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‘Uncharitable’ advice on cleaning workers
By Mahmoud Ahmad   A RECENT incident in the holy month of Ramadan got me thinking of an unholy trend that is beginning to emerge among people, more so among the faithful. I said to myself that I have to write about ...
A minute’s silence
By Mahmoud Ahmad   THE recent group match between Saudi Arabia and Australia in the World Cup qualifier was no ordinary game. Australia rallied to stun the Saudis to draw level on points in the group with Saudis, only for both of ...
Rewind, to ‘fast’ forward
By Mahmoud Ahmad   THE month of Ramadan is a special month for Muslims to get closer to Allah by worshipping and exercising extreme self-discipline in all aspects of life. It is, like I said before, a month for reflections on our ...
Changing tack on smoking
By Mahmoud Ahmad LAST week Minister of Health Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah in a surprise announcement canceled an anti-smoking campaign that was to have taken place shortly. The cancelation of the drive was announced through a short video clip that was aired ...
Ramadan is a month of work and devotion
By Mahmoud Ahmad THE holy month of Ramadan is here. The month of worship and mercy, the month in which we are supposed to feel for the poor and the needy. It is the month in which we make peace with ...
Hating school!
By Mahmoud Ahmad We all have seen the unfortunate incident, not the first one and most likely not the last, of a group of elementary school students tearing up their school textbooks after the end of the school year and throwing ...
They never learn the need to be careful
Mahmoud Ahmad LAST week, I read a story of the arrest of a gang of five people, one Saudi and four Sudanese nationals, accused of stealing over SR250,000 from a person’s car. But what was really galling was the fact that ...
Dubai innovations, sky is the limit...
Mahmoud Ahmad ONE may ask what makes the city of Dubai so special for many, especially for Saudi families, and a favorite destination for shopping and tourism — regional and worldwide. This city has a special magic that attracts visitors to ...
Abandoning elderly a crime
By Mahmoud Ahmad LAST week, I came across a shocking video clip on Twitter that was being widely circulated. The clip was of an old mother, who was seen sitting and crying at Al-Shumaisi Hospital in Riyadh. The clip also showed ...
Responding to ‘spat on expat’
Mahmoud Ahmad EVER since I wrote a series of articles related to expat issues, I have been receiving constant criticism of siding with the expats against my fellow countrymen. Instead of responding to every individual criticism or subtle chiding, I decided ...
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