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JEDDAH – Children born to Saudi fathers and foreign mothers living abroad can integrate into Saudi society through programs developed by the Society for the Welfare of Saudi Families Abroad (Awasir), said Dr. Ali Al-Hinaki, an adviser at the society.
Al-Hinaki said the organization has signed several agreements with ministries of health and education and civil societies to enable these children to get their full rights. He said there are 598 Saudi families abandoned by their Saudi fathers consisting of 1,823 Saudis, a rate of more than four people in each family.
<br/> RIYADH – The Society for the Welfare of Saudi Families Abroad – Awasir – has said that 598 Saudi families have been left cut off abroad by their Saudi husbands and fathers.<br/> Awasir counselor Ali Al-Hinaki said in a press statement Sunday that the situation of the families had been brought about by the death of the father, his illness, imprisonment or absence, or failure to care for his children.<br/> Al-Hinaki also said that foreign women sought marriage to Saudis in order to obtain Saudi nationality, and not to build a family or married life.<br/> “As soon as they get nationality they change,” Al-Hinaki said. “They then want to get a khula’ divorce and afterwards bring into the Kingdom men of their own nationality to work and later marry them.”<br/> Al-Hinaki said that material needs were of prime consideration when Saudis marry abroad, and that some marriages involving elderly men had been subject to forms of bribery on the part of wives-to-be and matchmaking agents.<br/> “Some couples married abroad have contagious diseases, and illnesses like Aids, hepatitis and venereal diseases,” he said. <br/> According to Al-Hinaki, studies have shown that Saudi men may be led into marriage with women who are already married or work in prostitution. <br/> “Saudis should turn to Saudi girls for marriage as that would also solve the problem of unmarried Saudi women, while we should also make things easier for our sons in terms of costs,” he said.<br/> Awasir announced last month a summer plan to raise awareness of the “negative effects of marrying non-Saudi women and the resultant social and family problems”, and expressed “particular concern” over the rising rate of unmarried Saudi women and the rise in the age of marriage for Saudi girls.<br/> Awasir officials also plan to visit 30 Arab and non-Arab countries this summer to inspect the conditions of Saudi families living abroad and find ways to help them return to the Kingdom through coordination with the authorities. – With input from SPA
MAKKAH – A top official from the Ministry of Social Affairs has rejected accusations that the ministry had tried to cover up problems at a womens correctional facility here by transferring outspoken inmates to other institutions.
Dr. Abdullah Al-Yusuf, Undersecretary of Social Affairs at the ministry, was speaking in the wake of a preliminary report from the Bureau of Investigation and Prosecution last week that found members of the facilitys administration had tried to silence inmates by transferring them to other facilities.
JEDDAH – The much-criticized Ministry of Social Affairs is expected to deliver Saturday its investigative report on the recent riot at a womens correctional facility in Makkah to the Emir of the region, Prince Khaled Al-Faisal.
The ministry report comes a few days after a preliminary investigation by the Bureau of Investigation and Prosecution found that there was “chaos” at the facility.
MAKKAH – The administration of the womens correctional facility here has been ordered to stop the transfer of inmates to other regions of the country until all investigations into poor living conditions at the institution have been completed.
The order has come from the Makkah Regions Emirate in the wake of concerns that officials from the facility and the Social Affairs Ministry, were trying to cover up complaints by inmates. The women have accused the administration of mismanagement, preventing access to medical care, solitary confinement and physical assaults by women guards. The complaints, including the physical beatings, have all been confirmed by the National Society of Human Rights, based on confessions by some women guards.
JEDDAH – The Commission for Investigation and Prosecution (CIP) is looking into reports that a child has been sexually abused at Jeddahs Social Protection House by a fellow abuse victim.
The Director of Social Affairs in Makkah, Ali Al-Hinaki, said that such incidents must be tackled firmly to prevent an increase. “A victim of abuse should be protected, not assaulted,” Al-Hinaki said, adding that staff at the center had dealt properly with the incident.
Al-Hinaki made the remarks at a forum on domestic violence on Wednesday held following the completion of a special domestic violence committees work with the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry which has led to recommendations for the creation of a Social Protection Act and a Family Higher Council.
JEDDAH: Second Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Prince Naif called for a three-day forum on domestic abuse, which is scheduled to begin on Monday at the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Jeddah Gov. Prince Mishaal on behalf of Prince Khalid Al-Faisal, governor of Makkah province, and a number of university professors and specialists will attend the forum.
The general manager of the Social Affairs Department in Makkah province, Ali Al-Hinaki, held a press conference on Saturday at the department saying the head of the Interior Ministry would like to see similar forums across the Kingdom.
JEDDAH: Victims of domestic violence are finding telephone helplines are hardly of any use. Callers who do manage to get through are often referred to organizations that are limited in the help they can provide.
Helplines are offered by rights organizations, Himaya, a charitable body run by the Ministry of Social Affairs, and its protection committees across the Kingdom. There are 15 numbers that victims can dial when needing help.
JEDDAH – The Ministry of Social Affairs has apologized to a security official who had been accused of physically abusing his 11-year-old son. Ali Al-Hinaki, head of Social Affairs in Makkah, said that he had personally apologized for what he called the “misunderstanding” that led to a besmirching of the man and his familys reputation. The ministry had received hospital reports accusing the man of beating his son and putting him in a coma. After investigations and interviews with senior members of the family, including the boys mother and grandmother, officials declared that the information in the reports was false.According to Al-Hinaki the family had been on a day out at the coast when the boy sustained injuries resulting from a fall while he was riding a childrens motorbike. He was taken to hospital where staff incorrectly blamed the boys injuries on his father. – Okaz/SG
JEDDAH: Orphans with African or Oriental features are less likely to be adopted compared to children with Arab features, said Ali Al-Hinaki, general manager of the Ministry of Social Affairs in Makkah.
In a wide-ranging interview, Al-Hinaki said orphans with non-Arab features end up remaining in orphanages, as a result of which, they often develop mental problems. He added that such orphans become slack in pursuing their studies, gaining employment or getting married.