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The innocent victims of senseless acts
Posted By: TARIQA Created On: 12/Jan/2014 Views: 2324 Replies: 0 
It is unfortunate that in the war of ideology and the evil quest for power, children fall victim to the crossfire of needless violence Click here to read Full Article

If a housewife can figure it out, why can’t the Municipality? by Tariq A. Al-Maeena
Posted By: TARIQA On: 24/Jul/2013 Views:2255 Replies:0 
Jeddah Municipality has come to be known by the residents of the city as a lot of things. Unfortunately most of them are not very flattering. That is not to say that the reputation earned has been unjust. Residents have had a long list of woes that have now stretched over four decades with no reprieve in sightIn the early days of Ramadan as motorists had barely begun to adjust to the demands . Click here to read Full Article
In search of the true meaning of Ramadan by Tariq A. Al-Maeena
Posted By: TARIQA On: 18/Jul/2013 Views:2383 Replies:0 
How does Ramadan in this country appear to a female expatriate who is a first-time visitor from a Nordic country and who had no inkling of what the essence of Ramadan was until she set foot on this soil? Layla, a Finnish national and the author of the blog Blue Abaya, shares her story: Click here to read Full Article
 
Some things just don’t change by Tariq A. Al-Maeena
Posted By: TARIQA On: 3/Jul/2013 Views:2587 Replies:0 
I remember watching the visit of King Abdullah to the Jeddah Airport directorate a few years ago on state TV. He was there to review the plans in progress to turn this pitiful airport into a state-of-the-art facility that would welcome guests from the world over. I also seem to recollect that when asked point-blank as to when this project would be completed, the airport director confidently replie Click here to read Full Article
Pre-emptive strike poses great danger by By Tariq A. Al Maeena
Posted By: TARIQA On: 3/Jun/2013 Views:1976 Replies:0 
Not a person living anywhere in the Gulf region would be safe from exposure 
in the event Iran’s nuclear facilities are bombed Click here to read Full Article
 
Pakistan turns a page by Tariq A. Al-Maeena
Posted By: TARIQA On: 22/May/2013 Views:1574 Replies:0 
HISTORY has been made this month in this much maligned country. A democratic process of elections went through without the usual rash of violence or indiscriminate bombings that would have turned the whole thing into a farce. Instead, the Pakistanis took to the polls and decided upon a leader.Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) was the unquestionable winner in a hard fought electio Click here to read Full Article
The other side of the curtain by Tariq A. Al-Maeena
Posted By: TARIQA On: 15/May/2013 Views:1330 Replies:0 
There is a fever in the air, generated by the recent crackdown by the passport department and officials from the Ministry of Labor on the status of illegal residents or those expatriates with residency violations. Custodian of Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah in his benevolence has allowed a grace period of three months for those with suspect papers to get them corrected. Click here to read Full Article
 
Tears of Muslims in divided Sri Lanka by Tariq A.Al Maeena
Posted By: TARIQA On: 17/Apr/2013 Views:1682 Replies:0 
By looking the other way, Rajapaksa’s government is giving radical Buddhist elements a free hand to terrorise minorities and increase racial tension Click here to read Full Article
Is Pakistan a failed state? by Tariq A. Al-Maeena
Posted By: TARIQA On: 20/Mar/2013 Views:2298 Replies:0 
As the country that was once referred to by Joe Biden during the 2008 US presidential campaign as a "dangerous" state, Pakistan has been fighting back against such undeserved allegations.In the foreign media, the portrayal of Pakistan has been anything but pleasant. There is plenty to buttress the feeling that the country is indeed sinking into a deeper mess. Critics cite in particular the viol Click here to read Full Article
 
Neo-fascism on the rise in Sri Lanka by Tariq A. Al Maeena
Posted By: TARIQA On: 23/Feb/2013 Views:1670 Replies:0 
If Buddhist extremism is left unchecked, the existing peaceful ties between the island’s Sinhalese and Muslims could only lead to violence and an ethnic war In shades reminiscent of Nazi fascism of yesteryear, Buddhist militancy in Sri Lanka has lately begun to rear its ugly head of intolerance towards the island’s minorities. A massive rally was held in the capital city of Colombo last week by Click here to read Full Article
A fight that cannot cease by Tariq A. Al-Maeena
Posted By: TARIQA On: 14/Feb/2013 Views:1430 Replies:0 
The war against corruption must never cease. Corruption eats away the moral fiber of a society and eventually ends up destroying the government, institution or the individual’s sense of ethics and integrity. Click here to read Full Article

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