In the past, I was flabbergasted when I heard about what Hitler did to people, regardless of their nationality or race. I could not believe that the world would simply sit and watch someone monstrously killing and torturing people.
Lately I learned (...)
Every year, people all over the world celebrate mother's day. The celebration is fitting. Mothers are very important in one's life because they give birth, nurse children and stay up sleepless nights when the children get sick. Most of all they (...)
Some people may think that education issues have nothing to do with them but, one way or another, we are all part of the educational labyrinth even if we are not directly engaged in the system. At the least, we are all affected by the educational (...)
Many people think that nuclear energy is a cheap and clean sustainable energy; so did the people in Japan. Scientists thought that nuclear plants are well fortified that safety is not something to worry about.
Except for the Chernobyl accident in (...)
I attended a recent workshop on management. On the last day, the instructor presented an interesting way of assessing oneself. We were asked to fill a diagram of four blocks — two horizontal and two vertical blocks. Two of the blocks say “I know” (...)
Zig Ziglar, American author and motivational speaker, has said: “Building a better you is the first step to building a better America.” The same is true for any country, including ours.
We are used to pointing our fingers at others for not doing (...)
Since Barack Obama's election to the US presidency, “change” has become a buzz word. It was not exactly clear what he meant by change. However, people simply cheered the abstract concept of change, assuming that it incorporated some of their needs. (...)
WHEN farmers in northern Germany went out to give free cucumbers and tomatoes to passersby, they wanted people to feel their sense of loss and to assure them that their produce is safe. Before that, rumors spread all over Europe about the dangers of (...)
The choice of democracy entails at least two things. The first is that it involves an elective process that reflects the choice of the majority.
The second is that the voice of the majority rules.
Regardless of agreement or disagreement among (...)
These days a lot of finger pointing has taken place regarding domestic help. To begin with, I am against any kind of injustice and I demand laws that define the rights and responsibilities of household workers in the Gulf region. I also believe that (...)
When I went on a trip to UK last summer, the first thing people talked to me was about women driving in Saudi Arabia. This was a paramount issue in UK's newspapers about Saudi women. Later, the news about activating some election rights for women (...)