Most people know that engagements and marriage proposals are ways of initiating a marital relationship. They are agreements and promises that must be respected by everyone. According to the Qur’an
I was truly saddened when I read the article in Al-Bilad daily last week about the unfortunate incident that happened when Muhammad Al-Faidy, one of the columnists of the paper, went to a local center
I have never heard smokers brag about how tasty tobacco is, or how good it smells, or the advantages smoking provides to the body. Smokers and nonsmokers can agree that tobacco is harmful. As a nonsmoker,
According to the daily newspaper Al-Watan, in the first 20 days of 2006 there were 264 deaths and 646 injuries on the Kingdom’s roads. This translates to 13 deaths per day. A year ago, I was
The economy page in Al-Yaum last week featured the Labor Ministry’s decision to penalize private businesses that delay paying expatriates. Don’t be surprised by the content of this decision
We are well aware of the large number of divorces and unmarried women in the country. The continuous increase in both is not doing us any good. Unless officials try to find reasonable solutions to
The number of Saudi Ph.D.-holders has increased in recent years in different fields, including the sciences, arts, linguistics and Islamic studies. Why does a person want to have a Ph.D.? Do
I have studied in an American university where one of its rules prohibits graduates from teaching in the same university. This policy was developed with an aim of preventing graduates from repeating
