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A book about Gandhi!
Mahatma Gandhi is one of the most influential figures in modern history. He never won the Nobel Peace Prize, although he was nominated four times, but he has become a worldwide symbol of peace. Gandhi has inspired great leaders who have led their countries to safety in the midst of deadly political and social storms because they followed his belief in nonviolent resistance.Unfortunately, in the Arab and Muslim world some biased pens have depicted Gandhi as “hostile” to Arabs and Islam. However, there is an important book I read recently that may contribute to changing this misleading and false image. The book is “Gandhi and Arab and Muslim Issues” by Abdul Nabi Al-Shula, a former Bahraini minister, social worker and businessman. The book illustrates important positions taken by...
October 22, 2018

A book about Gandhi!

Don’t restrict homes to only two floors
OkazIn the past, when plots of land were sold, the price used to be in the tens of thousands of riyals. If a person bought a piece of land that cost SR40,000, in 20 or 30 year’s time the price of this piece of land would reach between SR500,00 and SR600,000. That was true of most residential or commercial land in large or medium-sized cities and provinces. I do not know if this change in price was normal or if it was a game played by real estate businessmen.However, once a man has purchased a plot of land, he will find when he applies for a construction permit, that he is only allowed to build a structure with two floors on his land.This regulation is unreasonable for many reasons. For example, after many years, the value of the land may be ten times the original price and erecting a...
October 22, 2018

Don’t restrict homes to only two floors

‘White land’ tax revenue funds housing projects
OkazThe taxes imposed on undeveloped urban land, or “white land,” have helped fund the SR100 million Al-Uyaynah Housing Project in Riyadh. This shows the wisdom of the government in imposing white land taxes and implementing laws to organize and collect these taxes.The taxes on white lands will activate investment and force owners of urban land that has remained unused for decades to develop it. These taxes will also help in funding new housing projects for the Ministry of Housing, and will increase the amount of money circulating in the real-estate economy. The use of white land taxes to fund the infrastructure of Al-Uyaynah Housing Project is in accordance with article 15 of executive regulations, which allows spending such taxes on developing infrastructure, to connect public...
October 21, 2018

‘White land’ tax revenue funds housing projects

Stormy autumn of Iran
Ahead of Iran is not a drifting summer cloud; it is rather a stormy autumn night in which a series of successive blows are raining down on the economic, political and social structure of the regime. For years now, Iran’s economy has been in a critical condition, and in spite of the flawed nuclear deal concluded between the P5+1 and Iran, signed by former US President Barack Obama that lifted the sanctions, no real change has occurred in the development process or in the standard of living of Iranian citizens. On the contrary, poverty, inflation and unemployment rates have dramatically increased.The Iranian government has squandered billions of dollars of the state treasury either on regional wars in Syria, Iraq and Yemen or on its regional interventions in the Gulf States and elsewhere,...
October 18, 2018

Stormy autumn of Iran

A visit to an eco-friendly cement factory
To those who do not believe that cement can be an environmentally friendly material, I can state that there is at least one eco-friendly cement factory in the Kingdom and I have visited it.How can cement or a cement factory be eco-friendly? When we think about a cement factory, the first thing that comes to mind is pollution, smoke and polluting dust particles, whether at the site of a building under construction or at a factory that produces cement.Those who lived in Jeddah, particularly in the north of the city, about 40 years ago, will remember a cement factory that was located in the north of the city. At that time, the factory was more than 10 kilometers away from the urban area. It spewed out large amounts of smoke and polluting dust in the area where it was located, especially in...
October 17, 2018

A visit to an eco-friendly cement factory

Why do they want to destroy Saudi Arabia?
Okaz newspaperI understand the never-ending hatred of the haters of Saudi Arabia. To them, Saudi Arabia is the country in which they see all the dreams that they have wished for but have never achieved it in their own countries. Saudi Arabia represents the ideal development model, which frustrates the haters and increases the pressure of their failure projects and ideologies.However, what I do not understand is why the so-called “Muslim Brotherhood” is trying to destroy the only country that represents Islam, applies Islamic Shariah laws, is the caretaker of the two Holy Mosques and is the country that mobilizes all of its capabilities to serve the guests of the two Holy Mosques.I also do not understand why the only project of the Qatari regime, since the coup in 1995, is to destroy...
October 17, 2018

Why do they want to destroy Saudi Arabia?

Voices of the expatriates among us
Expats in Saudi Arabia generally keep to themselves and are often tight-lipped about their hosts and their traits and behavior. Saudis on the other hand often hold themselves and each other in high esteem. They indulge in this self-flattery often to the point of perceived arrogance. But is this really so? Are they truly deserving of the praise that is seemingly heaped upon them by their peers?To find an answer, one would have to ask expatriates. They could be a measure of our success or failure. Not the only measure, mind you, yet still one that could be a yardstick by which we could gauge ourselves.Now most expats here are those who have come to work. They are here for a purpose and they have a schedule. Once that is over, they will head to other directions. However, while they are here,...
October 17, 2018

Voices of the expatriates among us

Investing in our youth is a prerequisite for a peaceful, progressive and sustainable future
Here’s a question that keeps me awake some nights - what will we do with advances in business, economy and technology if we do not pay attention to harnessing the capabilities of young people who will at some point be responsible for the successful functioning of their communities and the world? Are we doing enough to safeguard their basic rights to education, food, shelter, and other basic amenities? Are we making our best efforts to give them a real voice?These questions present us with an opportunity to think about the issues facing young people around the globe, and especially in the MENA region where the youth crisis is perhaps the most intensified. In our minds, youth stands for dreams, innovation, and new opportunities – or simply put, the future. Yet too many of these dreams...
October 17, 2018

Investing in our youth is a prerequisite for a peaceful, progressive and sustainable future

Saudi Arabia can protect itself
Okaz newspaperAccording to news reports, US President Donald Trump told a crowd at an election rally earlier this month that America “protects Saudi Arabia”. Trump is well known for this type of rhetoric and gives speeches that stir the emotions and national pride of his listeners whether or not the statements are true or have any factual basis.A response came from Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman who in an interview with Bloomberg highlighted the Kingdom’s internal power and the fact that its future is in the hands of its citizens.Unfortunately, American foreign policy in the Obama era failed to curb the ability of Iran to export death and destruction in the region.The situation in the Middle East deteriorated and reached a critical point that required an immediate stand to restore...
October 16, 2018

Saudi Arabia can protect itself

The lies and deception in the Khashoggi case!
When asked about the official Saudi response to the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, I told Arab and foreign media that our story has always been clear, simple and firm: Jamal visited the consulate to do some paperwork and left. The end.Journalists and Turkish investigators were invited to inspect the building and a security delegation was immediately sent to help with the investigation of his disappearance.Both sides agreed to work quietly until they completed their mission and presented the conclusions. The Saudis kept their promise; the Turks did not. Leaks and allegations filled the Turkish media, attributed to unnamed sources. They were mostly inconsistent, contradictory and illogical.Journalists who used their wide imagination to publish dramatically enhanced stories...
October 16, 2018

The lies and deception in the Khashoggi case!

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