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When a new school year stirs old fears of abuse
  TARIQ A. AL-MAEENA     This past week millions of children in the Kingdom made their way to school for the beginning of the school year.  For the parents of some of these children, there remains a degree of anxiety as their children ...
A quest for superlatives
  Tariq A. Al-Maeena     The city of Jeddah, often referred to as the Bride of the Red Sea, reminds one of a maiden all decked out in fine livery on the outside, but carrying a host of diseases coursing rampantly through her ...
Boxed in by barriers
  TARIQ A. AL-MAEENA     In this country it is the norm for most restaurants to establish two separate dining areas, one for families and one for single men.  If my memory serves me right, this practice took firm hold in the 1980s.  ...
The dilemma facing newlyweds
  Tariq A. Al-Maeena     The shortage of housing ranks high among the list of many other concerns.  A rising gap between what is available on the market and what most Saudis can afford has left many frustrated home-seekers on the edge. ...
A letter to Shlomo from Gaza
  Tariq A. Al-Maeena     THE carnage that the Israeli forces have been inflicting on the people of Gaza and in particular the women and children has evoked many strong emotions in conscientious people everywhere. Many have taken to the streets in ...
The children of Auschwitz and Dachau have learned their lessons well
  Tariq A. Al-Maeena After a month of fasting, all Muslims look forward to Eid which signifies the breaking of the fast.  It is a time to cheer and indulge in what was suppressed during the previous month. But this Eid is somewhat ...
A testing month of faith
Tariq A. Al-Maeena The month of Ramadan is winding down. For some it was the first time they ventured into and exercised their Ramadan duties. During this blessed month, while Muslims all over the world abstained from food, drink, and other ...
A holocaust of deadly proportions
TARIQ A. AL-MAEENA The month of Ramadan has witnessed another barbaric assault on the people of Gaza. Israeli Defense Forces have been relentlessly targeting and attacking the hapless civilians for whom sustenance has become a living hell in the past decade ...
Letter from a Saudi mother
TARIQ A. AL-MAEENA A  recent piece I wrote on how some Saudi mothers throw the responsibility of raising their children onto the shoulders of their domestic help touched a nerve with one Saudi mother.  So much so that it prompted ...
Ramadan’s pluralism message for Muslims
Tariq A. Al-Maeena Mike Ghouse is from the World Muslim Congress, a think tank committed to nurturing the pluralistic values of Islam. This group is about Muslims and their civic responsibilities; it is not about religious practices but simply about ...
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