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Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi
Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi
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Public vs. private schools: Why the difference?
  Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi     BEFORE I left to the United States for my higher studies, my children were in a good private school here, where they took English classes, not available in elementary public schools at that time. Since I ...
Fixing our education system
Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi When I was the managing editor of Al-Madinah daily, we hosted a number of senior students from the media department of a local public university. We put them through a few tests to help us decide which ...
Quality education: How can we get there?
Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi On a hot, sunny day, a little boy was standing on a traffic island in the middle of a large road, waving to the racing cars to please stop so that he could cross the street. A ...
Saudis in service: It’s about time!
Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi   IT was Fathers’ Night at Prince Sultan College for Tourism and Administration in Jeddah. Dinner was prepared and served by the students under the supervision of a famed South African chef. A misty-eyed father told me ...
Saudi students abroad: Experience matters
  Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi     “Why Poland?” I asked Sara Al-Bassam, a Saudi medical student in Warsaw. At the request of Ambassador Walid Radwan, she and eight other students studying in medical and science universities were meeting with us -Al Jazeera’s ...
Poland economic success: A lesson to learn
  Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi     During my recent visit to Poland, I was invited by Teresa Kaminska, President of the Baltic Special Economic Zone, in Sopot, a northern city on the Baltic Sea. The zone is one of many created across the ...
Labor Laws: Smooth and compassionate implantation needed!
  Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi     I am visiting Poland, invited by its government. My Polish host asked me why Saudis are so dependent on foreign laborers. “Can’t you do all the work yourself?,” he wondered. I wish we could, I answered. But ...
Labor Ministry: Where are the hearts and minds?
  Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi MOHAMAD is an Arab Professor who has lived most of his life serving this country. His son was born here and has just finished his bachelor degree in King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah. Unfortunately, after his ...
Hearts and minds can tear down the wall of racism!
Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi Our “Festival of Nations” project of the International Relations Committee of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry seems to have caught the attention of our readers. Many have offered valuable suggestions. Some have experiences of similar projects to share. Others are ready ...
Guest communities: Our sincere apologies!
  Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi     A Pakistani engineer I met in the Islamic Center of Eugene, Oregon, during my studies in the United States, told me about his experience in the Kingdom. In 20 years living with his family among us, they had ...
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