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Evaluation of private schools
Al-Watan newspaperTHE current school year is about to end and parents who send their children to private schools have started worrying about the next academic year. Do I keep my son/daughter in the same school or look for another one? Will they increase academic fees next year giving false reasons? Are they going to impose additional financial burdens on us? Do their educational services commensurate with the amount of money I pay?Parents aspire for their children to have the best possible education possible, even at the expense of some luxuries. This is particularly true for parents from upper middle class and middle class families, who are aware that there is no way to build a brighter future for their children except through education.They spend every riyal to teach their children from...
May 02, 2018

Evaluation of private schools

National dress and workers' safety
Al-Watan newspaperONCE I visited a judicial department to get an authorization letter signed and I was wearing shirt and trousers instead of national dress as I was coming directly from work. The official at the department asked me why I did not wear thobe and ghotra? I explained to him that I was coming from work and I did not go home to change clothes to save time and I had to return back to work after finishing this job.He then asked me the name of company where I work. I said: Saudi Aramco. He said: What’s Aramco? His question not only amazed me but all others present in his office then. I explained to him that King Abdul Aziz, the founder of Saudi Arabia, gave oil excavation and drilling rights to Aramco, which resulted — thanks to God — in the Kingdom’s economic boom. It also...
May 01, 2018

National dress and workers' safety

Medical cadre is in danger
Makkah newspaperTHE number of unemployed doctors who have not found a job because they did not pass the practice license tests is on the increase. The poor courses of some medical colleges and the absence of internship programs at hospitals are to be blamed for such a situation.The participants in the Conference of Healthcare Workforce Reality called for not opening more medical colleges and for reducing the intake of students in medical colleges. I was shocked by these recommendations, which were announced last month.I do not understand why the participants recommended that no more public or private medical colleges should be opened in the next 12 years until 2030. Why did they call for reducing the number of students applying for bachelor’s degree in dentistry or pharmacy by 50 % over...
April 30, 2018

Medical cadre is in danger

Qiddiya and the creation of tourism industry
Okaz newspaperMANY people are erroneous in their understanding of the Qiddiya project. They see it only as an entertainment scheme. They believe that it would have been much better for the government to have implemented more pressing health and educational projects than this scheme.In fact Qiddiya could be an investment project for the investors who will establish their entrainment projects on it and an entertainment project for the consumers who will benefit from its products and services.However, for the government it is not just an investment or an entertainment project but it is rather an economic project, which will boost the GDP and create more job opportunities for the Saudi citizens.Through the Public Investment Fund (PIF), the government will invest in the basic infrastructure of...
April 30, 2018

Qiddiya and the creation of tourism industry

Questions about arrangements for women driving
Al-Riyadh newspaperWOMEN in Saudi Arabia are looking forward anxiously to Shawwal 10, 1439H (June 23, 2018) when they will be allowed to sit behind the wheel.On that particular day, the Saudi women will end their dependence on their private drivers and begin their normal lives in which they will not be waiting for a diver to drive them to their destination and back and drive them on errands. It would also end their dependence on the driver, who might have gone out with no one knowing when he would come back.The women will no longer be seeing a car parked outside the building looking at them with sarcasm because they will not be able to touch it.They will not be calculating their money to pay the limousine, the taxi or the app-share cars. They will not struggle with their dignity looking at...
April 29, 2018

Questions about arrangements for women driving

What is the future of journalism in the digital age?
AlWatan NewspaperI recently participated in a seminar titled “The Journalist in the Digital World”. As an opinion article writer at Al-Watan and an academic at the University of Jeddah, I do not only depend on my experience in writing opinion articles, but I also use my academic experience in researching and analyzing information before writing.When I arrived at the seminar, I found a few knowledgeable women who participated in the discussion and added value to it. Some of them were interested in journalism and attended the seminar specifically to learn more about the responsibilities of journalists in today’s digital world.There have been major changes in the field of journalism, such as the rise of social media users, bloggers and individuals reporting as citizen journalists. One...
April 27, 2018

What is the future of journalism in the digital age?

Punish those responsible for traffic crimes
Makkah newspaperThere are millions of road accidents worldwide each year. People die, are injured and suffer material losses as a result of these accidents. The pollution caused by vehicles also has various negative effects on the environment.Drivers violating road traffic rules, such as breaking the speed limit or using their mobile phones when driving cause road accidents. These are crimes that expose road users to serious risks.Such behavior leads to chaos and has prompted legislators to consider penalizing perpetrators by introducing prison terms and fines. Being strict in implementing rules can act as an important deterrent. With the expected increase in the population in various countries and the growing number of vehicles, many countries are searching for a solution to the problem...
April 27, 2018

Punish those responsible for traffic crimes

Did Zahiya die in vain?
Al-Jazirah dailyEvery year, hundreds of thousands of people are killed or maimed in road accidents all over the Kingdom. Countless numbers of people have lost their loved ones and their lives have forever changed. Road accidents are treated like natural disasters, as the Traffic Directorate has thus far been unable to do anything to stop or significantly reduce the number of accidents. The Kingdom has such a high road fatality rate that the number of victims exceeds that of war victims in other countries.I usually do not write articles focusing on one person, instead choosing to write about common issues that affect society as a whole. In this article, however, I write about a woman who died in an accident in Mahayel Asir. Her name is Zahiya and she was a schoolteacher who was with her son...
April 27, 2018

Did Zahiya die in vain?

Our schools must teach life skills
Makkah dailyWe need a new grand vision for our school curricula, one that involves constant development and the addition of new subjects. Such curricula can help students build a bright future for themselves. We also need to give students practical skills by offering electrical, plumbing and carpentry courses.Today, most of us rely on plumbers to fix even simple household plumbing issues that we could fix ourselves if we had acquired the knowledge at school. We need such topics to be offered in schools because they teach self-sufficiency by helping students deal with any problems they face at home. I am not saying that students should learn all the skills of a trade but just the basics and if a student decides to become a plumber or electrician in the future, there is no harm in that...
April 27, 2018

Our schools must teach life skills

Commercial fraud and blowing in the ashes
Okaz newspaperABOUT 17 government departments have shared a unified toll-free telephone number to protect the consumers who find themselves victims of the commercial fraud which has almost become a trade mark in a number of our markets.The small shops in the popular districts and the shops in the mega markets all commit various kinds of commercial fraud which many supervisory bodies are trying to fight but in vain.The efforts of these bodies have not led to anything despite the daily raids against the sale points and the warehouses.The inspection tours often discover places where the international trade marks are being forged or where the fake goods and the expired products are redistributed.The purchasing fever for which the citizens and expatriates are bracing before the advent of...
April 26, 2018

Commercial fraud and blowing in the ashes

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