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The abuse of prayer breaks
While having early morning breakfast at a cafe yesterday, my wife asked me what the theme of this week’s column was going to be. I told her that I hadn’t started on one, and neither had I zeroed in on a topic yet. In the back of my mind, I had been mulling over the outlines of a column on the continuing illegal and immoral siege of Kashmir at the hands of the Indian armed forces, eight million or more innocent Kashmiris to be exact, but that needed a bit more time and research to put together. And time is a luxury, as deadlines are often a writer’s greatest dilemma.“Why not write about the break times?” she volunteered helpfully as she often does when I present her with a blank look. “Why don’t you highlight the issue of the extraordinary number of break times business...
October 08, 2019

The abuse of prayer breaks

Are we prepared for foreign tourists?
When Saudi Arabia recently began granting visas to tourists from 49 countries, I wondered how many foreigners, especially Westerners, would embrace the idea of visiting an unspoiled land, which has remained elusive for visitors even though it houses dozens of archaeological sites, historical monuments, and unique landscapes. Then I recalled the Japanese proverb: “If you love your child, allow him travel!”There are those who love to travel, because it increases their knowledge of geography, people and history. There are those who love to travel alone, without companions! The famous British poet Rudyard Kipling said: “He travels the fastest who travels alone.”Some believe that travel is a journey to plumb the depths of the soul, by learning about people, places, and monuments. I...
October 07, 2019

Are we prepared for foreign tourists?

Money, cities and greed!
Thomas Cook, the 180-year-old British travel group, recently ceased operations astounding the global market. Some have interpreted what happened as the result of not being prepared for the new and changing reality of the tourism industry and the latest technical developments, while others view the company’s collapse as a result of unlimited greed and capitalist savagery.In the 1970s, Harvard Business School classrooms were called “noon darkness” because some were held in the basement at lunchtime and with very little attendance. In the 1990s, the situation changed as investment banks turned into the promised economic paradise. However, this was followed by financial meltdowns, scandals, abuses and crimes all of which involved a certain amount of greed and fraud.Modern history in the...
October 07, 2019

Money, cities and greed!

Kashmir should be free
October 27, 1947 is forever scarred into the collective memory of the Kashmiri people as the day they became occupied. And more recently the arbitrary abrogation by the BJP government of Article 370 of the Indian constitution, which gave special status to the disputed region of Jammu and Kashmir, signaled the tightening of the armed occupation of a people and stands as a collective affront to freedom, justice and honorable people throughout the world.The historical dilemma began in 1846 with the illegal, immoral and inhumane sale of the historic state of Jammu and Kashmir to a non-Kashmiri Dogra family for services rendered to the British Raj. From that point onwards, Kashmiris have longed for self-determination. Yet, tragically, their legitimate aspirations were crushed by the grotesque,...
October 01, 2019

Kashmir should be free

Officials who made a difference!
There are ministers or officials in some political departments who play a leading role in their country’s policies and administration, forming the nation’s direction and leaving a more important historical imprint than their superiors. I thought about this as I read about the dismissal of John Bolton, who came to the post of America’s national security adviser with a reputation for being a hardline conservative and hawkish politician. As soon as he came to office, US attitudes with Venezuela and North Korea became more severe.However, his policies did not fit the “deep state,” as represented by the State Department, the Department of Defense, the CIA and the Treasury, who make recommendations to President Trump. As a result, Bolton was politically marginalized and finally...
September 30, 2019

Officials who made a difference!

Will there be a war?
Since the Iranian terrorist attack on two oil facilities in Saudi Arabia on Sep.14, the most repeated question in the region is: “Will this lead to war?!CBS television reported that weapons experts are monitoring GPS systems that were recovered from the Abqaiq and Khurais oilfields in Saudi Arabia after being targeted by drones. CBS explained that GPS systems allow investigators to track the flight of drones and missiles from their target in Saudi Arabia to the airports or platforms from which they were launched.Investigators from the United States, France and the United Nations are analyzing the parts of the weapons used in the terrorist attack. After years of being out of the public eye, former US Secretary of State John Kerry appeared on CBS to say he believed that Iran was behind the...
September 25, 2019

Will there be a war?

Israel’s murderous intent
The Israelis are known for breaking every international convention in their quest to silence those they perceive to be a threat to their dream of the Zionist control of Palestinian land. In the past, they have carried out many assassinations of Arab and non-Arab figures sympathetic to the Palestinian cause.Deep within the bowels of the Mossad and the existing machinery of the Israeli government, there are also elements that believe that even heads of state should not be immune from their policy of selected target assassinations.A perfect example of such well-hidden secrets came to light several years ago during Obama’s presidency when Andrew Adler, owner-publisher of the US-based Atlanta Jewish Times, suggested that Israel may have considered that someday they would have to “order a...
September 24, 2019

Israel’s murderous intent

Vision 2030: Our children must be ready to lead
Our children’s voices will be heard perhaps louder than any other generation Saudi Arabia has produced before - but how will they be perceived in business, in society and around the globe?And more importantly, how will we prepare our daughters, as well as our sons, to help shape and lead the country of the future?I think these are the key questions we need to ask ourselves as we prepare for a seismic shift, a massive change in how we live our lives, one, as a Saudi woman, I must admit, I never thought I’d experience.We need to prepare our children to be open-minded, accepting of other cultures and views and they must obtain the skills and qualifications that will help them to be the best they can be and the Kingdom the true world leader it aspires to become.The country will become...
September 23, 2019

Vision 2030: Our children must be ready to lead

West and East do not meet?!
With the world’s ongoing economic openness to Asia, some may think that there would be more curiosity on the part of those in our region about the intellectual and cultural aspects of the peoples of the Far East, rather than just a desire to trade with them.There has always been an interest in Western culture because the Levant and Egypt are located on the Mediterranean, leading to an openness to explore the culture of Greece and then Rome and France. Arab faculties of arts and sciences encourage specialization in Western studies, so it is not surprising to see that graduates know much more about Socrates, Plato and Aristotle than about Zoroaster, Buddha and Jain.They study the Iliad and the Odyssey while they know nothing about the Mahabharata and the Ramayana. They study the views of...
September 22, 2019

West and East do not meet?!

The Israeli operatives in Washington
Israel’s Netanyahu publicly declares his intention of annexing Palestinian land for illegal Israeli settlers. He says it loudly and he does not fear retribution. Why? Because he is confident America will not object.To understand why US foreign policy toward the Middle East is held hostage by the whims of Israel, you have to be aware of the covert actions that dictate such policies through spying, lobbying and the distribution of money to fund policymakers.These spies are not your covert foreign agents. No indeed! These operatives are Americans who publicly proclaim their allegiance to the flag. They could be your next-door neighbors, mowing the lawn on a Saturday morning or throwing a couple of steaks on the barbecue. But deep down, they foster an unbending loyalty to Zionism and Zionism...
September 17, 2019

The Israeli operatives in Washington

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