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Rape and race hatred
RAPE is an appalling crime, made even more abhorrent when it is motivated by racial or religious hatred and contempt. Six Hindus have just been found guilty of the abduction, torture, rape and murder of an eight-year-old Muslim girl in Indian-administered Kashmir. This savage attack disgusted many Indians, regardless of background, chiming as it did with the widespread movement against the sexual crimes against women throughout the country. The only people not expressing revulsion were members of right-wing Hindu groups who protested the arrests of their eight co-religionists. The court acquitted two of the accused but Hindu extremists are still protesting the guilty verdicts against five of the men. An accused minor is due to be tried separately. There can be little doubt that those...
June 11, 2019

Rape and race hatred

Makkah summits and Arab alliance
SO how would Saudi Arabia respond to Iran’s peace overtures?,” asked the host of a BBC Arabic program show. As a matter of fact he is not alone, I face this question quite enough these days from journalists after Iran’s “peace gestures” in response to the recently held Islamic, Arab and Gulf summits in Makkah and the crippling US sanctions. “Iran is part of the problem, and it cannot be part of the solution,” I told him. “Why is Iran so concerned about Arab issues, like the Yemeni conflict, which is being dealt with by legitimate organizations — the UN Security Council and the Arab League? “Iran never showed so much concern for the half a million people it helped kill in Syria and displace six million people. Why the cries and tears are reserved just for one country...
June 05, 2019

Makkah summits and Arab alliance

Why are the lights being turned off?
YOU are in a department store or a restaurant when suddenly you find the lights being dimmed and shutters being drawn. Left to grope for an exit and safety in the near dark, you notice you are not alone. Other patrons are fumbling about toward the lit exterior, some with small children or bags of purchases. If you are on the second or third floor of a commercial establishment, you quickly find out that the escalators have been turned off. To navigate yourself in the dark, you may wish you were slightly more athletic. Sales attendants walk past you and whisper in menacing tones, “Salaat, Salaat” meaning that it is time for prayers or the unspoken term: Get Out! But the first call for prayers hasn’t even begun! The Ministry of Commerce should really look into this disturbing trend...
June 05, 2019

Why are the lights being turned off?

Makkah summits
Makkah recently hosted Muslims from across the world for three historic summits — Gulf, Arab and Islamic — to discuss the volatile situation in the region, especially amid growing concern over the prospect of a war between the United States and Iran. As tensions mount, it’s about time for a transparent and fair investigation to uncover supporters of the terrorist and outlawed organizations, and those who are the proponents of the takfiri ideology as they are the ones who have brought the region to the brink of a war and they are responsible for the displacement of hundreds of thousands of innocent people in the region. Today the issues are no longer ambiguous as they are now out in the open. Therefore, Saudi Arabia has called for a unified regional stance against Iran, forcing...
June 03, 2019

Makkah summits

Trying to put the brakes of high frequency trading
TECHNOLOGY cannot be “un-invented”. Once a discovery is made, it continues to exist for good or ill. Some of the Los Alamos scientists behind the development of the first atomic bomb were appalled at what they had created. A few decided the new weapon was so geopolitically destabilizing they passed its secrets to the Russians. By frustrating American military dominance, these scientists brought about nuclear power parity which has prevented it ever being used again after Japan had been blasted to the peace table by the devastating detonations over Hiroshima and Nagasaki.The same is true of high frequency trading. This trading scheme combines powerful algorithms with state-of-the-art fiber optic communications to allow computers within milliseconds to identify and take advantage of...
May 31, 2019

Trying to put the brakes of high frequency trading

Saudi Arabia unites three continents
Countries from Asia, Africa and Europe have been invited by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman to participate in the three summits of Gulf, Arab and Islamic leaders in Makkah to discuss ways to enhance regional security and stability in the wake of the attacks on commercial vessels in UAE territorial waters and on two Saudi pumping stations by Iranian-backed terrorist Houthi militias. The Islamic Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) chaired by King Salman and held under the theme “Makkah Summit: Together for the Future” aims at developing a unified stance on current issues and events in the Islamic world. Despite the constant barrage of missile attacks targeting governorates of the Kingdom, Saudis and foreigners in Saudi Arabia appreciate the fact...
May 30, 2019

Saudi Arabia unites three continents

Venezuelan rivals to talk again in Oslo
The Norwegians are due to host a second round of talks between Venezuela’s bitter rivals. Two representatives each of beleaguered president Nicolas Maduro and opposition leader Juan Guaido are expected to meet again next week in Oslo.Though some opposition leaders oppose the talks, arguing that they are merely a delaying tactic by Maduro, it would surely be wrong to dismiss them as a pointless exercise. It is easy to understand the suspicions coming from Guaido’s camp. The stark reality is that the opposition’s attempt to force Maduro from power with huge popular demonstrations have so far failed.Indeed, after the initial heady days when it seemed to opposition protesters that it required just one more shove to send Maduro and his people off to exile in Cuba or Russia or even Turkey,...
May 29, 2019

Venezuelan rivals to talk again in Oslo

Turkish President’s adviser Aktay: A motormouth with malicious intent
This is not the first time that Turkish President’s adviser Yasin Aktay is meddling in the affairs of Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries that Erdogan’s Turkey is dreaming to extend the Ottoman Caliphate.Actually, it is a “Brotherhood Caliphate” based on creating chaos and causing political and religious turmoil in societies. In this regard, Aktay is in charge of the ruling echelon of the International Organization of the Muslim Brotherhood, which considers Turkey and Qatar as its deemed safe havens.Aktay published an Arabic article in the pro-Brotherhood pro-Erdogan Turkish newspaper “Yeni Safak” titled “An open letter to the King of Saudi Arabia”. The article is repugnant due to its contradictions, morbid dreams and foolish ideas. Aktay begins his narrative with an...
May 29, 2019

Turkish President’s adviser Aktay: A motormouth with malicious intent

Ramadan feels differently in Saudi Arabia
It has been 17 years since my first Ramadan in Saudi Arabia, but I still remember the warmth and hospitality of the Saudi people from that time. I first came to Saudi Arabia in October 2002, landing in Jeddah the week before the start of Ramadan 1423. Growing up in the United States, I had familiarity with the traditions and requirements of this holy month through the experiences of my Muslim friends in school and university. I understood the history of Ramadan, the importance of fasting, and had shared iftars with my friends in the United States as they observed the tenets of this holy month each year.Arriving to Jeddah back then, I did not anticipate how different Ramadan would feel in Saudi Arabia. The entire mood of the country transforms and the change is palpable. I consider myself...
May 28, 2019

Ramadan feels differently in Saudi Arabia

The spiritual boost from Ramadan prayers
As Ramadan enters its final days, we are immersed in thought and prayer for our individual salvation. A letter I received from a local high school student who aspires to be a journalist one day captures the feeling of the moment. Johara A.M. shares her reflections upon this month: “My heart is racing. I can hear it beat fast, strong and I can almost feel the rush of blood roaring past my ears. My mind goes blank, and I forget my surroundings, I can’t remember what I had for fatoor (breakfast), and the sound of a baby’s wails fades out as the imam’s voice replaces it, filling every inch of my mind, each ayah (verse) echoes in the silence of the masjid. “The shuffles, the snuffles, my neighbor’s perfume, the masjid’s whitewashed walls, I no longer hear or smell or see. My...
May 28, 2019

The spiritual boost from Ramadan prayers

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