iraq, through the persian gulf, the gulf of oman, including the small emirates in the south, yemen, abu dhabi. >> why did islam catch on in that area? >> from a theological point of view, god only revealed where he wanted to reveal. why was christ born in bethlehem? why was moses not in china but palace dan, mount sinai? these are, of course, beyond human understanding. from the human point of view, this was a very untouched area of human collectivity, and in a sense, all of the idolatry, lack of celebration and sophistication that had come about in the mediterranean world with greek philosophy, a lot of rationalism, skepticism, me and listen, you did not have this in arabia. it was simple, but when people with noble characters, but from a religious point of view, they were idolaters. as well in arabic, this time is called the age of ignorance. they were ignorant to the nature of reality, of the one god. among them were some who were shipped the one god, including the prophet muhammed. >> we are speaking with dr. seyyed nasr, professor of islamic studies at george washington university. i mus

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championship with a maximum one hundred points available from the remaining four races in india abu dhabi the usa and brazil as the red bull driver aims his third consecutive title. we had a good last couple races but you know we've seen the championship is pretty much up and down a lot of things that can happen so what do we do i think we have to focus on ourselves i think you know we need to have our best possible results and then we'll go from there at the end of the year. if we have enough points there's a lot of people telling us so we don't have to do the mathematics ourselves. and things are also hotting up in the motor g.p. title race spaniard dani pedrosa claim victory in japan on his honda overtaking championship lead a full day in iran's eye with thirteen laps to go to ensure the young man finished second britain's count crutchlow completed the podium while win at the drugs that is now twenty eight points behind lorenzo in the overall standings with three races left to go. on to football now in russia defender of a silly bet as a ski says his side should be wary of a well reste

called on gulf arab states to you nice to stop its rise in egypt why don't mean its political life abu dhabi arrested around six to islam as they say alleging they belongs to the group and work conspiring on to oust the shake but also one journalist eric margolis things these concerns show the state paranoia. the muslim brotherhood's primary goals have been expressed through welfare programs and it's the reason for its continued popularity of places like egypt and jordan syria i might add but it isn't a sunni organization it's never been very popular among muslims and most of the unrest that's coming in the gulf it's now is coming from shia minority. sunni so i've never been aware that the muslim brotherhood is a great threat to the bill of the status quo in the gulf but certainly the advent of the muslim brotherhood. government in egypt has made people nervous because i'm a go in the very difficult position i want to be on the side of history of improvement in the region but they've been stuck supporting dictators traditionally historically their american government is stumble and forward r

liz: and q4, 2013, international expansion for the cleveland clinic will open its doors in abu dhabi. that say about cleveland and the cleveland clinic? >> it is interesting. our brand is being recognized around the world. one of the things the world wants in the united states is our healthcare. they really want our healthcare. we have made a major investment of intellectual capital to begin to bring that sort of healthcare out into the world. if we think we can do well there, there will be lots of other opportunities for us. liz: great medical talent. do you have any trouble that the cleveland sky skyline behind us, that this is a place to live. >> the model prints people here. they want to come and work at the cleveland clinic. people are not coming to cleveland because it will be a day at the beach. they are coming here to be professionals. they are dedicated to being doctors and working. it is a very good filter for us. liz: they better not be coming for the weather. one of the years there was 10 feet of snow. we had a gorgeous day yesterday at the rock 'n roll hall of fame. we ha

with the stop in abu dhabi.the next two or three hours she'll be landing in birmingham. over the past few days it was the military here in pakistan overseeing her medical care. they said she's still in critical condition but in good enough shape they saw this as a window of opportunity to get malala to the specialized facility that treats children with severe injuries. obviously she has damage to her skull, probably neurological damage. she has a long way to go to recover. mom, dad, her brother are with her and so are the prayers and well wishes of a lot of people. not just here in pakistan, carol, all over the world. >> let's talk about the reaction of pakistan. the crowds that came out there and in other countries, it's astounding. i mean, you were in karachi. this is a country where women and children can be treated like second class citizens. what does this mean? >> well, it's hard to say how malala has inspired each and every person but live hearing in -- live hearing in pakistan, the overwhelming number of

this is about a nine, eleven-hour trip with a stopover in abu dhabi.ess is she'll be touching down in the uk in the next two to four hours. the military here had been overseeing her medical care. and they said this was a window of opportunity to get her to a specialized facility. mom, dad, little brother, they're with her, according to family members. in fact, here in pakistan, a lot of people still praying for her. >> all right reza sayah in pakistan this morning. we do hope this is a positive development in her treatment. thank you very much. >>> the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in libya has both campaigns on the attack. disagreements on the level of security, and who is responsible. on sunday's "state of the union" with candy crowley. >> vice president biden directly contradicted the sworn testimony of the state department, in the debate the other night. >> the administration is responsible. countries that provide us consulates and missions are responsible, also, for keeping us -- keeping those people safe and secure. and an investigation is

unraveling of the policy in the middle east, what i see in cairo, what i see in baghdad, what i see in abu dhabiactly that. this is an administration that is not seen as reliable, not seen as predictable and not seen as one that will be there when you need them there are needs for change in the middle east, but if there is anything that's necessary in the middle east, it's a sense of trust, and it's a sense of consistency, and it is a sense of standing by your allies, and this administration just hasn't done that over the last four years, and a great concern of arab allies about four years of the obama administration. >> do we need in the american military, more troops, more trips, more ammunition, or is the answer we need less going forward? >> we need a winning strategy. i think the president and his advisers have crafted a good strategy. he has to pivot toward asia, but he knows the key to america's strength is to rebuild america at home. not a matter of another couple of ships out there. the truth, the joint chiefs of staff and service chiefs all signed up. they have what they need in the cu

