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Juan Cole

India
Why India blew Hillary Clinton off about Iran

Why India blew Hillary Clinton off about Iran

Juan Cole

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in India on Monday that New Delhi can reduce its oil imports from Iran further, pressuring that country to fall in line with unilateral US sanctions and Washington’s virtual blockade on the sale of Iranian petroleum. India, however, pushed back, saying it would maintain its trade ties with Iran. […]

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How the people’s rights are abridged (James Madison Poster)

How the people’s rights are abridged (James Madison Poster)

Juan Cole

Islamophobia
Sarkozy’s Loss in Part due to his Islamophobia

Sarkozy’s Loss in Part due to his Islamophobia

Juan Cole

The bad economy in France and outgoing President Nicolas Sarkozy’s refusal to do a stimulus program, preferring instead “austerity,” were the primary reasons he lost the election to Socialist Francois Hollande. That and Sarkozy really is an annoying, strutting peacock who wore out his political welcome among voters. But some of the margin of his […]

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“Material things kill us painlessly but love revives through torments”  (Kahlil Gibran Poster)

“Material things kill us painlessly but love revives through torments” (Kahlil Gibran Poster)

Juan Cole

From Kahlil Gibran, “The Vision,” available at Amazon.com.

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Palestinian Hunger Games

Palestinian Hunger Games

Juan Cole

Some 2000 of the estimated 4600 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons are now hunger striking. Three hundred of them have been deprived of the right of habeas corpus and are being held in without charge or trial. Others are routinely tossed into solitary confinement, which, depending on how it is deployed, could be a severe […]

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (103) The sword of fate is sharp

Omar Khayyam (103) The sword of fate is sharp

Juan Cole

Take care, for the age  is in an uproar. Don’t be assured, since the sword of fate  is sharp. If destiny puts candy in your path, avoid it, since it is poison.

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On the Consequences of Oppression (Simone de Beauvoir Poster)

On the Consequences of Oppression (Simone de Beauvoir Poster)

Juan Cole

Egypt
Military-Salafi Clashes in Egypt Injured hundreds, Kill 1 Soldier

Military-Salafi Clashes in Egypt Injured hundreds, Kill 1 Soldier

Juan Cole

The Egyptian military pushed back Friday against largely Salafi protesters, who insisted on attempting to get near to the Ministry of Defense in the al-Abbasiya district. When they tried to cut through the barbed wire keeping them off the MoD grounds, troops used water cannon and teargas to disperse them, and charged the crowd, pushing […]

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“Democracy becomes a government of bullies . . .” (Ralph Waldo Emerson Poster)

“Democracy becomes a government of bullies . . .” (Ralph Waldo Emerson Poster)

Juan Cole

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