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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 ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Arabic Service - are preparing for today's programmes on the Arab Uprisings.

We're on air at 1600GMT on ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ World News TV (one hour later than normal) and 1700GMT / 1800GMT on ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ 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 SMS

    The West can’t even run its own economies: Egypt should refuse its offers of so-called ’help’. Maybe the Egyptian people can create a new model based onsocial justice for the west to follow. Tom, a British citizen in Cairo

  2. Comment sent via unknown: 23057

    Great point on a sluggish economy due to persistent protests IN Egypt, on #bbccairo . Suggest a solution as to how we can all help @³ÉÈËÂÛ̳_WHYS

  3. Comment sent via unknown: 23057

    @³ÉÈËÂÛ̳_WHYS The Egyptians proved to the world that Dictators can actually actually be ousted without using force.

  4. Comment sent via SMS

    " time for these leaders to take actions ,the situation now is different this is not about politics already its about the security of their cnuntry, what is the use of their refusing of giving up powers if they will not use it! they’re still in-charge", they must restore law and order! " if the country is secure the people are safe! this is about the country not the people, people are stupid and ignorant!

  5. Comment sent via SMS

    You should do the free speech like that in Cambodia too. Lot of Cambodian people want to have free speech, but they don’t have a chance to do so. Am cambodian staying in the Netherlands now. Dorn

  6. Comment sent via SMS

    NATO ther not needed in Libya because NATO ther bombing the libyan nation and destroying every thing in libya

  7. Comment sent via SMS

    Why this revolution?

  8. Comment sent via unknown: 23057

    @WineBusProf @bbc_whys why is tourism that exploits our resources always presented as "the" solution.

  9. Comment sent via unknown: 23057

    Hear! Hear! RT @miralelramlawy: @wael no intervention in any form including loans. Yes for investment and tourism #bbccairo @³ÉÈËÂÛ̳_whys

  10. Comment sent via SMS

    NATO THE MAIN AIM TO GO THER IN LIBYA IS TO PROTECT CIVILIAN (PEOPLE) NOT TO BOMB THEM LIKE THY DO. why THEY BOMBING

  11. Comment sent via SMS

    Democracy will bust Egypt’s currency back to normal flow. If delay in democracy will get into bad to worst.

  12. Comment sent via unknown: 23057

    @³ÉÈËÂÛ̳_WHYS I believed Egyptians really needs to renew their mind.

  13. Comment sent via unknown: 23057

    RT @³ÉÈËÂÛ̳_WHYS: RT @Foohstah92: Egypt doest need a loan, the people need jobs. Getting a loan will make Egypt bankrupt sooner or later. Im fro

  14. Comment sent via SMS

    It’s so hard to make a decision without clarity of what is happening in Syria the world needs to put pressure on Syria to let international journalists in

  15. Comment sent via unknown: 23057

    Five months on from the start of the Arab Spring, who has the power in the Middle East? Listen to @³ÉÈËÂÛ̳_WHYS in #Cairo at 1700GMT