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Archives for July 2018

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Surprise!  On how Muhammad never preached “Jihad”

Surprise! On how Muhammad never preached “Jihad”

Juan Cole

There is no ‘holy war’ in the Qur’an and ‘jihad’ means trying to be a good person

Featured
With Nationality Law, Israel openly Declares Apartheid and Racial Supremacy

With Nationality Law, Israel openly Declares Apartheid and Racial Supremacy

Juan Cole

The Israeli parliament or Knesset has passed a law openly declaring Palestinians to be second-class citizens

Buddhism
Army of Buddhist Burma made ‘Systematic’ Crackdown Plan for Muslim Rohingyas

Army of Buddhist Burma made ‘Systematic’ Crackdown Plan for Muslim Rohingyas

AFP

‘Fortify Rights’ conducted months of study in Myanmar and Bangladesh

Syria
Syria Rebels Surrender Zone Bordering Israeli-Occupied Golan

Syria Rebels Surrender Zone Bordering Israeli-Occupied Golan

Rouba El Husseini

Syrian rebels have agreed to surrender a sensitive area bordering the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights

Donald Trump
US Gen. Denies Change in US Syria Policy despite post-Summit Russian Announcement

US Gen. Denies Change in US Syria Policy despite post-Summit Russian Announcement

AFP

The top commander overseeing US military involvement in Syria said Thursday he’d received no new instructions to work with Russians since Helsinki

Donald Trump
US War on the Weak: Trump in Mideast helps Crush Palestinians, Yemenis

US War on the Weak: Trump in Mideast helps Crush Palestinians, Yemenis

Rebecca Gordon

In the Trump era, Washington’s alliance with Israel has only grown tighter

Donald Trump
Benedict Trump

Benedict Trump

Juan Cole

Russian President Vladimir Putin asked Donald Trump to let Russian security forces interrogate former US ambassador in Moscow

Israel/ Palestine
11 Years of Blockade: How Despair Has Made Gaza Unlivable

11 Years of Blockade: How Despair Has Made Gaza Unlivable

TeleSur

The most devastating effect of Israel’s crimes is a generation of isolated men and women who can find no hope in the future

Iraq
Protest Wave: ‘Explosion of Rage at System that has Robbed Iraqis of’ Hope

Protest Wave: ‘Explosion of Rage at System that has Robbed Iraqis of’ Hope

Ali Choukeir

In the heat of battle against the Islamic State group, Iraqis united against a common enemy

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