‘Nitaqat’ may wipe out 40% of private firms By ARAB NEWS Published: May 18, 2011 00:42 Updated: May 18, 2011 00:42 RIYADH: Labor Minister Adel Fakieh expects that about 40 percent of private firms will fail to employ Saudi nationals and cease to exist with the implementation of the new Saudizati[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Religion’
June 5th, 2011 - 10:55 am § in Politics
BREAKING NEWS: Arabs (finally) discover Gandhi
Syrian TV: 14 killed, 225 hurt in Naksa Day border protests By JPOST.COM STAFF AND YAAKOV LAPPIN 06/05/2011 18:28 IDF does not confirm casualty count, says soldiers firing at infiltrators lower bodies when warnings not heeded; armed men seen on Syrian side of border; protesters set off 4 land mines [...]
Yom Hashoah: Roger asks, Were Hitler’s crimes immense enough for you to make an exception for him?
Mon, May 2, 2011 …. Tomorrow is the Jewish holiday, Yom Hashoah .. the day of remembrance of the Holocaust. Because I do not believe in the death penalty, my friend Roger asked this question a few weeks ago: If Hitler had been captured alive, would you have supported executing him? Were his [...]
Peace in Politics at Easter Time: Ed Murray and Fran Zarelli
from Seattle Times: OLYMPIA — If there was ever an odd couple in the state Legislature, it would be Sens. Ed Murray and Joe Zarelli. (excerpted) They are polar opposites. Murray’s a liberal, openly gay Democratic lawmaker from Capitol Hill who supports creating a state income tax. Zarelli[...]
April 20th, 2011 - 5:01 am § in Politics
Nigerian Election Update
Goodluck won but now there are Muslim riots. I More here or follow this link on TA.[...]
Nigeria Votes, on Passover
Ed. The election in Nigeria may well be much bigger news than the soap opera in Libya. Nigeria is the largest state in Africa and, in may ways, the one with the most promise. With oil wealth, a sizable educated populace, an engrafted tradition of democracy, a truly multicultural society, and gre[...]
A Wish For Passover
Ed. Passover is now a week away. A wish for Passover from Americans for Peace Now. Ed. BRS and I are long term members of PeaceNow and striongly recommend it to all of our friends, Muslims, Jews, Zionists, and Palestinians. Their stand for Peace is why I am so upset by the death of Mer [&helli[...]
April 7th, 2011 - 2:00 pm § in Politics
Arkansas: Court Strikes Down Law Banning Gay Adoption
Arkansas Court Strikes Down Law Barring Gay Adoptions from CNS news: Thursday, April 07, 2011 By Jeannie Nuss, Associated Press Little Rock, Ark. (AP) – The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a voter-approved initiative that barred gay couples and other unmarried people living toget[...]
The Wedge: A Chilling Tale of a Possible Future
The sun shone on another day of Summer Session on campus in a small college town. In a large yet somewhat stuffy lecture hall in one of the oldest buildings, the professor had reached a favorite part of his lecture on this period in European history. His voice didn’t drone on—it rose as [...]
March 25th, 2011 - 6:47 am § in Politics, Saudi Arabia
IRAN: “Al Saud is falling and the Islamic Republic of Iran recognizes and supports the rights of the Saudi protestors”
Senior MP: Saudi Regime Collapsing TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian legislator on Saturday deplored continued massacre of the Bahraini protesters by the Saudi troops, warning that the killing of the Muslim people in Bahrain will put an end to the rule of the Al Saud dynasty in Saudi Arabia. “Mas[...]