Of course some people in the Arab world don't agree. They say he was bad before and he stays bad. But I think the man who takes difficult decisions is a man who deserves his job and his place in his history.

Sharon has multiple images. One of them is bad - mainly because of what he did in Lebanon and against the Palestinians in the last few years.

At the same time he is an excellent general. He was decisive not only with the Arabs but with the Israelis. He insisted on his plan on unilateral withdrawal from Gaza and the removal of the Israeli settlements. This was a very brave decision. Like any important figure he has positive and negative attributes. But he is not a normal person. He is exceptional.

People around the world are using these markers to do genetic association studies to understand the molecular basis of common diseases.

What I see in the Arab world, in Egypt, everywhere is increasing radicalization.

It was so quick that people were brought down by the materials which sank with them.