this is my follow up to the riches people in the middle east.

The Misery Behind Dubai's Architectural Splendor
As you know, we always wonder at the grandeur of Dubai's buildings: the tallest buildings in the world, the longest bridges, and the weirdest architecture imaginable. But know one never saw the order side. The misery behind the splendour, the 300,000 illegal almost-slaves who live crammed into labor camps, working—and often dying or getting injured—for a few dollars a day.
All of these men are part of a huge scam that is helping the construction boom in the Gulf. Like hundreds of thousands of migrant workers, they each paid more than £1,000 to employment agents in India and Pakistan. They were promised double the wages they are actually getting, plus plane tickets to visit their families once a year, but none of the men in the room had actually read their contract. Only two of them knew how to read.

Once they arrive in the United Arab Emirates, migrant workers are treated little better than cattle, with no access to healthcare and many other basic rights. The company that sponsors them holds on to their passports - and often a month or two of their wages to make sure that they keep working. And for this some will earn just 400 dirhams (£62) a month.

please check out the link to a 3 parts short documentary by vbs tv : http://www.vbs.tv/video.php?id=18588612001

also check this short documentary by truveo : http://fr.truveo.com/The-Slave-Labour-Catering-For-Dubai039s-Wealthy/id/1993740029

this is real serious , abc news did a special investigation with brian ross : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUW9MWLIQYw

Here’s a very interesting documentary from Discovery channel about four of the Middle East’s richest men and the cars they drive. Some of the highlights include the rallying Sheikh who’s good friends with Michael Jackson and his ten million dollar collection of supercars, plus the Sheikh with a different colored car for each day of the week.

ok i know what u are thinking why did i put up this link ........... watch it and read between the lines
money , power , respect ............... and haters in the west lol lol lol .......... ok i am playing


http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6312295472862851569&ei=xtbdSa7dFI_-qwKO2sTUCw&q=Richest+People+Of+The+Middle+East&hl=en&client=safari



big big kudos to DISCOVERY CHANNEL ........... information is key

A powerful story of healing and hope for women in Ethiopia devastated by childbirth injuries.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/beautiful/program.html

The cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe.
the Ministry of Health in Zimbabwe has reported a total of 11 735 cholera cases with 484 deaths since August 2008, affecting all provinces in the country. The overall case fatality rate is 4% but has reached up to 20–30% in remote areas. Out of the total number of cases, 50% have been reported from Budiriro, a high density suburb of the capital city, Harare. Beitbridge, a town bordering South Africa, has reported 26% of all cases. In the last two days, two additional areas have been affected: Chegutu (in Mashonaland West province) and Mvuma (in Midlands province). Reports have also been received from the Ministries of Health in neighbouring countries confirming cholera cases have occurred in Musina (South Africa), Palm Tree (Botswana) and Guro district (Mozambique).

Cholera outbreaks have become more frequent in Zimbabwe since the early 1990s. However, with the exception of the large outbreaks that occurred in 1999 and 2002, the disease has been kept under control through intensified prevention and preparedness activities.

Cholera is mainly transmitted through contaminated water and food and is closely linked to inadequate environmental management. Recent interruptions to the water supplies, together with overcrowding, are aggravating factors in this epidemic. ZINWA (Zimbabwe National Water Authority) has pledged to correct the water supply and sewage system as a matter of urgency.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdV8s78nnzc

what happen to protect and serve . the system only set up to destroy life
this is not just JA. the whole world too .

A new Amnesty International report exposes how the Jamaican authorities are wilfully neglecting the poorest communities by failing to tackle the violence - and its causes - that is shattering inner cities. This particularly includes abusive policing methods that lead to hundreds of fatal shootings and extrajudicial executions.

"Poor inner city Jamaicans are paying the price of this public security crisis with their lives. They are being held hostage in an endless confrontation between gangs and police officers who kill with impunity," said Kerrie Howard, Deputy Director of Amnesty International's Americas programme.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=385mmeP9yM4

Life for women in Kenya can be hard.
For women living in one of the largest slums in the world, life can be devastating.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaamPV4YDHU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvgdWm0CE-s



A young boy creates in his thoughts a poem in which he aspires to be an airplane pilot so that he can flee from his existence in an HIV stricken African slum.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2hBZToDSbM




truly a vision , hope , love , life
my heart reached out to Hurricane Katrina victims ............................. and every person who lost someone