Transorbital intracranial penetrating injury is an uncommon mechanism of head injury. These injuries can be occult during the initial clinical presentation. Certain patients develop an intracranial cerebral infection. Herein, we report a 5-year-old child with an occult transorbital intracranial penetrating injury caused by a pen. A retained pen tip was found at the superior orbital roof and was not noticed at initial presentation. This was complicated by a right frontal lobe cerebral abscess. This paper emphasizes the importance of orbitocranial imaging in any penetrating orbital injury. A review of the literature on intracranial infection locations in relation to the route and mechanism of injury is included to complement this report.

In the field of education, technology is currently considered a new trend. This study aims to examine the factors that affect the integration of new technologies in EFL classrooms. Factors considered include teacher’s age, teacher’s level of technological proficiency, and teacher’s perception of technology. To achieve this, the study involved a questionnaire consisting of 21 items and a total of 38 Saudi EFL teachers participated in it. The results indicate that there is no significant relationship between teacher age and technology integration. However, both teachers’ level of proficiency in technology and teacher’s perception of technology were significantly related to technology integration in Saudi EFL classrooms. It is recommended to provide teachers with professional development and support in technology integration and to supply classrooms with resources such as computers and smart boards. 

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Postcolonial and media literatures have documented the West's association with Muslim/Arab woman and images of passivity and oppression. The literature has yet to systematically consider western depictions of the Muslim Arab woman who is a trendsetter. How does the western press depict this powerful woman and do western and Arab media depict this woman similarly or differently? This article reports on a discourse analytical study of 32 articles that mention prominent Saudi women achieving positive firsts in the Kingdom, half from the Arab press and half from the western press. The articles were coded along 27 discourse variables and then statistically analysed for discourse strategies. Western articles diverged considerably in genre and register. Though replication is required, this study suggests that in response to the consistent findings of western orientalist depictions of Muslim woman in weak roles, the western press exhibits wider variation depicting powerful Saudi women.

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