Isn't what fascist? Freedom of press? And the Christains put up with it because a) they're not a big political power in the UK (no religious institution is), and b) I don't think many Christains will feel their discriminated against... religion just isn't that bigger deal.

Not in this case as it was at the Commonwealth heads of government meeting who's members cover about a 3rd of the worlds population,and it's a platform to  talk about matters that effect the member states , So just as you don't go to the UN to talk local issues it is the same at CHOGM it's a forum for heads of government to discuss foreign affairs.

No, i wasn't talking about it, it just seemed kinda unfair. Muslims seem to get a lot more respect and support in both political and press issues, while Christians aren't allowed to have any (like you mentioned above) Freedom of press only applies when you dont put a picture of muhammad in the paper, does it? One must not anger muslims, but can lash the shit out of christians? And aren't christians a majority in england? They should stan up, if they feel mistreated

it's way better for them to have no rights, i mean, the point is to consider them as normal people, not give them rights because they are ''different''

why are they severely flawed?

are you saying no global corporations have their fingers in the african pie?

Muslims don't get much respect in the mainstream media, maybe from papers like The Guardian, but from the likes of the Daily Mail and other such outlets, there is some Islamaphobia.

The reason why Christains don't stand up, is because they're not mistreated. There would be uproar if the Government was to openly support /any/ religious ideal or institution. This is just a part of our culture. I know for a fact that many Christains would probably be annoyed if the Government were to openly support Christianity. Although our country is built on Christain ideals, and the Church of England has a role in our insitutions, any kind of direct involvement between Government and religion would not go down well in our country.

As for papers depicting images of the Prophet Mohammad, why do people not understand that it's offensive? Any images depicting the Prophet is forbidden by the religion. There are no laws forbidding the press from printing an image, but they choose not to. If there was a specific rule on the presentation of Jesus for Christainity, or whatever, the press would hopefully choose to stick to those rules. There is no real reason to break those rules, and they only cause anger and tension when broken. What good reason is there for printing a picture of the Prophet? Other than to stick the middle finger up?

http://www.dnaindia.com/money/interview_china-s-investment-led-growth-a-time-bomb_1245641
http://www.china.org.cn/business/2010-02/02/content_19356083.htm
http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/chinas-looming-demographic-problem-moves-steadily-up-over-the-radar/
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/chinas-overhang-of-empty-apartments-2010-08-03

There are a shit tonne more articles, it's becoming more and more evident that China's massive growth over the past decade has really just been a string of massive bubbles, and they are going to need to collapse.

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As for Africa, while there are a few companies there, namely mining companies, the amount of investment in African countries is minimal. FDI (the amount that foreign companies spend building factories, shops, infrastructure, etc) in last year across the African continent was roughly similar to just that of the UK.... and the UK had a /really/ bad year last year for FDI (it fell by half) - that's over a billion people, versus 60 million in the UK.

The problem is... if you were, say, Sony... why would you invest in Africa? Crime rates and war are major problems... no point spending billions on a new factory if it's got a high chance of being vandalised, burgled, or blown up. Once you get past that, you have an extremely-uneducated work force, meaning that you'd have to pay for all the education itself. You also can't rely on the electrical grid, or water supplies... so there's even more money that you'd have to spend, to become more independant. And how are you going to get materials into the factory/finished goods out? The roads are in poor condition, the ports and airports are outdated, under-resources, and severely lacking capacity. And, at every step of the way, you'll probably have to pay off a load of corrupt officials to keep it from happening.

The reason why you see mining companies operating in Africa is because the amount of profit they make, exceeds all of those costs I've highlighted above... very few industries offer the same kind of profit margins as oil and mining.

The only way Africa can move forward, is if they fix their governance. Fix corruption and reduce bureacracy so that the African entrepeneurs can start building businesses, end trade barriers between African nations to encourage trade, and facililate infrastructure sharing (rather than every country having to build their own world-class airports and ports), and spend money tackling crime and ending militant activity.

no.  images of the prophet muhammed, or any others for that matter, are not forbidden by the quran.

There's more to Islam than the Koran. Sunni Muslims, for example, tend to strictly follow the Hadith that the Prophet shall not be represented visually.

and saying its forbidden in islam is like making generalizations about christianity based on the book of mormon.  also if we are going to get into it like that, the hadiths dont specifically forbid his picture.