Out of the mouths of babes - part 2

The "Arab spring", so-called, has failed to live up to expectations because there was no real infrastructure for democratic discourse in that part of the world. The region continues to gyrate between various forms of secular and religious dictatorships.

And yet there are some truly magical sparks of light floating around in the gloom. First, the Egyptian boy (see post before last) and now this beautiful, intelligent and brave little girl in Yemen. Thanks to the internet's magic carpet, both wise young owls have had their desperately important messages transported around the world. If they are in any way representative of a new generation of Arabs, there is much cause for optimism. May these and other children teach their elders what it means to live in a decent, compassionate, free society !