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Bangladesh swings on a pendulum
Tariq A. Al-Maeena While an uneasy calm may have descended on Bangladesh lately, it is not certain that such a scenario will be everlasting.  The country swings between supporters of the two principal figures in Bangladesh politics: the strong willed Sheikh ...
Vast improvements in the judiciary
Tariq A. Al-Maeena In recent years, many ministries have undergone extraordinary change, change which has led to more appreciation from the general public. One such ministry is the Ministry of Justice. From batches of fresh young graduates in Shariah law entering the ministry ...
Saudi Arabian Airlines soars to new heights
Tariq A. Al-Maeena I had been a long-term critic of the state of affairs at the national carrier we have all come to know as Saudia.  My extensive association with them provided me with an insight very few other writers had ...
Lecture on gender and development held
RIYADH — The Philippine Embassy sponsored a lecture on Gender and Development entitled “The Philippines’ Initiative on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights to Women”. The lecture, which was delivered by First Secretary and Consul Mary Jennifer D. Dingal, and ...
How the battle against extremism can be won
Tariq A. Al-Maeena The rise of Islamophobia in many countries has reached unprecedented levels.  Unfortunately, most of it is based on false assumptions by individuals who prey on the fears of their countrymen to seek an advantage either in the polls ...
Beware of the phony bounty
Tariq A. Al-Maeena If you are like most people, chances are that you may have at one time or the other been solicited by offers of massive generosity in an email addressed to you by total strangers.  All of them are ...
The unsung heroes among us
Tariq A. Al-Maeena There are many NGOs run by groups of expats, most of whom work on shoestring budgets provided by donations by fellow countrymen.  Many among them volunteer their free time to help their fellow nationals in distress.  One of ...
School ‘principal’ or ‘leader’: What difference does it make to the quality of education?
Tariq A. Al-Maeena A couple of weeks ago I read a report that the minister of education had sanctioned a recommendation to change the working title of the headmaster or principal of a school to "school leader with immediate effect". The report ...
‘Modi on track to cripple India’
Tariq A. Al-Maeena The title of this column is borrowed from Dr. Mike Ghouse, an American of Indian origin who is passionate about the native land that fed him milk in his infancy.  Like many Indians abroad, Mike has been incrementally ...
Jeddah airport ‘world’s second worst’
Tariq A. Al-Maeena An article I recently wrote (October 14) on the impression of the Kingdom that arriving passengers at Jeddah airport get and the manner in which they are hassled by taxi touts who descend upon them drew an interesting ...
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