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From Saudi Arabia, Nzingha comments on a news report which says that a Saudi woman attacked and bit a man who was sexually harassing her on a street and says: “Fighting back I'm all for, but biting? Who knows where that pervert has been. A good beat down yes. But I wouldn't recommend biting him.”

Recent Links also in Middle East & North Africa

Jordanian blogger Hareega marks four years of blogging with a message to his readers: “Thank You.”

Marc Lynch discusses Sunni Islamic scholar Yusuf Al Qaradawi's latest book The Jurisprudence of Jihad in this post. “Qaradawi's intervention has thus far received no attention at all in the English-language media. It should, because of his vast influence and his long track record as an accurate barometer of mainstream Arab views,” he observes.

Fake Plastic Souk's Alex McNabb posted a list of what he describes as Dubai's best blogs, writes Dubai Sunshine, who reposts the list.