Jeddah needs a large central park
 Khadijah Bawazeer - Saudi Gazette - THE beautiful city of Jeddah deserves a large inner city green space like New York’s Central Park, Paris’s Tuileries, Cambridge University’s Botanic Garden or any of the parks found in most European cities.
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Human Rights Watch Condemns Controversial Defamation Bill
 Emily Parker - Tunisia Live - In a press communique issued yesterday, August 3, Human Rights Watch (HRW) condemned a new bill that would ban blasphemy in Tunisia. The draft bill, proposed to the Constituent Assembly on Wednesday by Tunisia’s ruling moderate Islamist party Ennahdha, would criminalize “insults, profanity, derision, and representation of Allah and Mohammed.”
Ramadan nights and Saudi bazaars
 Arabnews - Maha N Mufti - USUALLY, when one hears the word bazaar, it evokes images of oriental souks in narrow, densely populated streets, with exotic objects, silk carpets and aromatic spices on sale. Bazaars are also synonymous with flea market stalls, set up in back yards or neighborhood streets, where you can find bargains among vintage clothing, bric-a-bracs, and hand-made crafts. They can also help raise money for charitable causes.
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'End of capitalism': Bolivia to expel Coca-Cola in wake of 2012 Mayan 'apocalypse'
 RT - In a symbolic rejection of US capitalism, Bolivia announced it will expel the Coca-Cola Company from the country at the end of the Mayan calendar. This will mark the end of capitalism and usher in a new era of equality, the Bolivian govt says.
Saudi's brave female athletes
 The National - National Editorial - For two Olympic athletes, there has been support but also shocking abuse. Many learn to grow thick skins in response to competition, but this debate has nothing to do with sport.
Over the last few days, Saudi Arabia's first female Olympic athletes attended the London Games' opening ceremony, prompting a major debate on social media, with some commentators denouncing them as "shameless". A shocking Twitter hasthtag describing the young women translates as "Olympic Whores".
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