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Are we racists?
A Pakistani was watching me intently after prayer, in the Islamic Center of Eugene, Oregon. Later, he smilingly and reluctantly introduced himself. “I noticed your friendliness with non-Arab Muslims. Your children are talking to mine, as we speak. To be honest with you, I felt that was kind of unusual. I find the Gulf people to be rather exclusive. They tend to mingle among themselves. Why is that, brother? Aren’t we supposed to be a big Muslim family? How come my kids have more American friends than Arabs? Why are my American neighbors more accepting of us than Arab neighbors? I lived in Jeddah for ten years, before migrating to the US, but made no connections. In a matter of weeks, my family became part of the community, here.” He observed with a note of sadness.I tried to explain...
December 11, 2018

Are we racists?

All members of the family should volunteer
Okaz newspaperInternational Volunteer Day has been celebrated on December 5th since 1985 when it was mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to celebrate volunteerism and volunteers.This year volunteers have concentrated on rebuilding their societies that have faced natural disasters, political turmoil and wars.In our Muslim and Arab societies, we have a rich tradition of volunteerism that can be used as a base for volunteering to help society. However, many prefer the Western version especially if there are a lot of cameras around and volunteer work is publicized on social media.I do not know what is the best way to demonstrate kindness, giving and human compassion. However, spending time with children, brothers and parents in the home and designing special volunteer projects in...
December 10, 2018

All members of the family should volunteer

Speaking of democracy
Democracy is a tool for the representation of civil societies in which separate religious, sectarian, racial and regional distinctions exist together in a civil state based on equality of citizenship and legal instruments.In recent days, the world has witnessed two remarkable events in the exercise of democracy. The first was the parliamentary elections of Bahrain, which were attacked by more than 40,000 hysterical messages sent by the Iranian sectarian regime. The result was the largest participation in the history of Bahraini elections with 67 percent of the people casting their vote.The second event was the ratification by the British Cabinet of the draft Brexit agreement. This came after a national referendum was held in Britain and the people chose to leave the European Union. The...
December 10, 2018

Speaking of democracy

Another Brexit referendum is a terrible idea
In the “careful what you wish for” stakes, few issues rank higher than the plan for a second referendum by those in the UK hoping for a reversal of the country’s June 2016 vote to leave the European Union (the “Remainers.”) If secured, the outcome could be a fast track to a phenomenon the UK has so far avoided - the creation of a large, angry populist party, probably of the right and perhaps also of the left.That would be very bad news for the UK, for its politics, for Europe, and for the cause of democracy generally. It would be seen, with some justice, as “they” crushing the democratic vote of “we the people.”The second referendum plan is justified by arguing that the British people deserve to have a choice between the government’s Brexit proposal, agreed by Theresa...
December 09, 2018

Another Brexit referendum is a terrible idea

Social media influencers and the advertising market
Okaz newspaperSocial media influencers usually build up a large number of followers by allowing them to become involved in their daily life routine. Out of curiosity or just searching for fun, followers become interested in where these social influencers shop, what they eat, what time they wake up, how they sleep. All of this is done without these followers gaining any real benefit. There are many social influencers who are ineffective in social education.Although social media influencers have used their accounts to market goods and services, it was expected that in time using social media accounts in marketing would die down. Followers would slowly lose interest when they became more aware and their level of maturity increased and changed their personal direction.Although promoting...
December 09, 2018

Social media influencers and the advertising market

May’s Brexit deal ignores Leavers’ real grievance
Theresa May has been stomping the length and breadth of the United Kingdom to make the case that her Brexit deal with the European Union is the only way to bring a divided country together. She hopes that the public will put pressure on members of parliament to eventually back the agreement even if they reject it in their vote on Dec. 11. But the prime minister’s claim is specious. Leaving the EU on her terms will actually make it harder to bridge the deep fissures that the 2016 referendum revealed and magnified.The rift between EU Remainers and Leavers in the referendum vote of 2016 has stuck. It has split Britain into two camps with polarized identities that outweigh traditional party attachments. The divide stems from profound economic, generational, educational and cultural...
December 09, 2018

May’s Brexit deal ignores Leavers’ real grievance

Fake news from lying satellites
OkazNews channels, such as Al-Jazeera, are not broadcast through normal satellites, but through lying satellites. Such news channels are specialized in creating and promoting lies. In reality, Al-Jazeera is not a channel, but a propaganda machine that is not searching for the truth. Instead it is creating and spreading lies to brainwash a segment of viewers who are programmed to believe these untruths.A programmed audience finds it easy to believe what it is fed. This is the same audience as that of the former Iraqi information minister Muhammad Al-Sahhaf who based most of his news on his wishes and not on media professionalism and authenticated news. That is why the Arab world is faced with the dark side of media and is always defeated in political battles.During the G20 event, Al-Jazeera...
December 06, 2018

Fake news from lying satellites

Crown Prince’s presence at G20 Summit: A jewel in the crown of his tour
There is no doubt that Riyadh is the capital of decision-making. This description of the Saudi capital is not a new one as it has enjoyed this status from the foundation of the modern state of Saudi Arabia as a heavyweight in regional, Arab, Islamic and international arenas.This reality was clearly manifested in the last two weeks by means of several positive factors in the wake of the paid malicious campaign aimed at weakening and demoralizing the Kingdom. During this time, the Kingdom witnessed a series of domestic tours undertaken by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman in which he launched dozens of development projects worth billions of riyals in various regions of the Kingdom.After this, Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, embarked on an...
December 05, 2018

Crown Prince’s presence at G20 Summit: A jewel in the crown of his tour

Expressing love for Saudi Arabia
OkazThe video clip that was widely circulated on social media of a Lebanese national, who owns a restaurant in Argentina and who expressed his love and affection for Saudi Arabia and the city of Al-Khobar where he spent his childhood, attracted many Saudis.The Saudi people celebrated the man’s feelings of affection and love and they consider him one of them, who left Saudi Arabia in body, but not in heart.The clip drew many comments from Arabs and Muslims who have lived in the Kingdom, in which they also expressed their deep love for Saudi Arabia, praying to Allah that the country be protected from all evil.Saudis on the other hand expressed their appreciation for these deep feelings for their country. This is the true nature of the relationship between the Saudi people and their Arab...
December 05, 2018

Expressing love for Saudi Arabia

When losing a brother
Last week was a sad one for me because of the demise of my brother Abdullah after battling with illness for several years. For me, he was more than a brother; he was a good friend and a real mentor. Abdullah and our other brother Saeed, who is older than him, played the role of a father after the demise of our father. The rest of my brothers and me were children when our father died.My brother Saeed, supported by Abdullah, shouldered the responsibility of the custodianship of their young siblings. Both of them stood by our late mother in taking care of the family. During those difficult times, the family did not have any sources of fixed income. Hence, the family had to rely on the meager revenues received from the small farm that we inherited from our parents.This financial condition...
December 05, 2018

When losing a brother

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