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Memories of Eid overseas
By Dr. Ali Al-Ghamdi The first Eid I spent overseas was when I was working in the diplomatic corps in Pakistan. I was on secondment (temporary transfer) to East Pakistan during that period in order to issue visas to pilgrims. They ...
Boards of directors of loss-making companies should be held accountable
Dr. Ali Al-Ghamdi IN a precedent in the history of shareholding companies, the general assembly of Alujain Corporation has removed all members of the board and appointed a new board of directors. The reason: No profits have been made nor distributed ...
We must refrain from defying the true spirit of Ramadan
Dr. Ali Al-Ghamdi IT was narrated in a Hadith that the Prophet (peace be upon him) has said: “Whoever does not refrain from making a false statement and acting upon it, Allah has no need of him giving up his food ...
Pakistanis celebrate Youm-e-Takbir
Dr. Ali Al-Ghamdi Pakistanis around the world recently celebrated Youm-e-Takbir (The Day of Greatness) commemoration of Pakistan’s detonation of its first nuclear bomb on 28 May 1998. On that day, Pakistan entered the elite nuclear club, which was hitherto a monopoly ...
Who is responsible for the negative behavior of students outside school?
Dr. Ali Al-Ghamdi It is common to see some students resort to unusual and unsound - perhaps dangerous – behavior at the end of the school year. Some of them tear up their textbooks while others engage in joyriding or reckless ...
It is impossible to get rid of expats by 2020
Dr. Ali Al-Ghamdi “GET rid of expats by 2020, public sector told.” This was the headline of a story published recently in this newspaper on a workshop organized by the Ministry of Civil Services. I would like to say that this ...
The UN’s silence about Israeli Apartheid
By Dr. Ali Al-Ghamdi The withdrawal of a UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) report led to the resignation two months ago of Rima Khalaf, executive secretary general of the Commission. The report titled “Israeli practices toward the ...
Suu Kyi’s failure to acknowledge the persecution of Rohingya Muslims
By Dr. Ali Al-Ghamdi When Aung San Suu Kyi was finally able to collect her Nobel Peace Prize in 2012, the committee’s chairman described how her “firmness of principle” in the struggle for human rights and democracy had made her “a ...
Commemorating Allama Iqbal, the great poet and philosopher of Islam
By Dr. Ali Al-Ghamdi The Pakistan Repatriation Council (PRC) recently organized a symposium to mark the 79th death anniversary of Allama Muhammad Iqbal, the great Muslim poet, philosopher, thinker and lawyer. Allama Iqbal is widely known as the Poet of Islam ...
An affordable green card for expatriates
By Dr. Ali Al-Ghamdi I have had several queries from expatriate friends of different nationalities, seeking clarification about the proposed Saudi green card. Deputy Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, second deputy premier and minister of defense, earlier announced the government’s plan ...
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