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Tariq A. Al-Maeena-On December 8, 1941, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed a joint session of the US Congress, a day after the attack by Japanese warplanes on the US naval fleet at Pearl Harbor. He described the actions of the…
Commentary: APEC members to draw post-2020 vision together
By Tan Jian -Mareeg.comIn 1994, members of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) set a goal of liberalizing trade and investment among the developed economies by 2010 and developing economies by 2020, better known as the Bogor Goals.…
Just grant them the nationality!
Tariq A. Al-Maeena
An item in this paper the other day reflected upon some of the hardships and challenges facing expatriates born and raised in this country, but made to feel that they did not belong. An…
Women and Girl Spaces in Somalia.
Photos with my best friends Enjoying our space.
Many countries seek to define innovation and effective approaches to empower women. Space for Women is part of the main focus by government, International communities and relevant…
A World Without Exhaust Pipes
by Monica Araya-Mareeg.com-SAN JOSÉ – The efficient movement of people is crucial for any society. When transportation networks function well, they drive economic development and literally bring people together. But in many parts of the…
The Iraqi Kurds’ Independence Is Decades Overdue
Mareeg.com-The Iraqi Kurdish referendum vote for independence, scheduled for September 25, is more than likely to pass by an overwhelming majority of the Kurdish population. Sadly, however, not a single country (with the exception of…
The Literary Magic of Harry Potter
by William A. Gleason
PRINCETON – Mareeg.com-This summer, at literary festivals and bookstores around the world, readers celebrated the 20-year anniversary of the debut of the first book in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series – Harry Potter…
An Open Letter To President Trump
Mareeg.com-I find it extremely hard to call you “President Trump” because sadly for America, you neither act like a president nor speak like one. You neither have the moral authority that a president needs to project, nor the courage of…
somalia:Rebuilding Somali National Army (SNA)
Somalia’s leaders have realised that the training of SNA will greatly contribute to the stability of the nation’s future. As part of the state rebuilding, the institutions of the security forces should be number one priority to be…
The Kurds’ Treatment In Turkey Is Indefensible
The below article is a response to a public letter written by Ibrahim Kurtulus, criticizing my previous article about the plight of the Kurds in Turkey. Kurtulus is a member of the Federation of Turkish American Associations, Inc. You can…
A guide for the savvy journalist in a world of ever decreasing privacy
mareeg.com-Many veteran journalists, but not only these, surely noticed that we are all of a sudden bombarded again from all-over with mentions of Watergate. Books like George Orwell’s 1984 are on display at bookstores and an air of danger…
What Makes a Human?
by Kevin Laland-Mareeg.com-ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND – Last month, moviegoers flocked to theaters to see War for the Planet of the Apes, in which an army of retrovirus-modified primates wage war against humanity. Chimpanzees on horseback,…