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As the Military Occupies your Town, Give them Flowers and a Note
Authoritarianism

As the Military Occupies your Town, Give them Flowers and a Note

Arnold Oliver

Tiffin, Ohio (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – During some of the large anti-war demonstrations during the 1960’s some of the protesters gave flowers to the […]

The Fragile Peace of Trump’s Gaza Plan

The Fragile Peace of Trump’s Gaza Plan

10/02/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Where does the Arab and Muslim world stand on Trump’s Gaza peace plan? Expert Q&A

Where does the Arab and Muslim world stand on Trump’s Gaza peace plan? Expert Q&A

10/02/2025 By The Conversation

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Kurds
How will Trump's Withdrawal from Syria Affect the Turkish-Kurdish Conflict?

How will Trump’s Withdrawal from Syria Affect the Turkish-Kurdish Conflict?

Territorial control is as the heart of Turkish-Kurdish negotiations

The Conversation

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Trump's Remark that Iranians 'Can do what they want' in Syria Mocked in Mideast

Trump’s Remark that Iranians ‘Can do what they want’ in Syria Mocked in Mideast

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Christian-owned Lebanese daily al-Nahar (The Day) mocked Trump’s remark this week that Iran can do whatever it wants in […]

Juan Cole

astronomy and outer space
A New Space Race? China First to Land on Far Side of Moon

A New Space Race? China First to Land on Far Side of Moon

The probe, Chang’e 4, is symbolic of the growth of the Chinese space program and the capabilities it has amassed

The Conversation

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

Mass Extinction
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

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