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Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi
Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi
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Saudi G Day in Canada: Future to die for!
Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi The atmosphere was full of celebration and excitement. Students were in “I-can’t-believe-it,” and “Is-it-really-happening?” mode. Proud parents were crowding the place. Children in festive dresses were running around. People were smiling, laughing and hugging, while congratulating ...
Asir Tourism: People’s initiatives make the difference
Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi The lady at “Tuesday Market” in Abha, Asir region, was selling home-made yogurt at a “productive families" stand. I bought a two-litter container, for ten riyals, and handed her fifty. It seems I was her first ...
What makes Dubai unique?
Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi So what makes Dubai unique? Why can’t other cities do the same? Some would say money. Dubai could afford to build itself from scratch with oil dollars. Others would say location. Dubai has a unique spot ...
Dubai: What makes a city tick?
Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi The handsome, well dressed, well spoken young Emirati explained to me how the passport system in Dubai airport worked. It was simple — it took seconds to scan my passport first page … and that was ...
Religion and Media: Coverage makes difference?
Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi So why was I recently in one of the most beautiful cities in the world, Cape Town, South Africa? My South African colleagues in Prince Sultan College, Alfaisal University, have given me lots of reasons to go. ...
South Africa: Lessons in racial reconciliation
Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi “Are you Iraqi?,” asked the passport officer in Cape Town International Airport, South Africa. * No, Sir, I am Saudi. Same passport color, I know! From where in Saudi Arabia?, He asked with a big, sweet ...
Forever ... a slave!
Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi Saad has done well in his life. He worked hard and smart to be what he has become. Starting early in business, he later pursued higher studies in the US and returned with a PhD. Now, famous ...
I am black! So what?!
Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi “You wrote about sexual harassment! What about color harassment, racial harassment, religious harassment, age harassment, class harassment?,” asked my frustrated caller. • Please explain! – Last week, a Saudi nurse, who happened to be black, was verbally ...
Sexual harassment? Report it!
Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi Samia went to a job interview in a respectable company in Jeddah. The Arab manager, who met her, was interested in her qualifications, and had so many questions about her studies, hobbies and interests. The interview ...
Don’t touch me!
Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi My relative, Sami, was not himself lately. He has never been so agitated. A sweet boy of 14, he has always been a pacifist. Now, his mother tells me, Sami is insisting on carrying a knife, ...
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