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It Doesn’t Have to Hurt:  Sanjay Gupta on the New Neurobiology of Pain
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It Doesn’t Have to Hurt: Sanjay Gupta on the New Neurobiology of Pain

Richard Penaskovic

Review of Sanjay Gupta, It Doesn’t Have to Hurt:Your Smart Guide to a Pain-free Life. (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2025), $30.00. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, […]

“They say the Lion and the Lizard keep the Courts:” Edward FitzGerald’s the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám  1:17

“They say the Lion and the Lizard keep the Courts:” Edward FitzGerald’s the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:17

10/04/2025 By Juan Cole

Israel’s Abduction of the Gaza Aid Flotilla is a clear Violation of International Law

Israel’s Abduction of the Gaza Aid Flotilla is a clear Violation of International Law

10/04/2025 By The Conversation

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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

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

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