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[email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Emir meets UN official Initial nod Coca-Cola ad for 76 new private sparks heated schools DOHA: The Supreme Education Council (SEC) has given the ini- debate in Qatar tial approval for opening 76 new private schools and kindergar- tens in the country, a senior SEC official said. Call for boycott of American drink Hamad Mohammed Al Ghali Al Merri, director of Private Schools DOHA: The controversial always paint Arabs in bad light Office at SEC said that the new Coca-Cola Super Bowl adver- and portray them as uncivilised applicants have been given time tisement that many here see as and as terrorists. “And you feel till June this year to complete for- painting Arabs in a bad light that you are being looked down malities involving other govern- has triggered a heated debate upon and discriminated against ment bodies. in the Qatari community, with when you are in the US as a stu- “Until now, we have received some calling for a boycott of the dent or as a medical tourist,” said 76 applications from citizens to popular American drink. a commentator. open new private schools and kin- Several commentators tak- The Americans think Arabs dergartens and we have given ini- ing part in the debate that was still live in deserts and ride cam- tial approval.