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Unemployment among Saudi doctors
OKAZ newspaperEDUCATION and health sectors have the greatest support from the government, both financially and morally. Saudi Vision 2030 has allocated these sectors with the largest of budgets for their development above all government and private organizations. Likewise, it has given priority for the education sector, which is considered the most vital for economic development.On the other hand, today the health sector is not getting much support from the concerned ministry. However, in the past there was huge support for Saudi medical graduates from inside and outside the country. At that time, the ministry sought a royal order to guarantee jobs for every Saudi doctor freshly graduating. Notably, this has encouraged students to get into medicine, which is one of the most difficult...
October 03, 2018

Unemployment among Saudi doctors

The land of dreams
Okaz newspaper There is no doubt that things are changing, since Saudis who were hypnotized with money filling up foreigners’ pockets are now on alert.FOR many years Saudi Arabia has been the land of chances, hope and dreams for millions of young men and families from all over the world. They flocked into Saudi Arabia as early as 1950s. They have been working in our stores, factories and companies in order to build a bright future for them and their families. Their countries and cities flourished after they started sending large amount of money back to their countries.Saudi Arabia was in a state of rapid growth and was almost an undemanding land of business and trade. It was also a vast land with cities and villages interspersed and it needed development in every corner. Luckily, the...
October 02, 2018

The land of dreams

Of lies and compliments
Al-WATANA WOMAN comes home and out of joy asks her husband for his opinion about her new hairstyle. Although the husband did not like her hairstyle at all, he would not tell her the truth. He would blurt out: “Wonderful; beautiful; I like it.”A young man buys an oddly colored car and visits his friend with a face full of happiness to ask him about his opinion of his car. Although the friend did not like the car, he would still praise it.If the common definition of lying is a statement contrary to reality then what happened in the two previous examples were blatant lies, because the men expressed statements contrary to reality and what they had actually felt. Some people do not consider such statements as lies, but call them “compliments”.So what is the difference between a...
October 01, 2018

Of lies and compliments

A Saudi translation movement
MakkahLET us imagine something that might never happen. Let us for example imagine an Arab man in an Arab country speaks to another Arab in a foreign language. Let us go a bit further and imagine a Saudi employee answering a call of a Saudi customer in English in the middle of Saudi Arabia.Logic says this idea is a fantasy and can be only accepted or justified in cynical terms. It is not just an idea, but it is a fact that must be taken seriously. Also it is no longer contrary to logic and what is true, but it rather has become the norm to the extent that speaking in Arabic to an Arab by an Arab is considered to be old-fashioned, not fitting the current era.I now reluctantly try to understand why some sciences are taught in a foreign language in Arab countries, but the fact that all...
September 30, 2018

A Saudi translation movement

Writing in the era of Twitter
Okaz newspaperWHEN I wanted to go back to writing a column in Okaz I asked myself: What is the point of writing for a newspaper at a time when many people predict the extinction of the print media?While most people on social media brag about the number of followers they have, which is more than the number of people who read newspapers, the news shared on social media will have a wider reach than any newspaper in the traditional media world.Unfortunately what I said carries a lot of truth, but it is an incomplete truth. Let us take any controversial issue and look at the responses on Twitter, the favorite social media platform for Saudis. You will find a sea of borrowed names and fake accounts that express a wide range of opinions and moods, only bringing you more stress and confusion.On...
September 27, 2018

Writing in the era of Twitter

Women’s work before and after marriage
Al-Madina newspaper The least I can say here, with all due respect to the men and women of this society, is that this way of thinking and running the social system does not make sense in the era we live in.IN a previous article I called for work to become a priority for each woman in the future and I received numerous reactions, ranging from explicit agreement to total disapproval.This is what I have always expected. As long we hover around the fever of a civilized debate, there is nothing wrong in disagreeing or discussing the significant details.The ones who disagreed have claimed that the idea puts restrictions on the choices of families in determining their fate. I have hinted more than once that my idea is based on my desire to see women who work in the Kingdom to become a norm, not...
September 26, 2018

Women’s work before and after marriage

Why are the female drivers waiting?
Okaz newspaperI RESPECT the work done by Director General of Traffic Gen. Mohammed Albasami but I just can’t see why there is so much delay in women trying to get their drivers license. Is this because the driving schools are so crowded? We had a 10-month notice to anticipate this crowding and open enough number of driving schools for women.I would have preferred if appointments were given according to the need: Hence priority to teachers or employees, then students and housewives without drivers.All women can’t wait for new driving schools to be built to get behind the wheel. Moreover, the required training hours are way too long.In the United States, my wife didn't to go to any school to get her driver training certificate. The instructor came to her 2 hours a day for 3 days a...
September 25, 2018

Why are the female drivers waiting?

Off-curriculum extremism
Okaz newspaper MANY people call for modifying the curriculum as a solution to put an end to extremism. While we move toward reforming curriculum, such a trend is no less important than restricting teachers to stick to what is in the curriculum and not to evoke personal ideas and beliefs into classrooms to influence students.We all heard stories that were used indirectly as educational tools to scare and discipline students. Some use personal judgment to try and deliver the message in a simpler way, or in religious subjects for behavioral education out of ijtihad (scientific inquiry).Ijtihad is not bad by itself, especially if the teacher wants to expand on a subject and get the most out of it, unless he tries to change values and ideas through manipulation to poison the minds of children...
September 25, 2018

Off-curriculum extremism

Glory to Saudi National Day
Okaz newspaperThe Saudi government did not leave out any matter of concern to the citizens without addressing it and establishing a facility to take care of it.IN the past 88 years following the unification of Saudi Arabia by King Abdul Aziz in 1932, many spectacular achievements have been made by the Kingdom.Among others, these include the ability to travel from the Red Sea coast in the west to the Arabian Gulf in the East crossing a distance of more than 1,500 km without the fear of looters, highway gangs, and other criminals.The tangible achievements consisted of tens of universities, thousands of schools, hundreds of hospitals, health centers and clinics and the provision of enough quantities of food, vegetables and fruit at reasonable prices.Our homeland brought together the concepts...
September 24, 2018

Glory to Saudi National Day

Scholarships for gaining experience
Okaz newspaperIF we come together trying to find a common ground between the employer and the job seeker according to the current labor market situation, we will see both of them keenly insisting on the factor of experience.The employer in either governmental or private sector will look for an employee who has a previous experience. For example, a school principal will look for a qualified teacher with previous experience in the field.If we ask parents about whether their sons and daughters should receive education from teachers with previous experience or fresh teachers, then they will probably lean toward the first choice. The same rule applies to all educational institutions, organizations and centers.The dilemma of experience is not new in society, it is rather known during the...
September 23, 2018

Scholarships for gaining experience

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