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Distinct possibility in the not too distant future

364 days ago

Due to the new fibre network project, Bournemouth residents will not only benefit from super-fast speed internet but will also be able to use quality online TV. Homes, businesses, hospitals and educational facilities will be connected to fibre network, which allows internet access of 100mps and ensures that all of the frustra tion of broadband will be a thing of the past. The company responsible for this, H2O Networks Ltd, began Bournemouth transformation in September and recently, the Fibre city team works on rolling out the fibre optic network to the BH10 and BH11 postcode areas. The team is also publicising to households and businesses to become part of ‘Fibrecity’ for free. ‘H2O provides the project at the cost of approximately £30 million. However it plans to provide broadband service through a third party. The service provider has yet to be announced and they will be responsible for setting their own pricing tariffs.’ says H2O PR Officer, Fiona Whyatt. The ...

Women’s position in Islam

382 days ago

Despite being the world’s fastest growing religion, misconceptions and negative press about women’s position and other discrepant issues still surround the Islamic faith. The Director of Bournemouth Islamic Centre, and Imam, Mr Majid Yasin said that the Muslim Centre was established in 1988 and that the main idea was to provide constructive information about Islam. With around 4000 people in Dorset practicing the Islamic faith today, Mr Yasin holds that, “People are looking for clear guidance and discipline, Islam gives them that” Mr Yasin was asked to comment on concern that a woman is to lead a mixed congregation in Islamic prayer for the first time in the UK. He replied, “A woman can give a sermon for females or organise mixed seminars, but can never lead a mixed prayer service by Muslim law. Doing so is unacceptable behaviour and can erode the religion”. On the controversial issue of forced arranged marriages, he said that, “Though it comes from tradition, for me, ...

Press is under pressure

663 days ago

The Mass Media is the powerful lever of development of a country in the political, economic and social spheres and freedom of speech has a huge meaning. It seemed that abolition of censorship in Uzbekistan on May 2002 would open a vast for the enlargement of the mass media. And it is true: the number of newspapers, magazines, radio stations, and TV channels sharply increased. There are 964 newspapers registered in Uzbekistan today. The incorporators of 306 of them are offices of state and local administrations, 114 of them are owned by public organizations and 109 belong to private individuals or commercial frames and have an entertainment and advertising character. The other newspapers belong to different establishments, industrial enterprises and do not have popular significance. So, the percentage of state newspapers on the Uzbek media market is 51. And if we consider that most public organizations which have owned newspapers were established by the government then, in ...

Into New Year with old president!

691 days ago

The elections are held. The results are published. I am so upset. I am almost crying... Can't believe.My belief in the great future of Uzbekistan is dying. ... There are many thoughts in my mind. I have been told good example once . Imagine yourself in a bus with a lot of other people. Suddenly the bus has broken and it stops just in the middle of the road. You can see many other buses and cars through the window of your bus. All of them are going in the direction you need to go. The best way is just to get off the bus and take another one. The easiest way is to stay and wait when the bus will be repaired. But the real winners are people who repair this bus by themselves. Those people are really great. Now I feel it just better to change bus......

The election of old president before New Year 2007

748 days ago

Yes, exactly new elections of old president. Many people are talking about it as in Uzbekistan as abroad. Some of them hope on changes, another believes everything is predestinated and think that it is just waste of time and money; other became uninterested to it at all. Will these elections turn to farce and imitation of declaration of public will or we have a chance for transparent elections? Uzbekistan is democratic country which supposes the ascendancy of demos and it is sad to see that people dry up to believe in the best, dry up to believe in their country, dry up to believe in themselves. It is enough to chat with taxi driver, neighbor, friend and you will understand the attitude of people regarding these voting. And it is clear; the majority of population does not know any names of politicians and the other candidates except of I.Karimov. In 1991 and 2000 I.Karimov chose the competitor by himself. First, it was opposition’s activist Muhamad Salih, next ...