Maliki brings a smile to faces as he helps out with flood relief efforts in Jeddah earlier this week. The star of the popular comedy series “Bayni wa Baynak” showed his support in the face of criticism from some quarters that the country's representatives of the arts were more noticeable by their absence in the face of the disaster. Ghazi Al-Shamri, head of the Family Support Committee at the Eastern Province mayoralty and a well-known preacher, said that many of the Kingdom's artistic community represent “positive role models for society”. “Their compassion for the people of Jeddah sends out the message that we are all one nation,” he said. “If they are absent in some aspects, it is because they are noticeably charitable in others.” (Okaz photo) __
