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Articles of the author Suzan Zawawi
What is really holding back Saudi women?
Most would argue it is our conservative society that is holding women back. Some in the West would argue it is our religion. But I say it's our wealth. How? Simple. If we just look around Gulf states, we will see that women in wealthy countries (...)

22 - 06 - 2008
Riyadh hurricane warning is a ‘hoax'
mail circulating here warning of a hurricane to hit Riyadh and cause 70 cm of rainfall is a hoax according to the Presidency for Meteorology and Environment. “This is not true, and people should be informed to get their information from credible (...)

19 - 06 - 2008
Is there enough blood to go around?
Every once in a while emails go around urging blood donors of specific blood types to donate blood to a hospitalized family member. The need for more blood donations especially in specific rare blood types made one Saudi to create a website to link (...)

16 - 06 - 2008
MOFA launches 3-day blood donation campaign
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday launched a three-day blood donation campaign to encourage its faculty, members of foreign embassies and their families to donate blood during the International Day for Blood Donation. “I hope this campaign (...)

12 - 06 - 2008
Soap operas lure Saudis to Turkey
Over 100,000 Saudis are expected to visit Turkey this summer compared to just 30,000 last year. How did such an increase in the number of Saudis interested in visiting Turkey happen? Simple, through soap operas. Ever since MBC started to broadcast (...)

12 - 06 - 2008
Women complain of salary inequality
Labor law does not differentiate between men and women, but several Saudi women have complained that they are not paid as much as their male colleagues get and they are not offered the same opportunities. Women and men in same positions should be (...)

11 - 06 - 2008
Dutch team here to rebuild ties
A Dutch parliamentary delegation is currently visiting the Kingdom to rebuild bilateral relations after the 15-minute anti-Islam movie ‘Fitna' was released recently. The Saudi government invited Dutch parliamentarians to visit the Kingdom after the (...)

10 - 06 - 2008
Seoul Mosque needs financial support
Around 200 people visit Seoul Central Masjid a week inquiring about Islam. Most of these people come during the weekend on Saturday and Sunday, all eager to learn what Islam is truly about. Upon walking into the Mosque myself, I found two South (...)

09 - 06 - 2008
Directives issued to traveling Saudis
As summer vacation approaches, Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued its annual travel instructions and warnings to Saudis traveling abroad. From warning Saudi nationals against traveling with their domestic workers to talking to security agencies (...)

09 - 06 - 2008
Efforts to revive Silk Road trade
Enhancing cultural understanding and expanding economic relations between South Korea and members of the Arab League are the main goals of the newly formed Korean-Arab Society (KAS) recently launched in Seoul, the capital of South Korea. “We (...)

03 - 06 - 2008
Former IPC president calls on Shoura chief
Najma Heptulla, former elected president of the Inter-Parliamentary Council, met with President of the Shoura Council, Sheikh Saleh Ibn Humaid, during her short visit to the Kingdom. “We had a pleasant visit,” Heptulla told Saudi Gazette. With (...)

22 - 05 - 2008
‘Dialogue absent in Saudi families'
There is no communication within the family, and when there is it's all in the wrong way, said Saudi high school students at the first Family Dialogue symposium. Participants of the first Family Dialogue Symposium unanimously agreed that many Saudi (...)

20 - 05 - 2008
Upbringing molds our perception
Everyone has his/her own perception of the world, which differs from person to person. How we see the world and interpret what we see is based on many factors. From the moment we are born, the way doctors, nurses, our parents and society treat us (...)

18 - 05 - 2008
KSA to pump more oil on demand, Al-Naimi says
The Kingdom will pump more oil based on customers' demands, Ali Al-Naimi, Saudi Minister of Petroleum and Oil, said here Friday. Oil and oil prices reaching new records high were main concern of US President George W. Bush's visit to Riyadh (...)

17 - 05 - 2008
Juvenile drug addiction on the rise in Kingdom
More than 900 addicted children between the ages of 7 and 18 were placed in juvenile correctional facilities across the Kingdom last year, Awatif Al-Diraibi, a social researcher at the Anti-Narcotics General Directorate, informed a workshop on (...)

12 - 05 - 2008
Intercultural Saudi-French art mission envisioned
Saudi and French cultures of art are proposed to meet and thrive on cordiality, talent, and dedication of Saudi and French artists. For this art mission to materialize, the Art and Skills Institute in Riyadh and the Department of Fine Arts at the (...)

12 - 05 - 2008
Opening a window to the world
From Origami to learning how to eat with chopsticks, children attending the ‘World and I' festival became fascinated by foreign cultures. “I made a crane, look!” said an existed 9-year-old Nawar Al-Kaoud, after sitting at the Origami Japanese (...)

11 - 05 - 2008
A culture opening up
It is amazing to watch how fast Saudi culture is opening up. This week, Riyadh held a children's festival titled ‘The World and I'. The fact that it was the first festival dedicated to educating children through fun was an accomplishment in (...)

11 - 05 - 2008
Children overjoyed with festival designed specifically for them
“Great,” “Awesome,” “amazing” and “finally” were the words children and parents used to express their joy during their visit to the first festival ever dedicated to children, held in Riyadh this week under the banner “the World and I.” “Finally, we (...)

07 - 05 - 2008
‘Focus, unite and win over men's trust'
Women running for the board of directors of the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry have nothing to worry about. That's because they have two women taking care of them: Lama Sulaiman and Nashwas Taher, both winners of seats on the Jeddah (...)

06 - 05 - 2008
All the King's men
A visitor to Late King Faisal's Palace in Riyadh is greeted by four elderly men. Abdulfatah Abdulateif Ahmad, Abdulrahman Al-Suleiman Al-Sari and Sayed Ahmad Hafith served the late King Faisal. Today they look after the palace. They sit quietly, (...)

05 - 05 - 2008
Boeing team visits Alfaisal university
“We are proud members of the founders of Alfaisal University,” said President of Boeing International, Shephard W. Hill during his visit and tour to the university. As one of the founders of Alfaisal University, a delegation from Boeing (...)

05 - 05 - 2008
KSA, Norway to cooperate to stabilize oil market
Energy and regional issues were the focus of Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere's visit to the Kingdom. “We held a comprehensive long session today which focused on bilateral relations and means to reinforce them in many domains,” said (...)

29 - 04 - 2008
Queen Rania of Jordan visits women's societies
During a short visit to Saudi Arabia on Saturday and Sunday, Queen Rania of Jordan visited Al-Nahda Philanthropic Society for Women and Prince Sultan Humanitarian City in Riyadh on Sunday morning. The Jordanian Queen flew into Riyadh from Jeddah (...)

28 - 04 - 2008
Farhan won't quit blogging - associate
Farhan, the famous Saudi blogger who had been released after four months of incarceration, will not quit blogging, according to one of his closest friends. Ahmed Al-Omran, a friend and supporter of Farhan's and a co-poster on his blog, Saudi Jeans, (...)

28 - 04 - 2008
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