she had that 12 hours in the air, stopping off in abu dhabi on the way here.s had a long flight. she now has been taken to the hospital on a very slow journey. paramedics were very careful because of the nature of her injuries. but in the last hour, a hospital spokesperson has come out and given us, if you like, a first read. and he is saying that she does have a real chance of a full recovery. but, you know, managing expectations a little bit as well, i think, by just pointing out that it's likely that it will take weeks, probably months for her to really make that full recovery. it will be a slow process. the damaged bone can be put back together by the surgeons here, but one of the questions, of course, will be how much damage there might have been if blood has been blocked to the brain. that will be a question that they'll be looking at, and it will take some time. >> keer simmons. this could be a transformative moment. we pray for her survival, but her courage is already being recognized as something that really has already changed pakistan. let's see whe

the majority shareholder is the government of abu dhabi. top of it to talk to them a little about these elimination views to see if they're significant or maybe something much more minor. we'll keep watching this situation because it is a dangerous one. a lot of people live if this area and are certainly affected by that. that latest video coming out just amazing. makes you nervous to watch it. >> brian: heather, they called the global billionaire club. it's a $1.5 billion building and if you want to own one, a whole floor, 90 million each. >> pretty pricey. >> brian: it would be a good time -- i can't believe they couldn't afford the money to take the crane down when you have that advance notice. >> steve: thank you very much. that's just it, they newt storm was coming for a day or two. why didn't they lower the boom or tie it off? >> gretchen: so many people were displaced as a result of that. sandy is spawning snow in west virginia. several inches piled up in flat top of the most of the state under a blizzard warning now. >> across porti

>> abu dhabi has a very clear strategy and it presented itself with a vision document for 2013. the essence is to transform an oil and gas economy into one that has 60% of its gdp funded by nonoil and gas related industries. so this is a national investment strategy. and an enabler to establish others. some of the clusters that we've already released deliberately designed for steel producing industries, glass, farm suit k5k58 pharmaceuticals, and heavy engineered products. how you wisely invest is of economic growth. >> it's a vision and if you have to take a detour to get to the end goal, that's okay, as well. so you haven't had hiccups along the way due to the financial crisis or would you anticipate that business could be interesting here in the beginning parts of the port's life? >> i think there's two parts. first in terms of long term visions of course, the directional. and few krystal balls are that well calibrated to be precise in terms of all of the things that are likely to unfold. fortunately the economic cries is hasn't had massive impact within the uiea, so it was m

arrangements are made for her to be treated in hospitals in dubai and abu dhabi. >> she is on a ventilator. >> they refused her sedation and she is moving her hands and feets. >> the taliban shot the girl because she is an outspoken advocate for the education of girls and women. >>> they are charged with murder in afghanistan. they were arrested by the royal military police for an incident that happened last year. they won't go know specifics of the case and it shoves the death after afghan insurgent. >> they said the british marines didn't not pen gauge in proper behavior. >>> they launch add air strike that killed a pal stipian militant in the gaza strip. the militant was planning a rocket attack on jewish settlers. just yesterday. another israeli air strike killed two palestinians with ties to al-qaida. >> a u.s. about i plane focused. and took pictures of this. they worked to avoid a nuclear confrontation with kruschev. and in the end they claimed of victories as the missile left cube about and dismantled in turkey. >>> the romney campaign is suing the batsle ground state of wisconsin.

school girls in abu dhabi sang songs, held pictures of young malala, also former british prime ministern, he is speaking out as well. he is saying malala's plight highlights the struggle for education millions of children face. in addition, former defense secretary donald rumsfeld took to twitter, he tweets this, today 3 million plus girls are in afghan schools. the shooting of malala yousufzai should remind us if the taliban regain control, they won't be. the taliban is saying no girls should be educated have claimed responsibility for the shooting. they have also threatened to go after malala if she survives. cnn's senior international correspondent dan rivers is in birmingham, england, for us. first off, how is she? >> reporter: well, she's being assessed now. we have not been given any updates on her condition. she still has not remained -- regained consciousness as far as we're aware. she's been in a medically induced coma since that shooting. she arrived here earlier on this afternoon, at about 4:20 local time. the plane came into the local airport, an air ambulance provided by th

and i just got back from a trip to saudi arabia, abu dhabi, there's business in all of those places. hustling, you can find business. i think the general trend is positive, but there is volatility in the world. >> so from that perspective, from both of you, you seem to have a more positive outlook than maybe with the market is reacting to over the last several days. >> i think you can't blame investors for what they read and what they see. you'll have a couple of days like we had. but if you step back, you know, i think for a company like ours, our organic growth was up 8% on the quarter. that is high, you know. and 10% year-to-date on a company our size, that is pretty good. backlog of more than $200 billion, that's pretty good. so i just -- and you know, we had dinner last night with 20 mid-market companies, some are doing poorly, but a lot are doing well. i think it's volatile. and so you'll have a day like yesterday or a day like friday and people are going to have concerns. who can blame investors for seeing it that way? but the general trend that i see. and we see 140 countries

now, many entities have tried to do this in dubai and abu dhabi and even from the states. but the best model is to have a physical presence in the kingdom around the joint venture partner. they are larger than all the other economies combined come if you follow the money, which you are taught to do in business, the path leads you. third, focus on a domestic capability rather than safely delivering a sale. in the case of this, the value proposition was not about selling the best locomotive. it was all about helping saudi arabia develop its domestic rail infrastructure and matured through training and education and managing that rail system through the creation of a career in transportation. think about growing saudi arabia and talent and not hiring saudi arabians. many are aggressive in seeking out saudi arabian students for some programs. now, as they graduate, we will bring them on for training within the company. with the intent of starting them out in entry-level managers and engineers in the kingdom. they are starting a career. not just being hired on for a job. they d