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Toward achieving the Saudi dream
Samar Fatany “The Shoura Council being the higher council, has set a good example for other lower councils for the permissible mingling of men and women members allowing Shariah rules and discipline,” said Shoura Council member Dr. Sadaqa Fadil as reported ...
An open letter to the Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs
Samar Fatany Mr. Minister you have disappointed the city of Jeddah by imposing rigid rules to marginalize the women elected to the Municipal Council by demanding that they use separate entrances and isolated quarters. How can you allow the extremists to ...
Anti-women Municipal Council members anger Jeddawis
Samar Fatany The segregation rule imposed on the two women elected to the Jeddah Municipal Council was the topic of discussion during a Baladi campaign event that attracted a large group of academics, career women, opinion leaders and media personalities. Supporters ...
SAC promotes Saudi artists as catalysts for progressive expression
Samar Fatany Today, public art and cultural programs are a positive means not only to cultivate appreciation for beauty and fine taste but more importantly to educate society and provide the opportunity to strengthen creative ideas and inspire citizens with hope, ...
Sectarianism must not erode the social fabric of our society
Samar Fatany The recent executions of convicted terrorists in Saudi Arabia sent a strong signal that the Kingdom will not tolerate any violence or terrorist activities on its soil. The expanding control of Daesh (the self-proclaimed IS) in vast territories in ...
Can the private sector solve the Saudi unemployment problem?
Samar Fatany A Commission for Job Generation and Anti-Unemployment was recently established to address the decline in oil prices and a youth unemployment rate of 29.43 percent among Saudis aged 15 to 25 as of 2013, according to International Labor Organization ...
When will Arabs realize their dreams and aspirations?
Samar Fatany There was very little to celebrate in the Arab world last year. The raging wars in Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Libya destroyed homes, displaced thousands and killed many more. Terrorism was rampant, the threat of extremism and sectarianism was ...
King Salman vows to protect regional security and stability
Samar Fatany In his speech to the Shoura Council, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman addressed the major political challenges that are a threat to Saudi Arabia, the Arab and Islamic nations and the global community. The priority ...
Palestine high on the EU agenda
Samar Fatany Finding a solution to the plight of the Palestinians remains an immediate global responsibility. This was the unanimous conclusion of participants in the Conference on Mediterranean Dialogue that was held in Rome from Dec. 10-12. They all agreed that ...
Is Islamophobia on the rise in America?
Samar Fatany US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has shockingly announced to the American people and to the whole world that he supports a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States” — including Muslim-American citizens. Last month, he ...
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