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Archives for July 2018

art and photography
Haider Ali, Pakistan’s Truck Art, and Islam’s Message of Peace

Haider Ali, Pakistan’s Truck Art, and Islam’s Message of Peace

Juan Cole

A sort of Muslim pacifist, the artist maintains that Islam is all about peace

Far Right
White Nationalist Steve Bannon Moves to Europe to boost Far Right

White Nationalist Steve Bannon Moves to Europe to boost Far Right

AFP

He plans to set up a foundation in Europe called “The Movement” to spark a populist rightwing revolt

Featured
Iran’s Khamenei endorses Closing Gulf Oil Shipping if US Blockades

Iran’s Khamenei endorses Closing Gulf Oil Shipping if US Blockades

Juan Cole

Khamenei criticized those pragmatists who sought to separate diplomacy and ideology

Guns
Is NRA in Peril from Russian Criminal Conspiracy Charges?

Is NRA in Peril from Russian Criminal Conspiracy Charges?

The Conversation

The Justice Department accused a Russian advocate for firearms ownership of secretly infiltrating American electoral politics as a foreign agent

Iraq
Massive South Iraq Protests move to Baghdad as Police use Water Canons; 1 Dead

Massive South Iraq Protests move to Baghdad as Police use Water Canons; 1 Dead

Middle East Monitor

A security guard outside a branch of one Iraq’s most powerful paramilitary groups shot and killed a protester on Friday, police sources said

Uncategorized
Syria: Regime victory as Thousands of Rebel Fighters bused out of Daraa, Quneitra

Syria: Regime victory as Thousands of Rebel Fighters bused out of Daraa, Quneitra

AFP

More rebel fighters with their families boarded buses to leave southern Syria on Saturday under deals with the regime

Iran
Ankara to US: Your New Iran Sanctions Must not Hurt Turkey

Ankara to US: Your New Iran Sanctions Must not Hurt Turkey

AFP

Turkey on Friday hosted an American delegation for talks to address the looming reimposition of US sanctions against Iran

Immigration
Mother and Son Separated for 45 Days by Trump Policy Tell their Story

Mother and Son Separated for 45 Days by Trump Policy Tell their Story

Javier Tovar

Otilia Asig-Putul’s voice breaks when she recalls the interminable 45 days she was separated from her son

Israel/ Palestine
Critics: Death of Democracy in Israel

Critics: Death of Democracy in Israel

Jean-Luc Renaudie

Israel’s parliament on Thursday adopted a law defining the country as the nation state of the Jewish people

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