Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Abu Dhabi-based Erem News reports that the Prime Minister of Libya’s internationally recognized Government of National Unity (GNU) in Tripoli, […]
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Juan Cole, “The Idea of Peace in the Qur’an” (Kluge Center Blog)
Juan Cole | Library of Congress | John W. Kluge Center | – – The past summer I had an appointment at the John W. […]
Near-War: US Planes almost tangle with Syrian MiGs, which bombed area of US troop Embeds
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The fighting that has broken out between Kurdish YPG fighters and the Syrian Arab Army in […]
Merkel: Migrants did not bring Radical Terrorism to Germany
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said at a campaign event on Wednesday evening, that there is no […]
Five truths about the Hijab (Muslim Veil) that need to be told
By Peter Hopkins | (The Conversation) | – – Rio 2016 is proving not just to be a platform for sporting prowess, it is also […]
Gaza power plant runs out of fuel amid longstanding electricity crisis
Ma’an News Agency | – – GAZA (Ma’an)– The besieged Gaza Strip’s only power plant announced on Thursday that it was unable to operate on […]
The Haunting Image of a Syrian Boy Who’s Only Known War
TeleSur | – – The image is haunting: A boy sits silent and stone-still in an ambulance, hands resting in his lap, his feet dangling […]
Sanders: Aetna’s Obamacare threat shows what Corporate Control Looks Like
By Nika Knight, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) | – – Aetna threatened federal government with withdrawal from Affordable Care Act if controversial merger didn’t go […]
Economic Damage from Civil War Costs poverty-stricken Yemen $14 Billion
TeleSur | – – The civil war in Yemen has caused a humanitarian disaster. The cost from damage to infrastructure and economic losses in Yemen’s […]
Dragon Rising? China seeks Closer military Cooperation with Syria
By Juan Cole | Informed Comment | – – The Arabic press is reporting that a high Chinese official on a visit to Damascus has […]
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