Ratings

I don't understand anything about economics. GDP, Ratings, IMF, Deficit are just enigmatic and labyrinthic words for me... I just know one thing, who gets screwed are always the same, the People, and even worst, the people who have already little, which turns into nothing in difficult times like these.

Veil ban

During the last days I have read a lot of news about prohibition of the use of Islamic veil in public places in several European countries. From a girl excluded from a school in Spain to a a new law being voted today in the Belgium parliament. 

In my own opinion the use of veil is a symbol of women oppression and  the dichotomous way the two genders have mainly been treated in our society. To men, everything has been allowed during centuries, in example, in almost every culture was seen with good eyes the sexual initiation with prostitutes, as women have been oppressed, pre-marital sex was considered a disgrace to her family. And that is what use of veil is about, the characterization of the woman as a spring of desire and vicious thoughts, so it has to be hidden.         

On the other hand (even if I don't agree with any of them and I think world will be a much nicer place without religious institutions of any kind)  I think every single person should be free to do their choices in life, also in religious mater. So if a woman chooses to wear these kind of clothes by forbidding it her freedom of religious choice would be obliterated in a way. 

Anyway, I also questioned myself how many of these women that walk around in Europe, where they would be free not to do it, covering what they should show to the world, do it by their own choice or are forced to it by the male members of their families.

I think this is a very difficult question of what we can call Human Rights. By banning the use of veil, we are entering the field of free choice of religion, but woman rights are already being violated if they are forced to use the veil. 

Just to finalize, summer is coming, and how boring will be our beaches if instead of bikinis women will use chadors or burkas. This is not a sexist statement, nature made women and men beautiful to be seen and appreciated not to be hidden under layers of clothes. 

       

Leiriense em Acção!

O pessoal de Leiria não dá hipótese.... :P

Europeus de Kendo em Debrecen

Mais uma vez temos uma selecção Portuguesa em competição aqui em Debrecen. Desta vez na modalidade de Kendo. É sempre uma honra ter portugueses aqui, ainda mais atletas abnegados como estes em que o amor ao desporto é o que os move, não outros factores. Força Campeões!

Nuno Gomes

The only way he goes to university! :P

Buona Pasqua per tutti!

Páscoa

Ainda que me tenha afastado do que se celebra neste tipo de dias, há neles algo muito importante para mim e que me transporta a algumas das melhores recordações da minha vida.. O estar em família,  perto das pessoas que realmente nos amam. Assim sendo:  
Uma Feliz Páscoa para todos.
Especialmente para os meus Padrinhos Manel, Gina, Irene, Edmundo e Guiduxa (Tiago tens de oficializar a cena para entrares na lista :P).
E claro para os meus petizes, a Violeta, o André e a Beatriz ( que já não são assim tão petizes) e para o Cristiano (este era petiz quando eu era :P)

Por estes dias ainda tenho mais Saudades vossas....