The Burning of the Quran...

Islam is not the Enemy

So an obscure preacher somewhere in the outback of America came up with this smart plan to burn the Quran... and the whole world is in uproar... and what exactly would this have to do with the Expat...?

Before I get on the soapbox... I need to ask... why in the world would a God-Conscious Preacher want to be so intolerant and offend so many people, creating so many more enemies for America...? Does the world not have enough hatred, intolerance, and fear towards different people...?

What in the world is this preacher hoping to achieve...?

A Friendly Warning...

Does he not understand the Christian scripture, thou shall reap what thou has sowed...?

Since the introduction of the first commercial flight, and a few years later, the advent of the Internet, the world has changed irrevocably... I am sure, that soon the world will realise the idea of nation states is outdated, and that borders are artificial lines drawn by politicians. In fact, the concept of nations are now so diluted, you get more Black English citizens than you get Caucasian (read White) ones!

I know I am making a roundabout point, but I started off trying to make you understand what the relevance of the burning of the most sacred scripture would have to do with us Expats... first, it will do the American expats no favours here in the Gulf.. in fact, such an act could just make it more untenable for locals to want to employ Americans...

Then, the second point, is that we can no longer hide behind the convenient excuse that it is an American... we need to accept that it is a citizen of the world... we should react as if it is one of us setting off on this trip that is as preposterous as it is outrageous... that even his own countrymen and women have called it stupid, irresponsible, ill conceived and witless...!

The upside is, the Quran has endured unchanged over more than 1400 years. Not even the brutality of the Crusades could dent the wholeness of the scripture... Muslims should understand that their God has declared himself The Protector of this scripture and it will be preserved for all eternity... so a hillbilly somewhere on the outskirts of American civilisation would certainly pose no threat to the endurance of the holy scripture.

 

What is surprising though is that America has no laws against hate speech...!!! you cant make a joke on an aeroplane about a bomb, but you can offend a quarter of the world's population and it be considered free speech...?

For American Expats all over the world, it would be in their own interest to vocalise their objections against such stupidity, so that their host communities can appreciate that it is small lunatic fringe that think this o be a smart plan... ad they should condemn the action for what it is... insensitive, attention seeking, unchristian, and unnecessary.

Gulf still favourite destination for world's expats...

Gulf still favourite destination for world's Expats…





Normally, I write all the material for this blog myself, but came upon the article below and thought it sufficiently worthy to share with all of the readers of this site… Not any big surprises if you live and work in the GCC, but for those of our compatriot expats distributed all over the world, we thought it would make for interesting reading.





GULF EXPATS: Compared to last year's survey, Qatar was the biggest faller, dropping five places from second in 2009. The GCC is still the most popular destination for the world’s expats, as the region weathers the financial storm better than more traditional economies, the latest edition of the HSBC International Expat Explorer survey has revealed.







In a league table showing the best places for expats’ finances, Saudi Arabia came second, just behind Russia, with Bahrain in third and the UAE in fourth. Qatar was placed last of the four GCC countries, at a still-creditable seventh.

Compared to last year's survey, Qatar was the biggest faller, dropping five places from second in 2009. Saudi Arabia moved up one place from third to second. The UAE also pushed up one place from fifth to fourth. Bahrain rose an impressive five places from eighth to third.


When questioned about their motivation to move to their country of choice, expats in Saudi Arabia and Qatar decided to do so primarily based on career and money prospects (85 percent and 83 percent, respectively).





Two thirds of expats across the world agreed that they had more disposable income, with 100 percent of respondents from Bahrain stating that was the case. The figures were also high in Qatar (92 percent) and Saudi Arabia (92 percent).









Qatar boasts the highest number of expats being able to save more than in their country of origin (92%) followed by Saudi Arabia (89%), Bahrain (88%) and Russia (76%).







However, higher salaries have resulted in these countries having to spend more too, with expats in Qatar (63%) spending more in their host country compared to their country of origin.







The report also showed that expats in the Gulf are the most likely to repatriate their property wealth, with very few investing in property in their host country.







A total of 49 percent of expats in Qatar invest in property their country of origin, with 60 percent of Saudi expats doing the same. In those countries, expats are prohibited from owning property in their countries of residence.







Of the expats who said that the financial crisis had impacted their countries’ economies, 87 percent said they would still not be relocating.







This trend was particularly high in Qatar (94 percent) and Bahrain (97 percent). HSBC attributed this to the fact that countries such as Qatar, Bahrain and the UAE tend to be Wealth Hotspots for expats and are in the top quartile when it comes to income and disposable income.







Now in its third year, the Expat Explorer survey spoke to 4,127 expats from over 100 countries worldwide.







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