By : Nawar Fakhry Ezzi Many Saudis are bombarded with images of war and devastation in the news to the extent that some of them have underestimated other forms of violence, especially against animals. For example, many of us are

By : Jamal Doumani Yet again, another case of the American media harrumphing about “Islamists” — not to mention other equally obtuse terms like “fundamentalists” and “jihadists” — when reporting on some dreadful act by a group that professes to

By : Sabria S. Jawhar We have never been very good at finding constructive things to do for our kids during the long and hot summer vacation. We’ve had our share of summer vacation programs, but from time to time

By : Rajeev Sharma Now that Narendra Modi has capped his eight-month-long arduous battle he fought as the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate and has taken over as India’s 15th prime minister, he has two paths to choose from; both leading

By : Dr. Ali Al-Ghamdi IN the weekly column titled ‘Are we innocent?’ carried by this newspaper on Feb. 27, 2013, I dealt with some of the crimes allegedly committed by housemaids. The article also examined the crimes perpetrated against

By : Tariq A. Al-Maeena MY column last week on how some residents in this country view their hosts prompted another interesting response from Abdunnasser, a south Indian gentleman whose words deserve to be heard. It is not geared simply

By: Bikram Bohra The point is not that a cure has been found to block the MERS virus but how long it will be before the benefit accrues to the affected areas. Regrettably, far too many diseases are allowed to

By: Mohammed Fahad Al-Harthi Iran has unfortunately become synonymous over the years with problems in the Middle East, including its role in Iraq, providing support on the ground for Bashar Assad’s regime in Syria, maintaining a presence in Lebanon through

By: Osama Al Sharif President Barack Obama’s foreign policy speech at West Point Military Academy last week was criticized by pundits for being vague about America’s military response to ongoing and future crises around the world. He talked about America’s

By: Mahir Ali On a crisp January morning 21 years ago, Maya Angelou became the second poet to be invited to recite her verses at a presidential inauguration in the United States. Her only predecessor was Robert Frost, who contributed

By: Susan V. Ople A famous and multi-awarded anti-slavery advocate in Cambodia named Somaly Mam was exposed to be a fraud in a Newsweek article written by Simon Marks. The CNN Hero ran a shelter for child trafficking survivors and

By: AbdulRahman Al Rashed NO Egyptian president assumed the post without confronting several problems. Abdel Fattah El-Sissi will assume the presidential post while being aware that the current era is more difficult than any era confronted by any previous president.

By: Abdulateef Al-Mulhim The Washington Post is considered one of the oldest newspapers in the world. Founded about 130 years ago in Washington D.C., it is the most widely circulated daily in the American capital and also very popular in

By: Saad Al-Dosari The word “study” has a glamorous ring to it. Put it in a sentence, followed by a name of a western university and to many people, it becomes a universal truth or not that different from Newton’s

By: Nouriel Roubin In the immediate aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis, policymakers’ success in preventing the Great Recession from turning into Great Depression II held in check demands for protectionist and inward-looking measures. But now the backlash against