Informed Comment - Part 1053

In the Muslim Scriptures, making Peace takes Precedence (re: Juan’s new Book)

The chapter of The Cow in the Qur’an, 2:224, says, “Do not render your oaths in God’s name an obstacle to being pious and godfearing, […]

Juan Cole

Yemen

Saudi-led War on Yemen has Killed 56,000, 5x more than Thought: Study

A study by an independent conflict research group estimates the death toll is 56,000 people, not including those who have died due to the man-made […]

TeleSur

Antisemitism

Gunman blamed Jews for Bringing Muslims, Honduran Caravan to US

with Issam AHMED in Washington | – Pittsburgh (AFP) – In the months leading up to Saturday’s massacre at a Pittsburgh synagogue, Robert Bowers used […]

Jennie Matthew

Antisemitism

Does anti-Muslimism enable anti-Semitism?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The outbreak of violence in the past week by two far right extremists, one of them a big Trump fan […]

Juan Cole

Muslim-Americans

Muslim-American Community Raises Money for Pittsburgh Victims

The campaign, hosted by Muslim crowdfunding site LaunchGood, aimed to help the victims, “whether it is the injured victims or the Jewish families who have […]

TeleSur

Iran

Iran sells Oil through own Energy Exchange to Counter Trump Sanctions

Tehran (AFP) – Iran sold oil to private buyers through its energy exchange for the first time on Sunday, as part of its efforts to […]

AFP

Featured

Trump Coddled White Nat’lists as “Very Fine People,” Now they’re Shooting up Synagogues

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The horrific shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue that left 11 dead and more injured was a further manifestation of far […]

Juan Cole

Saudi Arabia

SecDef Mattis Slams Saudie Arabia: ‘Khashoggi killing undermines regional stability’

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Saturday that the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi undermined Middle Eastern stability and that Washington would take […]

Middle East Monitor

Inequality