Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The first recorded world-historical pandemic took place (541–750 CE) in the Roman Empire and Sasanian Iran, as well as neighboring […]
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41% of Trump Supporters want to bomb Aladdin and Jasmine
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Public Policy Polling asked US voters if they favored bombing “Agraba.” Some 30% of Republicans said […]
Rural Fury over Arabic Script in World Cultures Module forces closing of Augusta, Va. Schools
AJ+ | (Video news report) | – – “VA’s Augusta County School District shut down over security concerns posed by parents who were angry about […]
It Begins: Congress turns Iranian-Americans into 2nd Class Citizens
By Elham Khatami | (NIAC) | – – Now I’m a Second-Class Citizen I was lucky. My parents immigrated to the United States from Iran […]
Where are women’s voices in the Syria peace talks?
Lisa Davis | (OpenDemocracy) | – – The US may be tempted to congratulate itself for wrangling Russia to the table for today’s meeting on Syria’s peace […]
Israelis shoot 78 Palestinians & repress Santa Claus Protest in Bethlehem
Ma’an News Agency | – – NABLUS (Ma’an) — Israeli forces on Friday shot and injured at least 78 Palestinians, two critically, when clashes broke […]
Do Christians and Muslims worship the same God?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Wheaton College suspended a tenured professor of Political Science for quoting Pope Francis that Christians and […]
Dutch Pranksters tell People Bible verses are from Qur’an & Hilarity Ensues
RT | (Video report) | “Dutch pranksters have conducted an experiment aimed at testing public prejudice towards Islam. They took to the streets and read […]
Fearmongering against Muslims is a Bipartisan Sport & Hurts us All
By Olivia Alperstein | (Otherwords.org) | – – Representative Loretta Sanchez’s bogus claims about Muslims reflect the kind of prejudice that holds America back. Representative […]
Pakistan’s New Weapon Against Taliban Is Education
AJ+ | (Video News Report) | – – “One year after 132 kids were killed in a school attack, Pakistan’s army has found another way […]
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