The so-called Pulse of the Nation

The dean of of College of Pharmacy at KSU have opened an exhibition at the college’s main lobby. The exhibition, called “Pulse of the Nation,” is organized by the students’ committees of the college. Please note that when someone says the term “The Nation” in Saudi Arabia, it does not necessary mean the Saudi nation, but it does necessary mean the Islamic nation. Now, one may ask: what an exhibition about Islam has to do with pharmacy?” Here comes the answer: The two have nothing in common. Also, one may thinks College of Pharmacy is filled with atheists, but this is not believable.

The reason for organizing such exhibition at the the college is because the organizers, the students’ committees, are dominated by the Islamists. They have been in control of these committees in the College of Pharmacy, as well as the other colleges of the university, for years. They were behind the banning of musical concerts, plays and other cultural activities. This point was one of the points Dr. Hamza al-Mizeini mentioned in the article that made one of the Islamists in the university sue him.

The administration of the college should consider closing the offices of these committees and shut them down, as they have done with the academic adviser office, because I can’t see any real activities in there. Actually, these offices have become a relaxing spot for those Islamists to drink beverages, eat snacks and chit-chatting the latest news of Sheikh Usama Bin Laden.

3 thoughts on “The so-called Pulse of the Nation

  1. while you didn’t really mention what the exhibition was about, I assume that it wasn’t about pharmacy during the islamic era for example. My point is: if it has nothing to do with phar macy in the islamic empire in the 8th tp 15h century for example, I agree with u. In the other hand, if it is about something like the example I mentioned, i don’t agree with. I am saying this even though I noticed that you mentioned that it had nothing to do with Islam, but you still wasn’t clear about the topic of the exhibition.

  2. well duh.. saudi arabia is an islamic country or atleast it proclaims to be islamic so in saudi arabia nation = islamic nation.

    I also want to know what exactly the exhibition portrayed. It has to be related something to pharmacy..why would they hold an event that has nothin to do with the college’s main subject.

    And why would one may think the college is filled up with atheists? Is getting an education in the field of pharmacy only for people without religion? While i do agree, religion should not be the main issue for a pharmacy school but you can’t assume that students willing to study a particular subject are aethists.

    Anyway, good luck in school. i have a Drug Action exam on friday.

  3. This exhibition has nothing to do with pharmacy at all. It’s basically about “da3wah” to Islam. With participants such as The Religious Police and IMBSIU, you’ll know what I mean.

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