A few days ago I delivered a lecture at Jeddah’s Dar Al-Hekma College for its Library Week. I was pleasantly surprised by the students’ level of social consciousness. During the question-and-answer session, one student asked me why she couldn’t get good books here and why there were no libraries. She was also appalled at the…
Today is the first of Ramadan, the month for spiritual reawakening and reaffirmation of faith. It is the month in which Allah “sent down the Criterion to His servant, that it may be an admonition to all worlds”. Allah said, “When My servants ask thee concerning Me, I am indeed close (to them); I respond…
According to a report, 35 percent of Saudis don’t want their sons to join the private sector. The survey also revealed that among other professions that don’t appeal to the Saudis are technical ones and those where fieldwork is necessary. Nor are they keen on any jobs that require long hours or English language skills,…
I read an article in a local newspaper that Nancy Ajram and Haifa Wahbi “destroy” eight households in Makkah and 12 in Madinah every day. The word “destroy” in this case is one I would like to see defined. I have a suspicion that the two singers are being used as an excuse and that…