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Should Indian diplomatic missions retain Saudi lawyers?
  Tariq A. Al-Maeena     This was a question posed recently by Latheef Thechy, an Indian national and chief coordinator for Pleace India — the Pravasi Legal Aid cell in the Kingdom. He was arguing on behalf of Indian citizens in this ...
A case for animal rights
  Tariq A. Al-Maeena     CAUGHT between cries of the human rights violations of guest workers and corruption riddled civil servants, one group of Samaritans has been somewhat squeezed out of print space.  There are far more urgent problems as the press would ...
The exercise of restraint by a devotee
  Tariq A. Al-Maeena     ISLAM is not simply about being born into the religion, saying one’s prayers five times a day, performing the month of fasting once a year, and ignoring everything else. It is unfortunate that some Saudis treat it exactly ...
Pakistan turns a page
  Tariq A. Al-Maeena     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. ...
Sky is my limit…our vision is to work 24/7
  Maryam Nawaz Sharif, 2nd left is seen with Okaz/Saudi Gazette reporter Faheem Al-Hamid, right at the first press conference addressed by Nawaz Sharif following his sweeping victory in the May 11 election. On right frame, Maryam making a point during ...
The other side of the curtain
Tariq A. Al-Maeena 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 ...
The expatriates strike back
  Tariq A. Al-Maeena   Following the drive by the Ministry of Interior and the Passport Department to detain and deport foreigners working illegally or without status, and fed up with the negative reports in this regard in press reports, some expats ...
An apology from the rest of us
Tariq A. Al-Maeena   I was going through comments from expatriates when I came upon a story that turned my stomach upside down. In the comments, an expatriate executive working for one of the leading banks in Jeddah described an incident ...
‘Throwing out the baby with the bath water’
Tariq A. Al-Maeena A sense of alarm is vibrating through the expatriate community.  Rumors feed the demoralized souls of those foreigners unsure of their legal status in the country.  Reports of arrests and deportation have sent shock waves through many communities, ...
The end of a chapter
Tariq A. Al-Maeena They come to this country bright-eyed and full of hope and outlook. Many are barely out of their teens. They are the young brides of Saudis, who went abroad to study and fall in love.  Although there have been ...
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