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Articles of the author Ali Al Ghamdi
Memories of Eid overseas
The first Eid I spent overseas was when I was working in the diplomatic corps in Pakistan. I was on secondment (temporary transfer) to East Pakistan during that period in order to issue visas to pilgrims. They used to travel by ship to the holy (...)

28 - 06 - 2017
Boards of directors of loss-making companies should be held accountable
IN a precedent in the history of shareholding companies, the general assembly of Alujain Corporation has removed all members of the board and appointed a new board of directors. The reason: No profits have been made nor distributed to shareholders (...)

21 - 06 - 2017
We must refrain from defying the true spirit of Ramadan
IT was narrated in a Hadith that the Prophet (peace be upon him) has said: "Whoever does not refrain from making a false statement and acting upon it, Allah has no need of him giving up his food and drink." Here, zour (falsehood) is all acts that (...)

14 - 06 - 2017
Pakistanis celebrate Youm-e-Takbir
Pakistanis around the world recently celebrated Youm-e-Takbir (The Day of Greatness) commemoration of Pakistan's detonation of its first nuclear bomb on 28 May 1998. On that day, Pakistan entered the elite nuclear club, which was hitherto a monopoly (...)

07 - 06 - 2017
Who is responsible for the negative behavior of students outside school?
It is common to see some students resort to unusual and unsound - perhaps dangerous – behavior at the end of the school year. Some of them tear up their textbooks while others engage in joyriding or reckless driving. There are yet other groups of (...)

31 - 05 - 2017
East Jeddah area residents seek development projects
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – Tayseer district, located east of Haramain Road in Jeddah, lacks municipal services, government schools and primary healthcare centers due to negligence of government departments, said its residents. They urged (...)

30 - 05 - 2017
It is impossible to get rid of expats by 2020
"GET rid of expats by 2020, public sector told." This was the headline of a story published recently in this newspaper on a workshop organized by the Ministry of Civil Services. I would like to say that this headline was really shocking, provocative (...)

24 - 05 - 2017
The UN's silence about Israeli Apartheid
The withdrawal of a UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) report led to the resignation two months ago of Rima Khalaf, executive secretary general of the Commission. The report titled "Israeli practices toward the Palestinian (...)

17 - 05 - 2017
Suu Kyi's failure to acknowledge the persecution of Rohingya Muslims
When Aung San Suu Kyi was finally able to collect her Nobel Peace Prize in 2012, the committee's chairman described how her "firmness of principle" in the struggle for human rights and democracy had made her "a moral leader for the whole world". (...)

10 - 05 - 2017
Commemorating Allama Iqbal, the great poet and philosopher of Islam
The Pakistan Repatriation Council (PRC) recently organized a symposium to mark the 79th death anniversary of Allama Muhammad Iqbal, the great Muslim poet, philosopher, thinker and lawyer. Allama Iqbal is widely known as the Poet of Islam or the Poet (...)

03 - 05 - 2017
An affordable green card for expatriates
I have had several queries from expatriate friends of different nationalities, seeking clarification about the proposed Saudi green card. Deputy Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, second deputy premier and minister of defense, earlier announced the (...)

26 - 04 - 2017
Muslims of India deprived of their rights
The landslide victory of the ultra-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the recent elections in India's largest and most populous state of Uttar Pradesh is set to bring more difficulties and problems for Muslims in the country. This was (...)

19 - 04 - 2017
Suu Kyi's position on ethnic cleansing in Myanmar
In a recent interview with the BBC, Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who is a Nobel Laureate, denied that there was any ethnic cleansing taking place in her country. She said: "I don't think there is ethnic cleansing going on. I think ethnic (...)

12 - 04 - 2017
Why some family businesses are not successful
In most cases, family businesses are those firms that are established and run by individuals. Sometimes, the individual owner gives a portion of the stake in the firm to his brothers or sons. The individual, usually from humble beginnings, starts (...)

05 - 04 - 2017
Pakistanis celebrate their National Day
Pakistanis around the world recently celebrated the 78th anniversary of the adoption of the Pakistan Resolution or the Lahore Resolution as the National Day of the country. Leaders of the All India Muslim League adopted the resolution at the annual (...)

29 - 03 - 2017
Kofi Annan commission and gross human rights violations in Myanmar
KOFI Annan, former secretary general of the United Nations, recently released an interim report in his capacity as the head of the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State in Myanmar. Aung San Suu Kyi, state counselor and foreign minister of Myanmar, (...)

22 - 03 - 2017
Blunders of some commentators over Kashmir issue
IN one of my previous articles titled "Expressing solidarity with the people of Kashmir," published in this newspaper, I focused on the long-standing contentious issue of Kashmir. My column was based on the viewpoints expressed by speakers at a (...)

15 - 03 - 2017
Compensation for shareholders who are victims of fraud
Two Saudi stock market experts recently said that the final verdict issued by the Capital Market Authority (CMA) against Al-Mojil Company would have a positive impact on all those associated with the stock market besides alleviating the grievances (...)

08 - 03 - 2017
On losing a true friend
Sheikh Ibrahim Al-Qafae Al-Ghamdi, a famous honey merchant and expert on bees from Al-Baha region, passed away last week. He was not only my father-in-law and the grandfather of my children but also a friend of mine. Sheikh Ibrahim was one of the (...)

01 - 03 - 2017
Article 77 of the Labor Law and the mass sacking of Saudis
Article 77 of the Labor Law has been a hot topic of discussion on social media websites as well as in the opinion pages of Saudi newspapers. The issue has now reached the Shoura Council with many demanding that the consultative body make amendments (...)

22 - 02 - 2017
Expressing solidarity with the people of Kashmir
The Pakistan Repatriation Council (PRC) recently organized a symposium to mark the day to express solidarity with the people of Kashmir who are fighting for self-determination. Kashmir Day was observed to commemorate the day when the Indian forces (...)

15 - 02 - 2017
Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims: Victims of crimes against humanity
A report, released recently by the office of the Geneva-based UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, documents testimony from 204 Rohingya Muslim men and women who are part of 66,000 who have fled from Myanmar's northwestern Rakhine state to (...)

08 - 02 - 2017
Why have shareholding companies sustained losses?
Okaz daily recently carried a report by Abdulrahman Al-Sabahi discussing the reasons why several shareholding companies have sustained losses. Al-Sabahi interviewed a number of economic analysts and people who trade in the Saudi Stock Exchange. (...)

01 - 02 - 2017
Saudis are not all racists
In my last article "Saudis are not racists," I focused on the content of the video spread by the well-known media figure Kamal Abdulqadir on his Twitter account. The video talks about the campaign launched against expatriate workers on social media (...)

25 - 01 - 2017
Saudis are not racists
The title of this article is taken from a video posted by the well-known media figure Kamal Abdulqadir on his Twitter account. The video talks about the ferocious racist campaign launched against non-Saudis. In the video, Abdulqadir said that it (...)

18 - 01 - 2017
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