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Articles of the author Sabah Abdul Hadi
Pakistanis getting immune to their country's situation
Many Pakistani expatriates have become immune to the rapidly-changing situation in their country. “The country was founded after a long struggle. Communal riots followed the declaration of partition. The security situation is no better today,” says (...)

21 - 09 - 2008
Travel tips for the holy places this Ramadan
No Muslim's life is considered complete without a trip to Makkah and Madina – the two holiest sites in Islam. For those who live in Saudi Arabia, the journey to these revered places is like travel to any other place for tourism or pleasure. The only (...)

18 - 09 - 2008
A dwindling Ramadan spirit
The holiest month in the Muslim calendar is becoming increasingly commercialized. More than anything, for a large number of people it has become a month of elaborate meals, shopping trips till early morning and sleeping till a little before sunset. (...)

15 - 09 - 2008
Beware of the motorists zipping past you!
Fasting and driving make a heady combination in this part of the world as cars can be seen zipping around carelessly on the roads with little or no regard for traffic rules. The time leading up to Iftar is a potentially dangerous one as drivers, (...)

14 - 09 - 2008
A girl, a book and a glitzy mall!
The picture of a girl in a glitzy mall on a Thursday afternoon with her veiled nose buried in a book is a sight that is not very common. Yet, in our world of possibilities, there is nothing impossible or improbable. As I sat observing this girl with (...)

10 - 09 - 2008
Like cheek by jowl
The people from India and Pakistan share the same traditions, cultures and even languages. But it is the border and politics of vote bank that divides them. Here in Saudi Arabia these common interests bring them closer since there is no such (...)

27 - 07 - 2008
We waste.
When the Saudi Electricity Company announced a power outage of an hour and a half last month in order to undertake a grid maintenance program, people here in the Eastern Province suffered. For some citizens, like Naila, the power outage was a (...)

10 - 07 - 2008
Qur'an teachers in high demand
Demand for Qur'an teachers is increasing and so is the cost of tuition. Most of the demand comes from expatriate Muslims whose children study in international schools which do not offer Qur'an classes. Since most often Arabic is not their first (...)

09 - 07 - 2008
Female expat workers suffer from loneliness
Women working as janitors, pedicurists and manicurists and in other low bracket professions suffer from loneliness, longing for their families, and are barely able to make ends meet because of their low salaries. There is rarely anything called a (...)

06 - 07 - 2008
Latest fad IN KSA –diet centers
Who said you need to starve on a wacky fad diet or slug it out in gyms to lose weight? Now you can cut down the extra pounds by eating, that's right, by eating a healthy diet. Diet centers are the latest fad here as people especially women become (...)

05 - 07 - 2008
Teté-a-teté spot for women
Women have identified spots – usually small malls – where they meet and exchange information and hold friendly conversation on various topics affecting their lives. One such small mall is the Hawa Ladies Center, which houses a saloon, a coffee (...)

29 - 06 - 2008
Saudi women have different views on society
In today's society, Saudi women do not shie away from expressing their views about their plight and what they wanted. Two women expressed different views in a talk with Saudi Gazette. The first question was wheter Saudi Arabia is a perfect place. (...)

19 - 06 - 2008
EP citizens donate blood with zeal
Hospitals in Eastern Province marked World Blood Donor Day by encouraging citizens and residents to donate blood. At Saad Specialist Hospital here, Dr. Muhammad Al-Sammak consultant and blood bank director, carried out a campaign for blood donation (...)

17 - 06 - 2008
British Council plans visual arts competition
The British Council is organizing a competition aimed at encouraging young entrepreneurs to discover their creativity while engaged in an emerging new market like Saudi Arabia. Participants in the International Young Visual Arts Entrepreneur Award (...)

17 - 06 - 2008
Rehabilitation of beggars planned
Several rehabilitation programs to help beggars leave the habit and join the society's mainstream are under way. Ministries of Social Affairs and Islamic Affairs have intensified their drive against begging, which, admittedly, is a growing social (...)

16 - 06 - 2008
Youth awareness on environment in focus this year
Telling young people to be more aware of their environment and preserving the world eco-system will be the united message of all organizations, private and public during the whole year. This was emphasized during the recently concluded World (...)

12 - 06 - 2008
Beauty business booming
The beauty business is prospering and attaining new highs, thanks to women flocking to beauty centers in their zeal to look perfect and beautiful. Beauty centers are located on every street and around every corner in quiet streets of Dammam and (...)

11 - 06 - 2008
Go4english is an instant hit
The interactive website devised by the British Council www.go4english.com has the largest number of hits from Saudi Arabia as compared to other Arabic speaking countries, according to the office of the British Council in Khobar. It is very popular (...)

05 - 06 - 2008
TB cases on the rise in Kingdom
Foreign workers who are diagnosed with tuberculosis on their arrival for the first time in Saudi Arabia are deported back to their country of origin if found suffering from non-infectious type of TB, according to Dr. Khaled Bin Abdulrahman Al-Turki, (...)

28 - 05 - 2008
Who will play a matchmaker?
More and more Indians living in Saudi Arabia are finding it hard to marry off their daughters to suitable boys thanks to the list of conditions set by the groom's side and in many cases - also the brides. In India, centuries-old custom of arranged (...)

25 - 05 - 2008
EP decked up to greet King
The Eastern Province is all decked up to welcome King Abdullah, Custodian of the two Holy Mosques, for the 75th anniversary celebrations of the world's largest oil company Saudi Aramco and the consultative summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council (...)

19 - 05 - 2008
Beggars: Driven by need or greed?
Many people who seek alms on the streets have resorted to begging as a means of making money without turning to crime. While this may seem a daily way of life to over 35,000 beggars, it is irking police and officials at the Ministry of Social (...)

15 - 05 - 2008
Aramco celebrates 75th anniversary
Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia's national petroleum enterprise, is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. Among the many celebrations lined up to mark its diamond jubilee, Aramco is focusing on applauding its employees — or what it aptly calls (...)

30 - 04 - 2008
Gender segregation – by choice
The issue of segregation of genders in Saudi Arabia once again came to the forefront at the 7th National Dialogue in Buraidah last week. Even though the Kingdom has come under a lot of fire from abroad over its strict adherence to the separation of (...)

29 - 04 - 2008
Working mothers debate day care
As more Saudi women join the workforce, they still have a big problem to ponder: what to do with their kids during working hours? One way they use to get over the predicament is to turn to day-care centers to care for their offspring. But then (...)

28 - 04 - 2008
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