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Smoking scenes in TV programs
Al-Jazirah newspaperI WISH I had not watched an Egyptian drama on SBC, the new Saudi satellite channel, this Ramadan as its heroes encourage viewers to smoke, violating the sanctity of the holy month.We never expected the screening of such dramas on a television channel that we all had welcomed with applause and I personally believe that it does not augur well for the channel. We have been expecting national channels to refuse to promote smoking when tobacco companies put pressure on them offering bribes and advertisements.Tobacco companies often try to sneak into dramas and films to get publicity for their products. They pay huge amounts of money to producers and artists for making such concessions.Tobacco companies apply the same trick on TV channels and now we see they have encroached...
June 10, 2018

Smoking scenes in TV programs

Coins are in circulation once more
Al-Riyadh newspaperCoins are back in circulation following the decision of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) to replace SR1 notes with coins. I’ll explain why coins should be used instead of notes, although some countries are shifting to smart cards or smartphones as modes of payment. In fact, some people believe that banknotes will eventually disappear.However, German-based Giesecke & Devrient, the global pioneer in providing banknotes, said that banknotes would not disappear from our daily life despite rising digitization. The printing of banknotes in Europe and other parts of the world has increased. European Central Bank statistics show the number of banknotes in circulation in the region reached 21.4 billion last year and has increased threefold. On the other hand, the rise...
June 09, 2018

Coins are in circulation once more

Use drastic measures to fight tasattur
Al-Madinah newspaperI was recently driving on the Riyadh-Al-Qasim Highway when I noticed that several gas stations on the road and grocery shops were run by expatriate workers through tasattur, the practice in which a citizen enables a foreigner to run a business in his name, license or commercial certificate. These expatriate workers earn millions of riyals while the Saudi owners earn a very small percentage.Tasattur can be found in small and major cities. Despite the Ministry of Commerce’s efforts to curb it, tasattur is still rampant. Expatriates of different nationalities control certain businesses and open more and more branches. As a result, our streets and neighborhoods are full of stores run by non-Saudis through tasattur.Tasattur has become like a chronic disease which the...
June 09, 2018

Use drastic measures to fight tasattur

Khalid Al-Suliman 2
Don’t let iftar meals go to waste
OkazSometimes, the Iftar meals that people donate to mosques go to waste and are left uneaten. These meals are intended for the poor and the needy, and distributing meals at mosques that are full of people who are not needy is not advisable. They should be given to charity foundations and organizations that are able to deliver them to the needy. In this way they will not be wasted. I have seen meals untouched at several mosques because people did not eat them. People wanting to give charity should focus on the needy.A few years ago when I was driving my car in Ramadan to go to iftar with my parents, every time I stopped at a stoplight, several people approached me. They offered me free iftar meals because it was close to Maghrib prayer but I never accepted the food because I thought I did...
June 09, 2018

Don’t let iftar meals go to waste

Art is not always a mirror of society
Makkah newspaperThere was a time when I was absolutely convinced that each Egyptian had a small bar in his house and offered alcohol to guests when they visited. I did not reach this conclusion about 60 million Egyptians overnight. I was led to believe this because of Egyptian films, because all of the heroes in Egyptian movies seem to have small bars in their homes.I was almost convinced as well that every Kuwaiti lived in a palace, regardless of whether they were rich or poor, good or bad. I thought all Kuwaitis were rich and that half of them owned companies while the other half worked to steal from the first half. I thought Kuwaiti women often suffered from swelling to the face, lips and other parts of the body. I formed this perception and stereotype about Kuwaitis from Kuwaiti...
June 08, 2018

Art is not always a mirror of society

Will the good prices of the past ever return?
Al-Jazirah newspaperGreed is the only reason why some companies lie to us. They use promotional words such as “like the old times” to attract consumers and titillate readers’ emotions, especially during the month of Ramadan when one can see signs like “old time milk,” “old time yogurt,” etc. In fact, these are in no way similar to the products of yesteryear. Businesses and shops use the phrase “old times” to exploit consumers and arouse in them feelings of nostalgia.I suggest that the pertinent authorities should establish standards and yardsticks to double-check if products fit descriptions. Perhaps the authorities could impose additional fees on businesses and shops that use such phrases; these fees should not impact the prices that consumers are charged.I think street...
June 08, 2018

Will the good prices of the past ever return?

Use virtual reality to train Haj pilgrims
Al-Madinah newspaperAn education department in Alexandria, Egypt has started training students how to perform Haj through virtual reality. Students dressed in white cloths circumambulated the Holy Kaaba, performed Sa’i, stood on Mount Arafat, entered Mina and threw pebbles. All of the students were happy and commended the experience. I read about this in the Egyptian daily Al-Ahram.This is a wonderful initiative that has helped students familiarize themselves with the Haj without having to memorize the steps. Our local schools should benefit from this and introduce similar technology.We are only a few months away from Haj. I hope the Ministry of Haj will coordinate with Saudi embassies and missions as well as the pertinent agencies in Islamic countries, and ask them to hold similar...
June 08, 2018

Use virtual reality to train Haj pilgrims

Tasattur and job opportunities
Al-Riyadh newspaperSAUDI economy is the largest in the region in terms of GDP and revenue. The Kingdom has an attractive and competitive economy, thanks to a large labor market. If we look at the size of workforce or the number of people who want to work in the labor market and run a business, we will realize this fact easily.Why do expatriate workers control the labor market, especially the retail sector? How did this happen and how did they manage to earn a fortune from the sector.The absence of strict penalties is not the only reason behind this situation. I think the main reason is tasattur where a Saudi citizen permits an expatriate worker to run a business in his or her name in return for a small percentage of the profits. The third reason is the lack of legislation and control.But...
June 07, 2018

Tasattur and job opportunities

Daily diaries of an ordinary citizen
Al-Madina newspaperNOTHING is free. You have to pay money for everything. An ordinary citizen with low-income continues to suffer on daily basis. His salary barely gets him by and helps him provide for his family. When his son graduates from a college, this citizen cannot feel happy because he knows that unemployment awaits him. This citizen feels constantly exhausted and tired because of daily life pressure. It is a painful thing.This citizen cannot get by on his pension salary because the daily living costs have increased but his pension has not. He does not know how he is going to live up to his financial commitment with banks and repay the loan he has taken. He does not know if his pension is enough to cover prices of gasoline and other services such as parking fees, fines, electric...
June 06, 2018

Daily diaries of an ordinary citizen

Don't laugh at us!
Al-Jazirah newspaperI DO not usually accept all jokes at all times. Not any joke will make me laugh at any time. These include the wave of sarcastic jokes on the social media against women driving.These jokes laugh at women driving and said the women will be a major cause of traffic accidents and therefore a main cause of death.In fact when we look at official statistics we get a different story. The General Authority of Statistics (GaStat) said were more than 460,000 traffic accidents last year which caused serious injuries to more than 33,000 people and resulted in the death of 7,489 others. Women were not driving at that time!I am not pessimistic because the statistics speak about a drop in the number of traffic accidents in the first half of this year.On the contrary I am very...
June 06, 2018

Don't laugh at us!

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