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Ahmed Al Sarraf

Due to the high percentage of Americans of German origin, a widespread belief has emerged claiming that the US Congress...

The American Constitution and the German language

Opinion

The American Constitution and the German language

Due to the high percentage of Americans of German origin, a widespread belief has emerged claiming that the US Congress, at the time of the nation’s founding and during the drafti...

Ahmed Al Sarraf | 24/12/2025

Two gunmen, a father and son, whose names suggest they were Muslim, killed 15 people, mostly Jews, during Hanukkah cele...

Blood on Bondi Beach

Opinion

Blood on Bondi Beach

Two gunmen, a father and son, whose names suggest they were Muslim, killed 15 people, mostly Jews, during Hanukkah celebrations on Bondi Beach in Australia. The death toll could h...

Ahmed Al Sarraf | 21/12/2025

Although Thomas Edison (1847– 1931) obtained 2,332 patents worldwide, one of his biggest contributions to modern societ...

The role of Edison, Newton

Opinion

The role of Edison, Newton

Although Thomas Edison (1847– 1931) obtained 2,332 patents worldwide, one of his biggest contributions to modern society that is often overlooked is the employee selection tests h...

Ahmed Al Sarraf | 20/12/2025

I believe the primary responsibility of any hotel manager is to provide comfort and care for guests, just as the primar...

Hotel manager, hospital director, and DDI

Opinion

Hotel manager, hospital director, and DDI

I believe the primary responsibility of any hotel manager is to provide comfort and care for guests, just as the primary responsibility of a hospital director is to ensure necessa...

Ahmed Al Sarraf | 18/12/2025

My Iraqi colleague, Alaa Al-Lami, published an article comparing the democratic experience in three successful Western ...

People are the biggest losers

Opinion

People are the biggest losers

My Iraqi colleague, Alaa Al-Lami, published an article comparing the democratic experience in three successful Western countries to the failed democracies in some of our Arab coun...

Ahmed Al Sarraf | 15/12/2025

I have lived with them, through them, and for them for nearly eighty years. They have accompanied me throughout my life...

The temporary triple farewell and Ali Lotfy

Opinion

The temporary triple farewell and Ali Lotfy

I have lived with them, through them, and for them for nearly eighty years. They have accompanied me throughout my life, rarely leaving my side in the thirty thousand days and nig...

Ahmed Al Sarraf | 14/12/2025

One of the most difficult challenges facing people whose religion forbids the consumption or use of pork products is th...

Where to escape?

Opinion

Where to escape?

One of the most difficult challenges facing people whose religion forbids the consumption or use of pork products is the widespread presence of pork-derived substances in food, in...

Ahmed Al Sarraf | 13/12/2025

Sneezing is a natural defensive reflex that helps the body expel irritants from the nose or throat, such as dust, virus...

God Bless You ...

Opinion

God Bless You ...

Sneezing is a natural defensive reflex that helps the body expel irritants from the nose or throat, such as dust, viruses, or other foreign substances, triggered by stimulation of...

Ahmed Al Sarraf | 11/12/2025

Kuwait was banned from participating in international football tournaments by FIFA on several occasions, most notably i...

The gov’t of the FIFA empire

Opinion

The gov’t of the FIFA empire

Kuwait was banned from participating in international football tournaments by FIFA on several occasions, most notably in October 2007, when a brief suspension of just two weeks wa...

Ahmed Al Sarraf | 10/12/2025

Since childhood, I have been a fan of playing cards, which are called ‘ganjifa’ in the Kuwaiti dialect. However, I stop...

Ganjifa and some of its secrets

Opinion

Ganjifa and some of its secrets

Since childhood, I have been a fan of playing cards, which are called ‘ganjifa’ in the Kuwaiti dialect. However, I stopped playing after my friends either passed away, emigrated, ...

Ahmed Al Sarraf | 09/12/2025

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