I find it amazing nobody has anything to say about current events in Egypt, Tunisia..or Yemen....Jordan too? It seems the ME is exploding. I hope our friends from Egypt and Tunis and other places in turmoil are OK.

I hope our dear sister Canli is OK. I miss you Canli...be safe.

Whatever happens in Egypt will have a lot of international impact.

In support for the Egypt Revolution for freedom

I hope it´ll turn best for the people of Egypt and I hope our Egyptian friends are safe. I couldn´t believe it when I read about museums getting robbed and vandalised, irreplacable treasures of history being devastated by angry crowds...

Turkey may benefit from the situation in Tunisia and Egypt as many people are changing their holiday destinations, I personally know 3 people who had trips to Egypt booked but decided to change it for Turkey because of the riots.

I´m sure many people have a lot to say but don´t always deem it necessary to post what they´re thinking on a public forum.

BTW-I miss doudi-she always had lots to say about everything-hope she´s safe too.

I do have a lot to say but I am less concerned with the politics involved and more concerned that the only people who are going to benefit from this are the elite few and the masses will suffer the most.  It is naive to wish for a diplomatic solution where the masses are the ones that get what they desire...I do hope our classmates in Egypt are OK.   

Yes it is very quiet and all I am going to say is "Power to the people"! 

Reforming a country is always (in my view and historically) down to the people who live there.  But in Egypt some want an Islamic state others want a secular state, not sure waht the balance is. 

I hope our friends (Canli and Doudi) in Egypt are safe and well.

Another Islamic state would be my fear, but it is not an unlikely scenario. Typically during bad times people turn to the right wing that´s typically more religious and conservative.

ACCORDING TO THE PRESS, the current events in Tunisia and  Egypt  are not a political blow.These events are societal actions.Because there are no any ideology and leadership behind the actions. These are actions of searching for democracy, equality and  legitimate under the societal reactions.

Alameda is right : It seems the ME is exploding.

These actions will  affect some Arab, African, European and Asian countries for a while.

These questions shall be solved in a positive ways under the humanist philiosopy, diplomatic solutions and democratic approaches soon.

I don´t know what kind of state will come, but I hope it will be something that will allow the citizens to enjoy the wealth of their country.

It´s disgusting that someone like Mubarak has between $40 and $70 billion dollars????? What kind of corruption lead to that?

Here is an interesting and thoughtful article on the subject and why Iran became what it is now. 

Egypt Beware

Oh, I definitely hope the revolution will bring improvement of the conditions common people live in. Working for a dollar a day is not rare from what I heard there. And hoards of homeless children wandering and prostituting in the streets of cities are a heartbreaking sight as well. Some of them are under 5 years of age...Coptic girls kidnapped from the way to school, raped and forced to convert or sold abroad to work in brothels - awful and revolting. Corruption on top always degenerates, especially if you feel no matter what you do, your hands are tied. And then there are tourists who do not have to be rich by western standards  to make you see life can be different. I am not surprised people started a revolution, 30 years of Mubarak´s "presidency" (supported by the US) is ridiculous, just like any system where the power belongs to a person who was not chosen by means of vote (monarchy etc).

What makes the matter worse, tourism will be badly affected this year, first sharks in the sea, now revolution. A lot of people who cannot afford to lose a cent are going to lose much more than that I just hope they´ll make up for it in the future by means of permanent change.

All the best to people of Egypt! I come from a country known for its revolutions and I appreciate everyone who is able to sacrifice a lot for a bigger cause.