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Vision 2030 and multiple wives
By Tariq A. Al-Maeena With the announcement of Vision 2030, a new age has dawned on the Saudi social scene. As economic austerity begins to grab hold and restrain us from wild splurges, so does it arrest the inclinations of some ...
Yearly vacations for expat workers must be mandatory
By Tariq A. Al-Maeena   In a country such as ours where a third of the population is comprised of much-needed guest workers, it is essential that laws are implemented to protect and enhance the rights and well-being of our expatriate workforce. While ...
Israel: A cruel, apartheid state
By Tariq A. Al-Maeena   Israel is an apartheid state; make no mistake about that. And it is a tumor in the region. A tumor that had been incessantly bloating as it illegally feeds off Palestinians and their lands through murder, imprisonment ...
From Hankook to Hyundai
By Tariq A. Al-Maeena   Almost every other car you see on the road is a Hyundai and most vehicles in the Kingdom are being run on Hankook tires. These are observations as a motorist who frequently plies the country’s roadways. Now what ...
Revelations of a public servant
By Tariq A. Al-Maeena   In the past few decades our public sector has come under increasing fire from an irate public for failure to deliver on their promises. From the Ministry of Health to Education, from the Housing Ministry to our ...
If I were an American
Tariq A. Al-Maeena AMERICANS in 2016 are in the throes of an election year. The US presidential elections are in full swing to determine who will be the next face in the White House come January 2017. And as most Americans ...
Human rights and the expatriate
Tariq A. Al-Maeena CUSTODIAN of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman emphasized the Kingdom’s unflinching commitment in protecting human rights in line with the Islamic Shariah. He was speaking before an audience that was attended by senior Saudi human rights officials, ...
Holding the upper hand
Tariq A. Al-Maeena One of the perils of the worker sponsorship law is that it unwittingly provides a sponsor with far too much control over the fate of those guest workers who have come to work under his sponsorship.  If the ...
A Jewish voice for peace
Tariq A. Al-Maeena Contrary to prevalent belief in some circles, there is a strong wave of opposition by many American Jewish organizations as well as individuals to Israel's apartheid policy against  Palestinians.  They reject the current expansion through terrorism measures undertaken ...
The prostitution of America
Tariq A. Al-Maeena The United States of America is up for sale or so it would seem from the pandering of the current list of individuals hoping to be seated in the White House next January.  From bigots and racists to ...
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