here in Muscat ..on those tacky small coffee shops all over the streets and on so many houses! … even on some new pretty ones!….my neighbors have them too ..and they annoy me every time I sit in my garden !... !

And this is because most of my fellow Omanis just love a tube ligt!..i can understand their reasons ; it’s like day light so it’s eye friendly…it’s cheap …it has more power saving so less electricity bill…and unlike the normal bulb it runs for a long period of time…..

I think tube lights should be banned from being fixed out side any building... and they should only be permitted to be fixed indoors…beside there is a new alternative for the same day light affect (that I hate too but still it’s more tolerable)..although they are a bit expensive but they have the features of the tube lights..so the fluorescent lovers can always use that for thier out side lighting ..!
posted by -Maha-, 10:44 AM | link | 0 comments |
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