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Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi
Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi
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Retirement life: It could be great if you plan it!
Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi Last week, during my Eid Holiday in Taif, I met with Dr. Abdulhai Turkistani, who has just retired, few months ago, from his work as director of the Media Department at the Royal Commission in Yanbu. ...
Retirement: The day after!
Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi With a pleasant face and an eagerness to please, the cashier of the Indonesian restaurant was a Saudi gentleman in his late fifties or early sixties. It was unusual for a man of his age and ...
Egypt: The ‘effendis’ of ‘Tahrir’ and ‘farmers’ of ‘Adawaia’
Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi   A wise man once advised me: Never argue with your barber! I remembered his advice as I was about to argue with my Egyptian barber. He was commenting on the sit-in scenes of President Morsi supporters, ...
Our students in America: An official perspective
Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi I didn’t expect to meet the Saudi Cultural Attache in USA, Dr. Mohammed Al-Eissa, when I attended Khaled Alhusaini "majlis" in Makkah, last week. I saw Dr. Al-Essa last time in his office in Washington in ...
Political Islam: A defeat or awakening?
Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi To understand what is going on in Arab Spring land, I imagined this dialogue with an enlightened Islamic scholar. I asked: Is it permissible to support political Islam? — Is there in Islam a political Islam? • I ...
Emir of Jazan, Prince Sultan promise white gold in Tehama
Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi When Prince Sultan Bin Salman took over the newly established Presidency of the Saudi Commission of Tourism and Antiquities in 2000, we lacked the basics such as tourist guiding and ecotourism. So it was a top ...
Managed marriages: Abusing women’s rights
  Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi     Hind is a very smart young woman. She has always been top of her class. When she went to high school, her father promised her the college of her choice, provided she achieved the required grades. Her ...
Managed marriages: Women’s empowerment and social justice
Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi When I published the story of a young GCC woman who is faced with the dilemma of choosing the love of her life or abiding by the laws of her country and the wishes of her family, ...
Managed marriages: Are we a super race?
  Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi     I knew Malak in her early 20s. She was a romantic dreamer, full of passion for  learning and work, life and love. She studied biology in the morning, worked for my newspaper in the afternoon, and ...
Iran, Syria and Hezbollah are out of the fold
Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi My Shiite friend was heartbroken. He pointed to a recent statement by a senior religious scholar. A well-known sheikh used our anger over Hezbollah support of the Syrian forces against the Free Syrian Army to attack all ...
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