There is nothing respecting which a man may be so long unconscious as of the extent and strength of his prejudices.
Lebanon is restless, Syria got its walking papers, Egypt is scheduling elections with more than one candidate, and even Saudi Arabia, whose rulers are perhaps more terrified of women than rulers anywhere else in the world, allowed limited municipal elections.
What are friends? Some people are nice. Some people aren't. There are some I'm fairly close with... we talk.