Omar Basawad

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"MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE FOR ALL: ENVIRONMENTALLY CLEANER N SAFER; WITHOUT HUNGER OR POVERTY. AND WITH - PEACE, JUSTICE AND EQUALITY FOR ALL."

Mukalla, Hadhramout, Yemen
male, age 52
married, 5 children
Speaks: Arabic, English, Swahili
Joined Sep 5, 2005

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Words Of The Wisest: " Realize the value of FIVE states before the other five states set in: realize the value of youth before old age; realize the value of health before you fall ill; realize the value of wealth before poverty sets in; realize the value of leisure before occupation; and realize the value of life before death. " P.B.U.H

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Hometown	Mukalla
Homepage	http://safarinotes.blogspot.com/
Birthday	March 30, 1957
Languages	Arabic, English, Swahili
About Me	CONSERVATIVE BUT REASONABLE AND OBJECTIVE
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Lifestyle
Pets	CATS & PIGEONS
Activist Aspirations	Casual
Political Leaning	Conservative
Religions	Muslim
Eating Habits	Keep it Healthy
Wild Fact About Me	Of all the animal world: Dolphins, Elephants, Turtles & Bats interest me most; I can relate to them. I HATE mice and rats!!
My Philosophy	ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL
What Gives Me Hope	LIFE
If I were Mayor, I'd make the world a better place by	ERADICATING POVERTY AND HUNGER. AND IF I WAS MAYOR OF MUKALLA, I WOULD DO EVERY THING POSSIBLE TO STOP THE POACHING AND SLAUGHTER OF SEA TURTLES.
What/who changed my life and why	MY PARENTS: First, my late father, who taught and gave me the values and morals that make me what I am; and my mom, who gave and continues to give me lots of love, encouragement and hope.
What Bugs Me	Mankind's Destructiveness
Passions	Children and Wildlife
Inspirations	Children
What Scares Me	Mankind's Evilness
Favorites
Role Models	MUHAMMAD ALI, NELSON MANDELA, MAHATHIR MOHAMMAD, JULIUS KABARAGE NYERERE, WANGARI MATHAI, JOHN KENNEDY, Mahatma Gandhi, KIPCHOGE KEINO, TIGER WOODS, OPRAH WINFREY, BILL CLINTON, SHEIKH ZAID AL NHAYAN, JACQUES COUSTEAU, PELE, DENG XIAOPING AND MY DAUGHTER
Quotation	"The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them: that's the essence of inhumanity." George Bernard Shaw, "The Devil's Disciple" (1901), act II Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 - 1950)
Interests	NATURE, BOOKS, HISTORY, PEOPLE AND COUNTRIES
Books
Music	SALIF KEITA, ABUBAKAR SALIM BIL FAGEEH, NEIL DIAMOND, MEYHED HEMED, ARETHA FRANKLIN, BAKARI ABEDI, LOUIS ARMSRONG, WHITNEY HOUSTON, PHIL COLLINS, AMRO DHIAB, BRYAN ADAMS, MICHAEL BOLTON, BABA MAAL, NOOR GEILANY, KISHORE KUMAR, LIONEL RICHIE, ERIC CLAPTON
Movies	'THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY', 'SHANE', 'ROCKY', 'ALI', 'THE LION KING', 'BORN FREE', 'THE GODFATHER', 'E.T-THE EXTRA TERRESTIAL', 'THE GRADUATE', 'THE FUGITIVE', 'RETURN OF THE DARGON', 'CHINATOWN', 'SOUND OF MUSIC', 'THE FRENCH CONNECTION', 'FAR FROM TH
TV Shows	WITNESS - AL'JAZEERA, PEOPLE N POWER - AL'JAZEERA, AL'JAZEERA NEWS N OTHER PROGRAMMES, CNN - INSIDE AFRICA N OTHER PROGRAMMES, BBC - NEWS N OTHER PROGRAMMES, WITNESS - AL'JAZEERA, PEOPLE N POWER - AL'JAZEERA, BBC: HARD TALK, THE HISTORY CHANNEL, ANIMAL PLANET CHAN
Favorite Foods	RICE AND BEANS OR RICE AND FISH, I LOVE BANANAS TOO
Favorite Places	NAIROB/KENYA AND MUKALLA/HADHRAMOUT
Can't Live Without	WATER, READING, TEA, MUSIC AND CHILDREN
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