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Articles of the author Hala Al Qahtani
Comprehensive judicial system is needed direly
Al-Watan EXECUTIVE courts in the Kingdom have won the United Nations Award for technical excellence. The award was given for its electronic system for implementation services, whose most important project is paperless courts. This strategic and (...)

13 - 06 - 2017
Little Laila's painful story with a pedophile
Al-Watan LAILA was playing with other girls in front of her house located in a modest village on the outskirts of the bustling city. She was playing with little stones which she had collected from the earth, the only thing that nature offered them (...)

30 - 05 - 2017
Professional ethics in govt offices
Al-Watan WHEN you work in service sector and interact with customers, make sure your behavior and facial expressions represent the work ethics of that sector. It's better to leave your negative attitude and feelings at home, instead of carrying them (...)

24 - 05 - 2017
Poor handling of labor issues
Al-Watan WHEN you see a miserable person walking in front of you on the other side of the road, never think he will notice that your eyes follow him but he will try to hide himself and his woes so as not to hurt your eyes. If you look at him with (...)

16 - 05 - 2017
Civil status issues of women
Al-Watan DURING the past 10 years the Saudi Divorce Initiative (SDI) has submitted 73 recommendations to the Shoura (Consultative) Council, demanding enactment of laws to protect the rights of women and children after divorce. The move was initiated (...)

09 - 05 - 2017
Pushing people to poverty
Al-Watan POVERTY is one of the most dangerous epidemics. It is capable of destroying a whole nation. It not only affects a single country or nation but spreads to other countries, penetrating the body of the whole world, thus settling in every (...)

25 - 04 - 2017
Express your opinion without fear
Al-Watan SOME people will not tell their opinion and will not express what is in their minds with sincerity. Instead they would repeat the opinion of others even if they don't agree with them. They often take such a stand to express a strange or an (...)

18 - 04 - 2017
Equal treatment of professionals
Al-Watan DURING the time of King Abdul Aziz, a widow came to the head of the Juhaina tribe requesting his assistance for the release of his only son from prison. After seeking the help of Allah, he met King Abdul Aziz in the last days of Ramadan and (...)

13 - 04 - 2017
Need to revise Saudization laws
WE should not open the same box – which is used only once — to find solution for every issue. When life situation changes we should adopt new thoughts and ideas matching with those developments and we should not depend on the same expired box that (...)

14 - 03 - 2017
Ill-treatment of women begins in school
Al-Watan THE women community has been a mysterious one until recently. No one knew its secrets and problems or how its members thought. Women were surrounded by prohibitions and breaching it was considered as a major sin. After a period of time, we (...)

06 - 03 - 2017
Tough law needed to stop family violence
Al-Watan WE cannot say whether last week was the most sorrowful one or the week before it because we often wake up in the morning hearing frightening news. Despite many awareness campaigns as well as rules and laws, family violence cases are on the (...)

23 - 01 - 2017
Unemployed Saudi engineers
Al-Watan A LONG time ago, a ministerial committee comprising representatives from the Ministries of Civil Service, Finance, Education, Defense, Municipal and Rural Affairs and the Saudi Council of Engineers was formed to set out rules and (...)

15 - 01 - 2017
Confidence and credibility
A LEADER is the one who can win the confidence and allegiance of employees who work under him thanks to his wisdom and administrative capabilities. He can transform his employees into a productive team, making good use of their energy and skills. A (...)

03 - 01 - 2017
Shoura must address citizens' problems
EVERY citizen desires for the goodness of his/her country in one way or the other, either through involvement in decision-making or participating in the development process. Our main concern is to make our country stable and secure and a lighthouse (...)

27 - 12 - 2016
Why Saudi students are murdered abroad?
SAUDI parents of students who win state-sponsored foreign scholarships will be very happy to send their children abroad to pursue their higher education at reputable international universities and institutes in order to realize their hopes and (...)

20 - 12 - 2016
End colonization of employment
THE rate of Saudi workers is high in some companies and government corporations but this does not deny the fact that employment of foreigners costs the state three times more than employing Saudis. Unfortunately, there is a growing tendency to (...)

12 - 12 - 2016
Our troops in the south set new examples of bravery
EVERYBODY knows that Saudi armed forces in the south along the Yemen border have the most advanced weapons in the Middle East and nobody can ignore this fact. The Kingdom's continuous efforts to modernize its armed forces were not only aimed at (...)

06 - 12 - 2016
IMF's dubious role in creating economic crisis
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) was established as a specialized UN agency to protect currency exchange rate after World War II. IMF cooperates with World Bank to provide economic consultancy and loans to countries in order to maintain global (...)

23 - 11 - 2016
Need to tackle administrative graft
AN employee named Ghassan was appointed in charge of pharmacy at a small hospital at a remote place. His appointment was made without considering his qualifications and abilities and he was the only person working in the pharmacy those days. His (...)

13 - 09 - 2016
Lessons from Rio Olympics
Al-Watan Only in recent years people have started noticing the limited participation of Arabs in the Olympics. This year Arab countries not only showed their good presence in the international event but also gave us a lot of lessons and they deserve (...)

06 - 09 - 2016
Pinning hope on the family council
Taking care of all members of a family simultaneously is not an easy task, although it appears simple. Family management demands capable and committed members who are aware of the importance of fostering a family. A proper family upbringing is (...)

22 - 08 - 2016
Saudi women at Rio
WE live in a world full of contradictions and some people think there is nothing wrong in adding one more contradiction — participation of women in Olympics. It's strange that we denounce that addition while ignoring the fact that the world around (...)

14 - 08 - 2016
Dealing with child torture
WE are worried about children's issues in society and we take them seriously as if they are our own children. If anyone turns his back to one issue concerning children, society would team up to address the issue. We prepare our children for the (...)

11 - 08 - 2016
Marriage is a big responsibility
THE decision to select your marital partner, who will be sharing all details of your life, is a difficult one. May be it is the most difficult decision in a person's whole life. That decision will change his/her life or make it upside down if it was (...)

02 - 08 - 2016
Mosques and loudspeakers
ABOUT seven years ago, the Ministry of Islamic Affairs banned the use of loudspeakers during the five-time prayers. It created a big hue and cry as many people opposed the move thinking it would have a negative impact on the worship. But the (...)

17 - 07 - 2016
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