The scare tactic in our society is truly hilarious. Some of the stuff that I’ve experienced or heard myself over the years are numerous but I’ll mention a few here. Like there’s a fatwa that says that it is haram (prohibited) in Islam to tweeze your eyebrows so you get fanatic women going around the [...]
Entries from February 2008
February 12, 2008
Today I attended a workshop on the student centered approach as opposed to the traditional method of teaching. And something came up that always ticks me off. There was talk that students here are not culturally able to handle the student-centered approach. Culture is always the scapegoat when an implementation fails. When students get caught cheating, everyone [...]
February 11, 2008
Today Arab News had an article about a missing nurse who has been missing since November. It is thought that she has been kidnapped by people who work with her at a hospital in Riyadh because she filed an audit report that implicated employees stealing. She used to work at King Abdul Azziz Hospital in [...]
February 9, 2008
Since I work and live in the largest city in Saudi Arabia in which there is no public transportation that women can access, transportation is an everyday issue with me. Just to bring in a driver from abroad, costs thousands. Afterwards, I also have to pay him 700-900 riyals salary, 300 riyals room and board, and [...]
February 1, 2008
Hello world!
This is my first post at this blog. Sometimes when I read something controversial about Saudi Arabia in the news or hear about an issue whether in the media or within the circle of my friends and family, I usually wish that I had a place where I could get my viewpoint out, especially since [...]
