A few months ago I wrote about a tragic accident involving a schoolboy who was hit by a delivery van on the premises of his elementary school in Riyadh. The accident which resulted in the death of
More than two months ago, Crown Prince Abdullah directed that all girls’ colleges operating under the Ministry of Education be integrated into one university run by the Ministry of Higher Education.
The heated debate that took place at the Third National Dialogue Forum which ended in Madinah on Monday is a very healthy phenomenon. Despite the harsh comments by some participants about the role
With the long summer holidays just beginning, training centers run by the Ministry of Education will soon welcome students wishing to learn something new. The courses usually concentrate on culture,
Much has been said and written about Saudization but despite all the discussion, we have yet to come up with a clear definition of what it means. In the absence of that definition, some say that Saudization
Last year the government spent SR2.2 billion on training. How much of this figure was actually spent on training women? What has been the share in contracts, signed from the beginning by the Manpower
One day one of our coddled young men ordered a cup of coffee from an Indian tea boy. For some reason, the order was delayed and furious at the delay, the pampered youth took out a gun and shot the
In a few days, the third National Dialogue Forum will begin. Its sponsors have said it would focus on issues affecting women. Many women in this country are eagerly awaiting to see what topics will
