Hopes for better future

Be it 2012
AS we enter the new year 2012, we tend to recall the historic changes and events that took place during 2011, like the Arab Spring revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen and Syria and the street protests in Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, UK, USA, Russia and many other countries.


Year 2011 saw violence in Norway where 77 innocent people lost their lives and it was in this year that the whistle blower website WikiLeaks revealed thousands of secrets of several regimes.Also, huge natural disasters took place, like the massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan that damaged Fukoshima nuclear reactor.


There were also problems of hunger in Somalia and floods in Brazil.The Arab Spring and riots in general showed that people who remained silent for ages do have a say and want their demands to be prioritized. Also, a very important lesson was learnt — the need of transparency in governance and in managing public money. Money in state coffers was freely used by some rulers and their families and the elites in the society, which forced other citizens to suffer poverty, unemployment, hunger and loss of dignity.Although, many predictions for economy, politics and other things have been made for year 2012, we no doubt will wake up every morning with high hopes and live and believe in justice and peace.


We will try to build a better future in 2012 and achieve a lot more.Email: Labeed.abdal@gmail.com
By: Labeed Abdal





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