‘Ful’ Rush Negates Ramadan Spirit
Mahmoud Ahmad, Arab News |
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JEDDAH, 22 October 2004 — “People behave like animals. There is nothing that we can do to control traffic before iftar,” said a local police officer in despair. Shaking his head, he summed up the driving...
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Investors Scuffle to Buy Etisalat Shares
Khalil Hanware • Arab News |
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JEDDAH, 22 October 2004 — Demand for shares in Saudi Arabia’s new mobile phone company is so huge that scuffles are breaking out at banks, and stock subscription forms are being sold on the black market,...
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Lawyers Plan to Challenge 37 Articles of Code
Habib Al-Shimmari, Al-Eqtisadiah/Arab News |
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JEDDAH, 22 October 2004 — Saudi lawyers say they plan to raise objections to 37 articles of the Code of Law Practice and the Law of Procedure before Shariah courts “because the executive rules of these...
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Blessed Are They Who Serve
Molouk Y. Ba-Isa, Arab News |
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Service in aid of Islam has not been a topic of much positive discussion this Ramadan. That’s a pity because Ramadan has traditionally been a time of giving, bringing blessings to those who open their...
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140 Funerals and the Rest Is History
Ramzy Baroud, Arab News |
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AMMAN, 22 October 2004 — A 17-day Israeli onslaught in northern Gaza left in its wake nearly 140 dead, one-third of them children. In many ways, it was reminiscent of the invasion of Jenin in April...
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Home Is Where Iftar Is
Roger Harrison, Arab News |
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As the sun clips the horizon and a molten red pathway flows across the sea to the Corniche in Jeddah, families who have gathered and waited patiently for the end of the day of fasting break open their...
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