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How the Heartbreaking Story of 5-Year-Old Hind Rajab begot an Effective Human Rights Foundation
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How the Heartbreaking Story of 5-Year-Old Hind Rajab begot an Effective Human Rights Foundation

Dan Steinbock

As The Voice of Hind Rajab is winning over Hollywood, the real-life story is fostering complicity allegations against the Israeli military and Western complicity. New […]

“A Flask of Wine, a Book of Verse, and Thou:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:11

“A Flask of Wine, a Book of Verse, and Thou:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:11

09/09/2025 By Juan Cole

Gaza Diary: How I risk Death to feed my Family

Gaza Diary: How I risk Death to feed my Family

09/09/2025 By Open Democracy

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Muslim-Americans
New Rep. Ilhan Omar vows to make the US live up to Religious Freedom

New Rep. Ilhan Omar vows to make the US live up to Religious Freedom

“We are going to make this country one that lives up to its ideals of inclusion, of religious liberty.”

Middle East Monitor

Islamophobia
The Limits of Liberal Multiculturalism: Islamophobia and Bill Maher

The Limits of Liberal Multiculturalism: Islamophobia and Bill Maher

By Evelyn Alsultany | – ( Mizan) – On the October 3, 2014 episode of the HBO talk show Real Time with Bill Maher, the […]

Evelyn Alsultany

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Mysterious Mass die-off of Insects threatens Pollination, Food Supply

Mysterious Mass die-off of Insects threatens Pollination, Food Supply

Most pollinators are insects (e.g., bees, flies, butterflies, moths, wasps, beetles, and thrips), and bees are the most important

Nature

Democratic Party
The First Muslim-American Women in Congress may get to Impeach Trump

The First Muslim-American Women in Congress may get to Impeach Trump

And one of them is loudly calling for him to be removed from office.

Juan Cole

Islam
Cole’s ‘Muhammad: Prophet of Peace’ an NYT Editor’s Choice Book

Cole’s ‘Muhammad: Prophet of Peace’ an NYT Editor’s Choice Book

Many thanks to the New York Times for recommending my new book, ‘Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires:’ Editors’ Choice: “11 New […]

Juan Cole

Syria
The US Should Leave Syria, but Must Protect its Kurds from Turkey

The US Should Leave Syria, but Must Protect its Kurds from Turkey

A small detachment of U.S. troops won’t protect the Kurds from Turkish aggression, but putting conditions on arms transfers might.

Stephen Zunes

Islamophobia
Can Online anti-Muslim Hate Speech be Combated? There's an App for that

Can Online anti-Muslim Hate Speech be Combated? There’s an App for that

By Bertie Vidgen and Taha Yasseri | – In a landmark move, a group of MPs recently published a working definition of the term Islamophobia. […]

The Conversation

Syria
Al-Qaeda-Linked Guerrillas make Gains in Northwest Syria

Al-Qaeda-Linked Guerrillas make Gains in Northwest Syria

Tahrir al-Sham, formerly affiliated to al Qaeda, had launched an attack on Tuesday against towns in the western countryside of Aleppo

Middle East Monitor

Afghanistan
Trump Spews Incomprehensible Nonsense on Kurds, Syria, Afghanistan

Trump Spews Incomprehensible Nonsense on Kurds, Syria, Afghanistan

“A Commentary on the words that spewed from Trump’s mouth at his news conference during a cabinet meeting on January 2, 2019,” or, “A Ph.D. […]

Juan Cole

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