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Juan Cole

Dissent
Fifteen years after Egypt’s uprising, how Faith and Politics reshaped a Generation

Fifteen years after Egypt’s uprising, how Faith and Politics reshaped a Generation

Juan Cole

The revolution and its social and political freedoms offered them a space to question everything, including how they relate to Islamic teachings

Climate Crisis
Massive Morocco Rainstorms, Flooding: “Passing from a stable Climate System”

Massive Morocco Rainstorms, Flooding: “Passing from a stable Climate System”

Juan Cole

Gemenne said that we are passing from a relatively stable climate system to an unstable one, where extreme weather events will multiply

Climate Crisis
Saudis to invest Billions in Renewable Power in Turkiye, incl. 2 Gigs of New Solar

Saudis to invest Billions in Renewable Power in Turkiye, incl. 2 Gigs of New Solar

Juan Cole

Cheap solar and wind can replace imports of expensive and possibly unreliable fossil gas as well as imports of expensive and polluting black coal

Climate Crisis
Turning Point: Wind and Solar outstrip Fossil Fuels in Europe for First Time

Turning Point: Wind and Solar outstrip Fossil Fuels in Europe for First Time

Juan Cole

It is another clear piece of proof that humanity can get to carbon neutral by 2050 if it wants to.

Featured
Shooting Protesters from Minneapolis to Tehran

Shooting Protesters from Minneapolis to Tehran

Juan Cole

How the Ghost of Renee Nicole Good Haunts Trump’s Response to Iran’s Protests

censorship
Published!  In the Spirit of H. Chandler Davis: Activism and the Struggle for Academic Freedom

Published! In the Spirit of H. Chandler Davis: Activism and the Struggle for Academic Freedom

Juan Cole

The book situates Davis’s legacy within today’s threats to free inquiry, examining the recurring dangers of political repression and censorship

Omar Khayyam
“How many Kisses might it take:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:35

“How many Kisses might it take:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:35

Juan Cole

This wine jug was once, like me, a miserable lover — captive to the tresses of a heartthrob

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The Israeli Military’s Denial of the Gaza Death Toll was always to Shape Western News Reporting

The Israeli Military’s Denial of the Gaza Death Toll was always to Shape Western News Reporting

Juan Cole

The horrid Bill Maher and his guest Van Jones even guffawed about dead Gaza babies.

Climate Crisis
All the 15 Hottest Spots on Earth on Thursday were in Australia; Will it become Uninhabitable?

All the 15 Hottest Spots on Earth on Thursday were in Australia; Will it become Uninhabitable?

Juan Cole

At a 2.7º C. increase, northern Australian areas such as Darwin, Broome and Port Hedland will become uninhabitable by the end of the century

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