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Thursday 29 January 2009 (02 Safar 1430)

Silence on harassment of children

I AS a mother wish so much to see an official statement from the Ministry of Education stipulating harsh punishments for any teacher — at least loss of their job — who is guilty of sexually... Full Story


Minister, you can’t silence us

When meeting Abdullah Yousuf Al-Ghatham, a 23-year-old Saudi, one wonders whether Chicago’s 442-meter tall Sears Tower fell on his dreams? Al-Ghatham looks sad and depressed. He was not like... Full Story


Rewarding failure

AMAL and Sultan both hold master’s degrees, yet both are suffering because the Ministry of Higher Education has a weird hobby of making complications to make people regret the nights they spent... Full Story




Two rams and a woman

We have an entrenched judicial system that is based on Divine Law and not personal whims. This is the reason why I could not understand two recent court verdicts handed out on the same day. ... Full Story


We live in Utopia

We are not a society of angels, but if you listen to our talk without seeing the reality you would think we live in Utopia. Only blind people can believe the existence of such a place. Whoever... Full Story


The SAPTCO service

I never expected traveling on the buses of the Saudi Arabian Public Transport Company (SAPTCO) to be so bad or the services offered by the company to be so primitive. As the sole company with the right... Full Story


HRC’s call for family card a good step

It was good to hear statements attributed to the Human Rights Commission (HRC) calling for a comprehensive family card for the husband from the moment of engagement until the end of his marital life... Full Story


An expat girl’s plight

The plight of an expatriate girl who was studying in Sudan and came to the Kingdom to visit her mother in October deserves serious attention. The girl’s mother, who is Sudanese, is a statistician... Full Story


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