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My companions: Audiobooks and graphic novels
MOST people are fond of books and wish they could read more. Books are the best companions; they educate, entertain and inspire across generations. These bound pages are usually the result of a lifetime experience and or are built on previous literature. Millions of books of fiction and non-fiction are available for readers in various formats. They are easy to acquire, refer to and considered to be a great gift. It’s difficult to find an alternative to books that provides the same depth and comprehensiveness of subject matter.You may not always have the time to read books, yet, consider reading one chapter at a time, a summarized version of the book, or only the parts that interest you. While the most common forms of books are on printed pages or in digital format, illustrated and...
January 24, 2019

My companions: Audiobooks and graphic novels

Expats exploiting Saudi wives
HOW to exploit your Saudi wife for financial gains? Recommendations and steps to be followed to achieve this are written and circulated through social media platforms by a number of people who have no dignity or morals.These are people of Arab nationalities and they live among us. These messages are then circulated by people who are looking for residency in the Kingdom in order to make money by exploiting Saudi women, who want to get married to foreigners. We respect all Arab and non-Arab expats who live among us, except people with such dirty minds.I mean here the non-Saudi men who are married to Saudi women. The whole idea behind their marriage is to benefit from the official and non-official privileges and facilities given to Saudi women in many areas, especially in the commercial...
January 23, 2019

Expats exploiting Saudi wives

Potential worries in preserving the environment
The headline of this article was the title of a lecture delivered last week by Dr. Ghazi Jamjoom at the Dr. Abdul Mohsen Farraj Al-Qahtani Literary Salon in Jeddah, known as “Al-Qahtani Weekly” gathering. This event hosts an eminent academic or literary or cultural personality to give a lecture on a specific subject. Then, the audience has an opportunity to make comments, observations and raise queries based on the topic of the lecture.Dr. Muhammad Bassiouni, professor of King Abdulaziz University, the moderator of the event, introduced the lecturer to the audience. He noted that Dr. Jamjoom obtained his bachelor and masters degrees as well as his doctorate in the specialization of microorganisms from the United States. Then, he returned to the Kingdom where he served as a faculty...
January 23, 2019

Potential worries in preserving the environment

Seeking women’s rights outside Saudi Arabia?
I left Saudi Arabia when I was 18 years old to continue my education in the United Kingdom. I thought that I would find everything smoother and easier than at home. However, I did not really value home until I traveled abroad, and realized the rights and respect that women have in Saudi Arabia.Nowadays, the issue of women’s rights has been politicized and the media is stereotyping Saudi Arabia as not supporting these rights, while in fact developed countries are still suffering from “unequal payment” while Saudi women who work are paid the same as men.Women in Saudi Arabia are given the priority in everything, even in the matter of waiting in queues. Saudi men also support and respect women especially in this remarkable period of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030. Women nowadays are...
January 23, 2019

Seeking women’s rights outside Saudi Arabia?

Taliban helping Trump on his way?
This week’s devastating Taliban attack on an Afghan military intelligence base was almost certainly designed to have an impact on talks the insurgents are having with US diplomats in Qatar.The assault on the key post of the military’s National Directorate for Security (NDS) in the central Wardak province was a textbook insurgent operation that may have killed up to 100 intelligence personnel and trainee militiamen. Reports are still unclear but it seems that a massive bomb in a captured Humvee blasted a hole in the defensive wall before a handful of gunmen burst into the compound mowing down the startled and confused occupants. It is more than likely that the vehicle was able to reach the perimeter unchallenged because guards assumed it was friendly. Similar subterfuges have been used...
January 23, 2019

Taliban helping Trump on his way?

Saudia Airlines: A mission toward excellence
What a difference a change in leadership makes. Just a little over five years ago, the very mention of Saudia Airlines would bring a shudder through the traveling public. Travelers would go to great lengths to avoid flying the national airline because of its overall inefficiency. What was once destined to be a heavyweight among carriers in the region sadly lagged far behind.It was an airline seemingly destined for success by virtue of a budget generously provided by the government, an enviously guaranteed annual market in Haj and Umrah traffic, and a population size that greatly surpassed the rest of the GCC.Unfortunately, at that time the organization took the form of a country club where entry to executive levels was granted not based on one’s professional abilities, but rather on how...
January 23, 2019

Saudia Airlines: A mission toward excellence

Our children and our money
Al-Madina IF we have a chance to sit with an elder who started his business from the scratch and worked his way up, and listen to his stories of struggles in life and the great efforts he made to earn a living and to build a future for his family, we will realize that these people knew the true value of money.They struggled so much and carried out huge tasks investing their time and health to earn an honest living and to support their families.It is the responsibility of parents to educate their children about the value of money and to teach them the basics of handling money. This is not limited to the financial side alone, but on the moral and behavioral aspects as well. This way money will be in their hands and not in their hearts. Understanding the true value of money will strengthen...
January 22, 2019

Our children and our money

What’s in a name?
This week Greek legislators have a chance to lay to rest an absurdity, though given the historic tinder-dry tensions throughout the Balkans, it would probably be too much to assume that this would be an absolutely final end to the matter.The parliament in Athens will be asked to accept that the former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia should change its name to the “Republic of North Macedonia”. This new title was agreed last June between left-wing Greek premier Alexis Tsipras and his then newly-elected counterpart Zoran Zaev. Earlier this month the parliament in Skopje voted for the agreement which, though it changes the country’s name, accepts that its citizens will still be called Macedonians and their language Macedonian. The problem is that Greece also has a northern province called...
January 22, 2019

What’s in a name?

The benefits of wearing a thobe
Al-MadinahMy IBS, irritable bowel syndrome, most of the time pains when I wear pants with a belt. This led me to discover the benefits of wearing a traditional Saudi thobe when traveling abroad. The belt was pressuring my stomach and with it came pain.I also discovered other benefits of wearing a thobe other than freeing the stomach area, which I want to share with you. Another benefit is the sense of pride of national identity that comes with wearing a thobe. Why should I copy others in their way of dress at a time when they are not wearing my national Saudi dress?I remember the answer of a British engineer who was asked why British people do not copy the rest of the world by putting the steering wheel on the left hand side instead of the right hand side. He said in an arrogant manner:...
January 22, 2019

The benefits of wearing a thobe

Broken hearts tell their stories!
My articles about mixed marriages seem to have resonated with many broken hearts. Some have stories to tell. Others have strong ideas about the subject.A Saudi woman wrote: “Unfortunately, I am one of those young women who shared their experiences with you. Born in Jeddah, I am an accomplished educator. However, I have been denied all rights to be happily married. In my family, it seems the most important decision in a girl’s life is out of her hands. Traditions, society, tribe and everyone except me has a say on who I will spend the rest of my life with. I am still awaiting Allah’s mercy.”However, not all agreed. Another reader defended the culture of family control over children’s choices. She wrote: “We should train our children according to our traditions and never give...
January 22, 2019

Broken hearts tell their stories!

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