Veteran journalist Khadija Al-Waal believes that the media is a solid value in the self of its owner, but despite that he may withdraw from the scene due to his own convictions, and between her unforgettable childhood memories in the alleys of Makkah Al-Mukarramah and her radio work in which she excelled, Al-Waal believes that media work during fasting is better, because the mind It remains clearer and the sound becomes more pure. “Okaz” presents this interview to the readers of Khadija Al-Waal:
Pure sound
• What remains of the memories of the first Ramadan of his silence?
•• Beautiful memories and more beautiful days. I was then in the fourth grade of primary school, as my childhood was in Makkah and I was very thirsty so I drank water without anyone knowing, and I used to visit my grandmother’s house near our house and carry samosas for her, and her house was full of recitation of the Qur’an with the voice of the reciter Muhammad Ayoub, who I do not forget his voice to this day, and I listen to him to this day. Memories still do not leave me, and I remember those who left and their impact remains, my mother and grandmother, may God have mercy on them.
• How did you reconcile media work and fasting, especially with the amount of effort and radio performance?
•• With ease, and on the contrary, working with fasting, specifically radio work, is very wonderful, as the mind is then more present and the voice is also more pure.
Tales and stories
• What TV program or work are you keen to attend?
•• As for programmes, I love biographies. I love tales and stories programmes. As for soap operas, they depend on my time. But I follow out of knowledge and to follow the new.
• What do you read during the month of Ramadan?
•• The Holy Quran, of course, and daily e-mails.
What dish is always on your table?
•• Soup is my most important dish.
When will you retire?
• 3 characters you invite to have breakfast with you?
•• I invite Princess Lolwa Al-Faisal, I invite the artist Muhammad Abdo, and I invite my daughter Taghreed Haddadi.
• Will the journalist retire, and when?
•• There is no term for retirement for the media person, unless he is an employee and retires as an employee, but as a media person it is impossible, because the media is a value within every real media person who may withdraw due to a special conviction in him.
People have changed
• From your media point of view, has the Arab drama succeeded in getting out of the cycle of repetition?
•• To some extent, yes, there are beautiful works presented that are considered outside the box, in addition to the fact that the competition has become strong with the next generation and their different and qualitative works.
• What has changed between the current Ramadan and Ramadan 20 years ago?
A: People have changed, hearts have changed, and appearances have unfortunately dominated Ramadan's spirituality and its usual simplicity.
In conclusion, I thank Okaz newspaper for this beautiful hosting, and I hope that I have succeeded in it. Happy new year to everyone.
Abdullah Al-Rooqi (Makkah Al-Mukarramah) @alroogy