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Jul 28
JEDDAH – An indebted retired professor who committed suicide Monday by hanging himself in his house in the Safa District in Jeddah was identified only as a former professor of Islamic Studies at King Abdulaziz University.
The professor, who retired 10 years ago from teaching in KAUs Islamic Studies Department at the College of Arts and Humanities, had a legacy of heavy debts, according to investigators. He had been detained by authorities in Madina over a debt and was released after he paid it, authorities said.
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Muslim women can respect veil bans Cleric
Filed under NewsJul 25RIYADH – A leading Saudi cleric hit out at France for moving to ban Muslim face-veils, but approved Muslim women foregoing face-veils when visiting a country which outlaws them, a Saudi paper reported Saturday.
“It is illogical and unreasonable that the French government undertakes such a thing, which is condemned by neutral people, not just Muslims, because the secular state assures freedom of religion,” Sheikh Aed Al-Qarni told Al-Hayat.
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The abaya Keeping up with the times
Filed under NewsJul 25The abaya is one of the most interesting issues among expatriate women in the Kingdom as most of them are not used to wearing it in their homeland. But many find advantages in wearing it.
“Wearing Abaya makes me more comfortable when I go outside to meet my friends in an open area,” said Koloud Baraka, a Syrian housewife in Riyadh.
“Another advantage of wearing abaya,” she said, “is that I can wear short dresses with short sleeves while going outside and just cover my clothes with
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Pak ambassador sets a precedent
Filed under NewsJul 11RIYADH – Umar Khan Alisherzai, Ambassador of Pakistan to the Kingdom, has recently set a precedent by solemnizing Nikah (the wedding) of his eldest daughter at the Grand Mosque in Makkah.
“The Pakistani envoy has set a precedent that every member of the Pakistani community should follow. Solemnizing Nikah in a mosque was a tradition of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him),” said Dr. Mansour Memon, a prominent member of the Pakistani community here.
He said it was sad to note that as Muslim society is becoming exposed to the so-called modern world, the noble traditions of the Prophet (pbuh) are being forgotten. People in Pakistan have started spending lavishly on wedding parties, a trend not customary in Islam, he said.
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Joint Saudi-Japanese push for education urged
Filed under NewsJul 11JEDDAH: A Japanese parliamentarian has called for strengthening Saudi-Japanese joint investment in higher education, the engine of development.
“The relation between the two countries has to move further focusing on human resources rather than material resources,” said Toshiaki Koizumi, a member of the House of Representatives.
He made this comment while presenting a paper on “Saudi Arabia and Japan: A Dialogue for Future,” at a seminar that was held on the sidelines of Tokyo International Book Fair. Koizumi said the two countries have to increase joint investment in education. Saudi Arabia is the guest of honor at the show.
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Jul 9
BURAIDAH: A number of Islamic scholars and economic experts have underscored the need for an overhaul in the Kingdoms zakat system in a way that would make it more effective and help realize the actual spirit and purpose of zakat in Islam.
The scholars and experts say that the proper collection and distribution of zakat would alleviate poverty, adding that there is a need to upgrade the entire system of collecting and distributing zakat using modern technology, and a revamping of the Zakat Department, which they said should be independent and be given more powers.
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Jun 29
JEDDAH – King Abdulaziz University (KAU) has selected solutions from SunGard Higher Education, a global provider of software solutions, strategic consulting and technology management, to help create a connected digital environment that will help transform the institution into a major centre of excellence in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
International Turnkey Systems (ITS), a leading provider of integrated information technology solutions and software services, will lead the implementation project in close consultation with SunGard Higher Education.
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IDB Prize for Sudanese professor
Filed under NewsJun 28BAKU, Azerbaijan – The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has decided in its annual meetings currently in progress here to award the Prize for Islamic Banking and Finance to Sudanese Professor Rifaat Ahmed Abdulkarim. The professor is at present Secretary General of Council of Islamic Financial Services in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Prof. Abdulkarim is the first Sudanese professor and the 27th at the international level to win this award since its establishment in 1988. – SPA
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Jun 27
RIYADH – CEOs that perform a major deal during their first year in office outperform their peers in the long run, new research from the M&A Research Centre (MARC) at Cass Business School, London shows.
The MARC team examined 276 major deals performed by CEOs during their first year in office between 1997 and 2009, across 12 industries including Financials, Energy & Power, Industrials, Materials, Retail, Healthcare, Telecommunications, Consumer Staples, Media and Entertainment, Consumer Products and Services, High Tech and Real Estate.
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Jun 26
RIYADH – The Ministry of Education encourages the creation of public-private sector partnerships to initiate scientific studies in the field of research and development in order to bring about qualitative change and establish a knowledge-based society in the Kingdom.
Dr. Fahd Bin Abdullah Al-Tayash, Spokesman for the Ministry of Education, said that statistical figures such as the existence of five million students, 30,000 schools and 10 million parents should be enough to attract private sector investments for projects that would mutually benefit the key partners – the public sector and Saudi society at large.
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