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How can we empower women?
Al-Hayat newspaperThe empowerment of women is widely mentioned nowadays. However, one is surprised at how this term is used by different writers to mean different things. Some view it as a Western term that aims to distract women from their essential tasks and get them to constantly fight with men, while others view it as an idea that is rooted in social decadence.The second group believes that empowering women is harmful because it will make women go out and work with men, thus exposing them to harassment. A third group views empowerment as a way to help women participate in society and play a more active role while their rights and dignity remain protected.Whenever there is an issue concerning women in society, people always have different opinions. Everyone claims that their number one...
January 05, 2018

How can we empower women?

Why we should go to the cinemas
Al-Watan newspaperWHILE the modern world has developed unique, quick and effective technologies for various purposes, many may wonder why one should go to the movie theater to watch a film that can be watched inside one's home without the trouble of getting out and bearing the hustle and bustle of ticket windows. What is the exceptional thing in these cinema halls that is not found inside our homes?Is it the big screen, the advanced sound systems, or three- and four-dimensional technology? Perhaps all of the above, but there are dimensions that are psychological, visible and invisible. The psychological dimensions of watching a movie in a cinema are very different from those experienced by an individual watching the same movie sitting in front of a home screen or computer.When you want...
January 04, 2018

Why we should go to the cinemas

Marriage and mental age
Al-Watan newspaperMAKING mistakes is natural. It is even considered a positive thing that helps us learn from our mistakes in the process of gaining experience.An individual makes mistakes in the early years of his/her life until they reach the age of maturity. Life experiences refine an individual's personality and define his directions. But this natural process contradicts the phrase "Marriage makes a person sensible" because it does not make any sense.Many people think that marriage, which is a great responsibility, will bring positive changes in an individual. This may be true if a crazy man decides to become sensible, but many crazy people will remain the same and take their sensible partners to the threshold of madness. There is no doubt that people who are not prepared...
January 03, 2018

Marriage and mental age

SR752 million for private tuition!
Makkah newspaperYOU will not see all your shortcomings by your own eyes even if your vision is perfect and powerful. Some of your flaws will not be seen except by the eyes of others. Sometimes you need to use the spectacles of others to look good, because your spectacles may have become dirty and will not give you a clear vision of what is real.Some numbers are considered indicators that should lead you on the road of success or progress or should help you to know the extent of deviation from the straight road that takes you to your destination. Some figures are like mirrors that will show you the truth.Saudi families have spent a whopping sum of SR752 million on private tutoring in the year 2017 alone. This report indicates that our schools do not shoulder their proper educational role,...
January 02, 2018

SR752 million for private tuition!

The cinema is just a big screen
Al-Jazirah newspaperWITHOUT much furor and the usual fuss, the cinema is reborn in Saudi Arabia.This birth was apparently difficult and it took more than three decades of tug-of-war between societal acceptance and rejection.An executive decision finally brought cinemas back and it was welcomed by all segments of Saudi society, unlike when it was rejected previously. This indicates a definite shift in the direction Saudi society is taking.The community has reached an advanced level of maturity and progress that it accepts positive change in concepts and practice, and is gradually getting rid of the residuals of the past.It is history that cannot be separated from our new reality, which we seek and aspire to, at the same time conforming to the principles of our Shariah. The objective is...
January 01, 2018

The cinema is just a big screen

The private sector and job opportunities
Al-Riyadh newspaperIN a recent statement, Minister of Labor and Social Development Ali Al-Ghafis pointed out that about 85 percent of expatriates who work in the Kingdom’s private sector have only secondary school education or below.The information may not be new, as the Labor Ministry had stated this in its previous reports.This is a major issue that demands serious discussion and analysis.Indeed 85 percent is a big number and we believe it will have a negative impact on the private sector itself as well as the Kingdom’s drive to nationalize jobs. It also renews the debate on the need to harmonize the relationship between academic courses and job market requirements.About 85 percent of foreign workers in the private sector hold poor academic qualifications. This means their...
December 31, 2017

The private sector and job opportunities

Prison for women drivers who violate traffic rules
Al-Madinah newspaperIt seems that the Traffic Department has still not decided the best way to deal with women drivers who violate traffic rules. What about women who commit first-degree violations such as running red lights or driving in the wrong direction on a one-way street, violations that can be punished with imprisonment.The Traffic Department has two options. It could change the penalties for women. However, this would expose the department to criticism for failing to treat men and women equally. The other option is imprisonment. The department could imprison women who commit major violations just as they now imprison men, and this is what they plan to do.The department has made an agreement with social care centers all over the country to take in women who commit major traffic...
December 30, 2017

Prison for women drivers who violate traffic rules

‘Animals have morals’
Al-Riyadh newspaperIt is funny how some political and social activists use the Arabic phrase “amal hayawaniya” (meaning “animal-like act”) to describe barbaric and senseless violence against helpless and innocent people. Some members of the public call people who engage in reckless behavior “animals”.Although we love animals, take care of them at home, ensure they are clean all the time and even take them to the vet, we still associate them with recklessness and unjust behavior. Why is this the case? There have been studies and research on this subject, including an important book called “Wild Justice: The Moral Lives of Animals” by Marc Bekoff and Jessica Pierce from the University of Colorado.The book sheds light on animal behavior, how animals treat one another and how...
December 30, 2017

‘Animals have morals’

People want change from monotony
Al-Riyadh newspaperWhen I worked for the Saudi Telecom Company in the 1980s, one of my colleagues was a Filipino secretary. His only ambition was to immigrate to Canada. He spent five years working in the Kingdom while waiting for a visa. During this period, he paid off the mortgage on his apartment in the Philippines and saved money to get married.“Why do you want to immigrate to Canada?” I asked him, although I knew the answer to this question. “I’ll get double the salary and live happier than I am doing here,” he said.He did immigrate to Canada. For three years, I did not hear from him until one day I saw a job application on my desk with his name on it. I was surprised because I thought he would earn more in Canada and have a better life there. I picked up the phone and...
December 29, 2017

People want change from monotony

Developing a creative work environment
Al-Yaum newspaperI admire courageous women who logically think through anything that is said to them before they embrace it. I enjoy discussions with anyone who disagrees with my opinion. I do not mind this for the simple reason that people who agree with you on everything will never broaden your knowledge or help you to pinpoint your shortcomings. I teach architectural history at university and when I am in a class teaching, I ensure that students engage in discussions with me. I do not want them to accept what I say without discussion.Some managers will not let their subordinates express their opinions. An employee who tries to discuss something that a manager has said risks losing his job. Such employees are not welcomed by selfish and narrow-minded managers who believe they always know...
December 28, 2017

Developing a creative work environment

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