Can Americans tell the difference between Arabs and Indians?

Frank Barnett, Sales Director from Brunel picks up the World’s Leading Chauffeur Limousine Company at theWorld Travel Awards. This video interview is from the World Travel Awards 2005 gala ceremony at the Royal Opera House in London. Trophies for the awards were given out at a gala ceremony at London’s Royal Opera House, which was broadcast globally by BBC World, Discovery Channel and the Arab Travel Channel, as well as other media outlets across the globe. It was a night to remember as the 500 guests enjoyed the presence of TV personalities Ruby Wax and Maureen Lipman, as well as performances by Cirque de Soleil and London’s West End smash hit musical “Dancin’ in the Street.”

A.cut the travel time between Europe and Asia.
B.prompted a growing influx of Jews into nearby Palestine.
C.caused growing Russian influence in the Middle East.

From afar, over the roofs of the houses, the inviting blaring tones of karnais are resounding – today there is a wedding in the makhalla: a respectable neighbor is marrying off his daughter. Singing the song with the refrain “Yor-Yor!” the women are seeing the bride to the groom’s house. Since time immemorial the most important events in the lives of the Uzbeks, from cradle to grave, have always been accompanied by ritual music and songs. On the seventh day of his life a baby is for the first time swaddled and put to beshik -cradle to the accompaniment of the lullaby “Alla”. If a child is ill, he is comforted with the chant “Badik”. The ancient laments “Yigi” and “Yuklov” can still be heard at funerals and commemorative ceremonies. Many Uzbek families cherish and hand down their traditional ritual songs. Full of special meaning, these songs often date back to the age of the pre-Muslim culture According to historical sources, the hymns of the holy Zoroastrian book Avesta, composed 2500 years ago in Khorezm, were performed in a drawlingly chanting way. In the 5th century BC, in his description of the lands and peoples conquered by the Persian king Darius, Herodotus, “The Father of History”, mentioned the choral singing of the Massagetae, distant ancestors of the present-day Uzbeks. The famous scientist Narshakhi, who lived in 10th century, in his “History of Bukhara” marked out the Sogdians’ art of singing ancient ritual songs.

Is that true or fiction? I find it hard to believe. At least I know she has to be a legal resident of Germany for 8 years (or perhaps less if she is married to a spouse who has a German passport).

Should there be an Arab Union where the Arab countries can freely travel and exchange goods without tariffs to safeguard their newfound liberties through broader integration?