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World Service - World Have Your Say homepage On air from Cairo: Arab Uprisings Special

| Friday, 6 June 2011 | 17:00 - 20:00 GMT

Here's the spectacular venue where Ros, Simon, Krupa and Naveena from the WHYS team - with colleagues from the 91热爆 Arabic Service - are preparing for today's programmes on the Arab Uprisings.

We're on air at 1600GMT on 91热爆 World News TV (one hour later than normal) and 1700GMT / 1800GMT on 91热爆 World Service radio (usual times) and we hope you can join in.

We're going to focus on these areas, as they seem to be much discussed at the moment ...

1. Why the difference in the response from the UN in Syria compared to the response in Libya?

2. How do you fix economies slowed down by the Arab Uprisings? If economies are taking a serious hit - was it worth it?

3. The role that capitalism and Islam should play in future Arab societies.

And of course, if there are any other points you'd like to discuss, you can post them here.

You can get involved in the conversation on Twitter with #bbccairo and #whys.

By the way - if our team in Cairo is glistening on your screens a little more than usual, here's why:

@rosatkins I'm looking at what I'll call a 'three-shirter'. A colleague just asked me if I'd been in the pool. If only...

I'm with the team in London (where it certainly isn't 34C / 93F!) reading your contributions and we'll be taking your calls during the programme too. Speak to you later.

Your comments

  1. Comment sent via unknown: 23057

    @91热爆_WHYS The west now wants to mess up Egypt like they have done with most African countries thru the IMF & World Bank.

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    @udgiri @bbc_whys @hanah_zuhair I think you need to look backb in history to comprehend the cost of democracy

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    @91热爆_WHYS Good job in cairo!

  4. Comment sent via unknown: 23057

    @91热爆_WHYS A country rich in natural resources should never need to beg for loans,its the govrnments that force their people into slavery

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    No nation has seen as many turbulations with 'democracy' as did #Egypt @91热爆_WHYS @hanah_zuhair #bbcCairo

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    By definition, tourism aims to promote the cultural elements of any country @jazkhalifa @bbc_whys

  7. Comment sent via SMS

    military action is vital to show the tyrants including zimbabwe

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    Tony Zambia. Where is the law and the self respect peaple should not take the law into their own hands but there must be a body of power somewhere to bring the governments that do not uphold there law tobook@

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    @bbc_whys. Of course the situation is the same as Libya,but Syria is more powerful so Nato/the West are scared

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    The West intervenes only where it has a hidden motives. The Arab world is wise in refusing foreign intervention.

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    As for me every one should fight there war.After all if Us and NATO help, at the end of the day, those they help will couse problem to them in future.

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    After hearing from some of your audience member maybe military intervention isn鈥檛 the best idea but do they really expect the world to stand by as civili

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    Watching #bbccairo and fascinated by such insight into the Egyptian people's perspective on Western intervention in their country @91热爆_WHYS

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    Again your audience members keep talking about the success of these revolutions, but these are early days are we truly ready to call them a success?

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    @91热爆_WHYS Following the live tweets of #91热爆Cairo from Kenya via my phone. Keep them coming :)