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Girls have feelings too
Al-Jazira newspaperI VERY well remember that it was common for girls of my generation to fall in love with cartoon characters and I am open about it. I also remember that my cousin and I had a fistfight when she declared her love for the protagonist of Grendizer because I was so jealous, and when our mothers asked us why we were fighting we could not tell them the real reason. Perhaps now they will know why. It was common for kids in the 70s and 80s to ask who your favorite character in a certain cartoon series was but girls wouldn›t disclose it, whereas boys would openly declare their fascination for the character Samira from Grendizer.It was normal for teenage boys to flirt with female celebrities, but teenage girls would hide their feelings for male celebrities or express them only...
March 15, 2018

Girls have feelings too

Smartphones destroying a generation
Al-Jazirah newspaperNO alien from outer space can imagine the impact of mobile phones on our lives. People consider the small smartphone devices that cling to their body day and night as part of their body and take the utmost care of them as if they are their own limbs. Fingers move on these devices every moment without break. People, both adults and children, are unable of to think of a life without smartphones in their hands.They store pictures of interesting moments of life, interesting conversations, emails, phone numbers of loved ones and other important information on these devices.Cell phones have wide variety of uses and people get back to them hundreds of times each day. What is the reason for this continuous dependence on cell phones and what is its impact on our emotions and our...
March 14, 2018

Smartphones destroying a generation

Who is spewing the racist venom?
Al-Watan newspaperSENIOR students in university are required to form groups of three or four in order to work on their graduation project, which takes up two full semesters. As they are given ample time to work on the project, which is very important for their bachelor's program, students will choose their group members carefully.As usual, some of them approached me asking whether I would like to supervise them. I was quite happy seeing the diversity of students in each group. In almost every group, you can see students from different regions of the Kingdom, having diverse origins and different dialects. It was nice to see the whole country in the faces of those few young women who worked hard, dreaming about the future.Contrary to this harmonious relationship between my students, I...
March 13, 2018

Who is spewing the racist venom?

Options give extra satisfaction
Makkah newspaperWHAT can we do for you?What will be your feelings if a doctor tells you after diagnosing your condition: Can we agree on a treatment plan for you? Or if the teacher tells you after understanding your child’s difficulty to learn: Can we sit together to discuss a special learning plan for your child? What will be your reaction?If a traffic policeman tells you one day following a road accident: What do you think if we review the accident scenario together?You will certainly love to hear this question from a government employee one day: Do you expect any other service from me?What would have been your impression if a civil engineer had told you: “Can I give you a better vision of your house and you have the freedom either to accept it or reject it?”You visit the house of...
March 12, 2018

Options give extra satisfaction

What does it mean to be racist?
Al-Jazirah newspaperNOBODY believes we are harboring any racist feelings toward anyone. And we read, hear and see everyday people talking about laws being enacted against racism. But, by God, don’t you encounter such deep-rooted feelings wherever you go?Watch yourself and contemplate on your feelings and attitude toward others. How do you react when you see a Bangladeshi worker carrying a broom, sweeping the street and collecting garbage to keep our streets clean and tidy. How do we reward him? It is with looks of suspicion and contempt due to the kind of job he performs and his country of origin.It is the same way we look at the lean African in worn-out clothes and who guards our buildings. We look at him suspiciously and treat him with repugnance, which we do not care to conceal.We may...
March 11, 2018

What does it mean to be racist?

The necessity of security gates
Al-Madina newspaperWhen traveling inside the Kingdom from one city to another, you cannot help but notice the crowded checkpoints. There will be one or two officers at the most checking vehicles. We cannot suspect the work that these officers are doing or the importance of their jobs. However, it is now high time that we introduced cameras instead of using people. Cameras can manage traffic and the speed of cars accurately.Though these checkpoints are necessary, such as in Makkah to manage Haj and Umrah pilgrims, we could introduce an automatic fingerprint system that would enable people to move easily around in the Kingdom. This could be followed up with campaigns to deal with people who violate the Kingdom’s iqama system and those who break traffic laws.In light of the Vision 2030 for...
March 10, 2018

The necessity of security gates

Thank you expatriate workers
Al-Riyadh newspaperSADNESS is what fills my heart when I read an offensive and irrational comment about expatriate workers, who live among us, share meals with us, build our buildings, contribute in raising our economy and help us evolve and stand on our feet to be a strong country. Their sweat, blood and tears are in everything around us, including the streets, pavements, buildings and walls.I feel sad and sorry to know that there are people who do not realize what they are saying and whom they are speaking to. I feel that way because they do not have any sense of gratitude. We Saudis are known for our gratitude, generosity and nobility. We appreciate whoever does good to us and stand against those who intend evil to us, regardless of whether they are within or without our borders. This...
March 10, 2018

Thank you expatriate workers

Funeral services application!
Al-Jazeera newspaperEGYPTIAN Mohammed Sabri lost his grandmother and wanted a lot of people to attend her funeral and pray for her. He, therefore, used the traditional way of publicizing her death and that was to publish an advert in a newspaper. He then launched a free smartphone app a month ago that enables people to learn about deaths in their localities, regardless of whether they know them or not. The app also provides details of funeral prayers and is a great way for people to support each other at times of loss and grief.What Sabri has created is humane and more importantly very rewarding. The app is even available in different languages. Deaths in Islamic and Arabic countries are announced in different ways. However, the funeral prayers are often the same. Some countries use...
March 10, 2018

Funeral services application!

The problem of underestimating the efforts of others
Al-Jazirah newspaperI was having a conversation with a friend who insists on having long arguments about the solutions that she has for all of the world’s problems and what others can do to be successful in life. In the beginning, my friend got mad at me for sending her a video about an Indian philosopher who talks about a tea farmer who likes to criticize everyone while offering customers tea that is not drinkable.She considered the video as an insult to her. After that, she decided to forgive me. Maybe she did so because she found an excuse for me or maybe she did not. She then decided to forgive me, as any good friend would do.The case of the tea farmer is similar to what we have in our society. If you look around, you see a lot of people who underestimate the success and efforts of...
March 10, 2018

The problem of underestimating the efforts of others

Teaching and volunteering
Al-Jazirah newspaperIn many countries volunteering is considered a foundation stone in schools. It’s common for stay-at-home moms to come to school during break time to help supervise children as they play.According to a semi-official British agency concerned with the education sector, some parents dedicate 3 hours a week to volunteering in schools by either helping out with school activities or teaching.Parents assist schools in a range of activities from reading short stories, helping children with math equations to supervising sporting events, art classes and vocational training.College students who want to become teachers start looking for schools to volunteer in before their graduate so they can get some experience and increase their chances of getting accepted into a teaching...
March 09, 2018

Teaching and volunteering

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