Letters to the Editor - Issue 24

24 - June 12th thru June 18th 2000, Vol X

The Greatest Deed of Dr. Saqqaf's Remembrance

When great men pass away up into heaven, their great deeds, and our memories of them remain alive. Although their bodies are buried, their pure soul and great deeds survive for ever amongst their lovers and disciples. One of these great men is the late Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Saqqaf, founder of Yemen Times.
Dr. Saqqaf was one of the substance men who lived up to their principles. During Saqqaf's career, we found him as a horseman that faced deteriorations courageously. The more he wrote about mortality and human rights, the more he implemented. His directness was the main reason which gave Saqqaf that great love from his lovers (readers, friends, mates, students, etc.)
Yemen Times is, surely, the greatest deed which related to Saqqaf's role in developing his country. Through Yemen Times a large number of people knew the Martyr Dr. Saqqaf as a journalist and a strong supporter of human rights, and the true way in which he faced corruption and oppression in his society. In fact, Saqqaf's great deeds are very many, but Yemen Times remains the greatest. His disciples, especially his eldest Son Mr. Walid Adulaziz Al-Saqqaf, Editor-in-chief of Yemen Times, and the Yemen Times' ship leadership into the best. So, on the occasion of the first anniversary of Sqqaf's death, I have written these words for the sake of Saqqaf pure soul. May God bless his pure soul:
O, our Martyr!
Your noble ship does still sail,
It is facing strongly every decay & gale,
It is led by your won pure soul,
Whatever, storms come,
it will not fall.
By: Abdul Ahmad Al-Haddad
Ibb University

Get Ready for the Summer As usual, we know that we are to face a summer vacation. This vacation always comes with its changes on different levels. It comes when we are ready to do something that is prepared by ourselves or by somebody else. This time, I don't know if everybody plans for something in the summer vacation. I mean what parents are to do for their sons and daughters? As for the students, they can use their time in a proper way by studying in some beneficial courses or read books, etc. To put it in another way, the long summer vacation of students should be used efficiently. I lie the ideas of some students who in every summer enroll in English, or other useful courses. This is useful to improve their proficiency in English or in the subject they will study. Taking advantage of leisure time is necessary to meet the requirements of this era. Interestingly, some girls prefer studying in such courses to avoid themselves helping their mothers in household duties during the summer. I do, somewhat, agree with them as this will help this generation improve its level of education. I hope that my message of encouraging students to use their leisure time in the summer be taken into consideration by parents and students. Another thing I want to say is, "I don't mean to intimidate anyone -probably the mothers of the escaping girls-, but this is what I see best after my experience in life."
By: Abdulaziz Al-Boriehey
Taiz