IN the peak of winter, Minister of Labor Dr. Ali Al-Ghafees issued a statement on the necessity to curtail admissions in universities to 50 percent. The statement was cold and tasteless. There were no signs indicating that we were on the verge of (...)
SOMETIMES I just do not believe how some people can ask naïve questions, such as: Would you marry a woman who does not cover her face? I read this question the other day on Twitter and it keeps popping up every now and then on social media websites (...)
The news story of the little girl who was slaughtered recently in Al-Ahsa was shocking in the full sense of the word. Many members of the public asked the same question: How did this happen and why do heinous crimes like this take place? The little (...)
According to international human rights, all prisons should have windows to let air in and allow inmates to breath fresh air. In some advanced countries, prisons are open institutions where prisoners can do sports and develop new skills that will (...)
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The news of Amal Abdullah Al-Qubaisi's election as president of the Federal National Council of the United Arab Emirates made my day. I was really happy to see a woman presiding over a parliamentary establishment in the Arab world. I am happy (...)
