Helen Ziegler & Associates specializes in recruiting healthcare professionals for the Middle East.
Why do people work in the Middle East? Some people go for the tax-free salary. Others go for the adventure. Some stay for years; a good number return repeatedly.
Day-to-day life is less hectic than in the West. You don’t have the daily aggravations: the long commute to work; the energy spent on maintaining your dwelling; the scramble to buy stuff you don’t need. You have time to develop other parts of your life, be they athletic, artistic, or spiritual. As the repeaters tell us, you have more fun in the Middle East.
Finally, those of us who have lived in the Arabian Peninsula, feel that it has been a truly enlightening experience.
Read about us and comments from people we have recruited; call 1-800-387-4616 or email hza@hziegler.com.
EDITOR'S CHOICE STORIES:
I've Gotten My Offer...Now What Do I Do?
There is a signficant discrepancy among hospitals with respect to the benefits they offer, the way they pay the benefits, and the manner in which a contract is presented. We present the most obvious of these as well as other cautions.
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Letter from Abu Dhabi
A passionate cyclist, who also happens to be an Orthopedic Surgeon, joined the staff of the Shaikh Khalifa Medical Center in Abu Dhabi. Of course, he becomes even more obsessed with cycling and vividly describes one of his madder cycling adventures.
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Islamic Banking
Islam prohibits the earning of interest on money. Islamic banking is the manner in which individuals can benefit from money invested in an enterprise, while at the the same time abiding by the principles of the Islam religion.
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Shariah Law
What is Sharia law? Briefly stated, Sharia law is the wide body of Islamic religious law. Sometimes referred to as “Islamic law” or “Muslim law.", it is one of the three most common systems of law, after common and civil law. (Read More)
Education City in Qatar
Education City, Qatar is an initiative of the private, non-profit organization, the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, which was founded in 1995 by the Emir of Qatar. (Read More)
The Mother of Hills
The following is excerpted from Stephen Sullivan's (a gastroenterologist and marathoner) unpublished journal, Letters from the Magic Kingdom, which is a compilation of letters detailing his experiences in Saudi Arabia.
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