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Articles of the author Mohammad Murad
Beware of email financial scams
There is a growing trend by criminals around the world to use electronic means, including false emails, to scam unsuspecting people out of their hard-earned cash. Many of these con artists send out emails randomly claiming that they need help to (...)

11 - 01 - 2012
Best: After sunset
Driving down the busy streets of Jeddah, Makkah and Madina just before the time for iftar in Ramadan, you can see small outlets on street corners selling ‘subia' -- a frothy drink which is an all-time favorite in the Kingdom. Subia is the main (...)

20 - 09 - 2008
Hotel rates go up for last 10 days of Ramadan at Harams
Rental rates for accommodations in Makkah and Madina have shot up by 20-40 percent for the last 10 days of Ramadan, hotels report. The cost rise during the peak Umrah season is mainly because housing units have made way for ongoing expansion work (...)

18 - 09 - 2008
‘Sky Umrah' from Taif
The popular Western region hill station of Taif now offers pilgrims a breathtaking route of panoramic views to Makkah – by cable car. During Ramadan, the cable cars operate from 3.00 P.M. to 12.30 A.M. delivering people from Taif to Makkah where (...)

13 - 09 - 2008
Driving drives him crazy
The Kingdom has one of the highest rates of car accidents in the world. Some 5,000 people die in traffic accidents and no less than 30,000 are injured and maimed annually at the hands of reckless drivers. Total number of injuries and deaths in the (...)

31 - 08 - 2008
Souq Okaz gets mixed response
The activities of the Second Souq Okaz Cultural Festival here have evoked a mixed response from visitors with many of them attracted to the old pictures on display. Many visitors agreed that these pictures were the most interesting things in the (...)

28 - 08 - 2008
Souq Okaz is ready – Organizers say
day Souq Okaz festival will be opened by the Emir of Makkah, Prince Khalid Al-Faisal on behalf of King Abdullah Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques on Aug. 19. “The new location of the opening ceremony will be to the east of the original location,” (...)

16 - 08 - 2008
‘A mustache makes a complete man'
ARE a big mustache and a big family accouterments of happiness? For Saeed Ibrahim Mohammad Alyaway, a 47-year-old Egyptian, they sure are. Married with eight kids, he says he loves it when others look at his unusual feature with astonishment. (...)

10 - 08 - 2008
Sharp left to brink of death
Faifi was beyond medical reach, breathing but unconscious. All his father could do was pray by his side. At 38 years of age, Faifi was close to being just another number in Saudi traffic accident statistics that record one fatality every 60 (...)

06 - 08 - 2008
A taste of tradition
“I do it only for pleasure, not for money. When I see the family of the bride and the bridegroom happy, I feel happy. I have my own income, so money is not the main consideration,” says Abdul Aziz Bukhari, one of the famous Jasees, traditional (...)

04 - 08 - 2008
Upright in adversities
He has learnt to face problems with patience and prayers. Abul Salam Jankeez, a 60-year-old Turkish man married with three children, said problems inflict him one after the other. “I am jobless. I have to pay the rent of my house. Last time, my (...)

27 - 07 - 2008
Farmer at heart, family in mind
While you are sipping your tomato juice and munching on the cucumber sticks in the comforts of your air-conditioned room, have you ever spared a thought as to who grows and picks the food for you? Ghulam Bakhsh, a 45-year-old Pakistani, is a (...)

20 - 07 - 2008
Call to stop unethical practices
Doctors who accept ‘gifts' from patients, medical representatives and companies in return of biased favors have been asked to stop such unethical practices. Sheikh Abdul Aziz Aal Al-Sheikh, Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, delivered a speech full of (...)

17 - 07 - 2008
Saudi student excels in molecular genetics
Dr. Fawzi Bukhary, 30 , is the first Saudi student to be awarded the Certificate of Outstanding Academic Achievement in the field of molecular genetics by the University of Queensland, Australia. Molecular genetics, a relatively new field, is a (...)

16 - 07 - 2008
Dry season for dam tourists
Once bubbling with water and attracting visitors to its picturesque landscape, Ekrima dam in Al-Mathna area of Taif is now completely dry. Saudi Gazette met some visitors at the site. “I came here with my Saudi friend two years back. Water was full (...)

15 - 07 - 2008
Controversy over Taif's Elbow Mosque
A mosque remains closed because of misuse by some pilgrims and visitors. Views are divided between tourism promotion officials and religious officials, the former claim it to be a historical site while the latter call for its closure due to (...)

14 - 07 - 2008
‘I'm a Saudi, a bike mechanic'
Being a mechanic does not appeal to Saudi men. It means long hours, patience and messy work. But Yahia Ahmed Masoud is an exception. The 32-year-old Saudi, who is married with two children, has been working as a mechanic for as long as he can (...)

11 - 07 - 2008
In a mobile fix?
phone breakdown, you'd probably be worried about finding an honest and reliable technician to fix it. There are not many of them around and that's why Basheer Al-Fadel Al-Basheer, a 29-year old Sudanese electronic technician in Taif, is very much in (...)

08 - 07 - 2008
Al-Hada road to Taif closed to summer traffic
Reactions are mixed over the Ministry of Transportation's decision to keep Al-Hada road to Taif closed this summer. The announcement by the ministry said: “The Ministry of Transportation is keen to ensure the safety of drivers on all roads and (...)

07 - 07 - 2008
Hospitals step up quality for slice of insurance cake
Of late, some private hospitals have taken out newspaper advertisements to announce their success in getting quality certification from the Joint Commission International (JCI), a non-profit affiliate of The Joint Commission, the largest accreditor (...)

04 - 07 - 2008
‘Happy with my Fate'
Madani, 32, smiles as his eyes gleam. Al-Madani is a paraplegic. The Oxford Dictionary defines a paraplegic as someone whose lower part of the body is paralyzed, including both legs caused by injury to the spinal cord. Al-Madani was injured in his (...)

18 - 03 - 2008
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