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Mahmoud Ahmad
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Ignorant authors and criticism
THE Riyadh Book Fair, which took place from March 14-24, is a cultural carnival and a continuation of many other book and cultural activities in the Kingdom and in the region. I have visited many book fairs, in Saudi Arabia ...
Helping a child to smoke!
NEARLY two weeks ago social media was afire with a video clip that left many smoldering at the foolishness of a man’s act. The clip showed a man with a child on his lap, and the man was making the ...
Social media and boycotting relatives
BOYCOTTING relatives and sometimes parents is a major sin in Islam. When I say ‘boycotting’, I mean, it is a time when relatives do not call or visit each other or even ask about each other. They do not share ...
Traffic department making a come back
I HAVE written many articles in the past about the need for clear traffic department rules and their strict implementation. I have come out in defense, repeatedly, in favor of the Saher system, an automated system for the management of ...
Racism against expats
THE worst and a disturbing kind of language is the language of racism, which regrettably is on the increase lately everywhere. What is unfortunate is the disturbing trend is evident here also with many individuals using the cover of the ...
Proud to serve the two holy mosques
EVER since the unification of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by its founder King Abdul Aziz, the major focus in the vision and the mission for building the Saudi nation by successive kings was the care of the Two Holy ...
When expat workers become a burden!
LAST Tuesday was a day to remember for many owners of small and medium establishments when they were suddenly hit with, what was described as, a shocking ‘collective bill’ issued by the Ministry of Labor and Social Development. Owners of ...
Valuing the mosque
AN article on the prospective Shoura Council decisions on a number of issues to be taken after discussions caught my eye. The report went on to state that the Council would be discussing a number of topics in their upcoming ...
Expats: Strangers in their own countries
IN a world that is being buffeted by forceful winds of change, people who had allowed their lives to drift in the seemingly calm and pleasant winds that pushed their sails suddenly find their boats being rocked or floundered on ...
Print media: Is it dying?
JOURNALISM, an undying passion of mine since I was young, is at a crossroads. Like any business sector, media has borne the brunt of the technological revolution and has evolved into a multi-faceted medium after being buffeted by the winds ...
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