By SIRAJ WAHAB | ARAB NEWS Published: Jun 13, 2010 00:04 Updated: Jun 13, 2010 00:05
ALKHOBAR: One of the Kingdom’s most accomplished scientists said women have an important role to play in the nation’s development, and their success will be determined by the support of men within society.
Dr. Hayat Sindi, one of the world’s most celebrated researchers in the field of biotechnology, made the comments on Saturday night while addressing the Society of Petroleum Engineers at Le Meridien.
Sindi said women needed to make life-changing decisions for the betterment of society. “They have the capability and they have the capacity to overcome the hurdles that come their way, but they need to be encouraged by their fathers, brothers, husbands and other members of society.”
She credits her success to her father’s unwavering support. “When I was leaving for Britain to pursue my higher studies, my father told me, ‘Don’t let me down’. He died four months ago, and I hope I made him proud,” she said.
(Al Jazeera news) Perhaps now Americans will understand the true nature of the Israeli occupation.
It has never been about security. Not for one day. It has been about
land and power. And this is where it has led. And we have made it
possible. Since at least the mid-1970s, only one country has had the power to
force Israel to give up its dreams of permanent occupation of the West
Bank: The US.
After the success against Soviet-backed Arab forces in 1967, Israel
suddenly became a "strategic asset" - a useful proxy in the global
great game against Communism. For three decades the US and its political class have feigned
concern, affection and even love for Israel; the reality is that Israel
has always been a tool to advance US strategic goals and power, and
nothing more.
All the while, thoughtful Israelis - not to mention Palestinians and
the rest of the world - have begged the US to intervene, to stop the
insanity before it created an abscess that threatened not just the
Jewish state, but the whole region, and even global peace...Read More
By SIRAJ WAHAB | ARAB NEWS Published: Jun 13, 2010 00:04 Updated: Jun 13, 2010 00:05![Americans protest against the attack on the Gaza aid flotilla [AFP]](http://english.aljazeera.net/mritems/Images//2010/6/1/20106165950153734_20.jpg "Americans protest against the attack on the Gaza aid flotilla [AFP]")
