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Wednesday 1 July 2009 (08 Rajab 1430)

Hopeless private schools

HOW will you measure your loss when you discover that the private school where you registered your son or daughter is no different from government schools? We have been talking so much about the curriculum... Full Story


Deterrent traffic penalties

I was stopped at a checkpoint and asked by a traffic officer why I was not wearing my seat belt. I was ashamed for not wearing it and said I had forgotten and that I deserved to be punished. The officer... Full Story


Commission’s cameras

I am not the only person who has criticized the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice on a number of issues, such as adding young members who lack full knowledge of Islam into... Full Story




Schools or prisons?

Police in the Eastern Province city of Jubail have opened an investigation following a big brawl outside a high school where students fought pitched battles. Two students suffered multiple stab wounds,... Full Story


I wish I were a maid

A local columnist, in an article entitled “I wish I were a maid,” wrote about maids and how they live with Saudi families. The writer expressed his resentment at how some Saudi families treat maids,... Full Story


Road to death

If you want to travel on any of our roads, don’t forget to write your last will and testament. This is because death may be waiting for you. You might find death in those companies carrying out maintenance... Full Story


Of prayer breaks

I DO not understand why some government employees are eager to shut government offices for at least an hour a day just to perform Dhuhr prayers? Why do they delay members of the public by using prayer... Full Story


Son beating

A RECENT study of 10,000 students in elementary schools aged between 8 and 12 in Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam has revealed shocking information. Some 35 percent of the students have been physically abused... Full Story