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Paris Rally: Charlie Hebdo Team regret not Parading Caricatures of Hypocritical World Leaders
Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) Le Monde reported on the Charlie Hebdo team at the Paris rally on Sunday, the largest demonstrations in France since […]
J.K. Rowling takes Rupert Murdoch to Hogwarts School over his Islamophobia
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) Rupert Murdoch is the billionaire press lord and major shareholder in News Corp., which own Sky News and Fox […]
New Republican Majority Wants to intervene in Obama’s Iran Talks
By Luke Johnson | (RFE/RL) WASHINGTON — Should U.S. President Barack Obama and Western powers reach a nuclear deal with Iran, they could face a […]
Guns: Americans more likely to be Shot by Toddler than by Terrorist
By Ann Jones | (Tomdispatch.com) Americans who live abroad — more than six million of us worldwide (not counting those who work for the U.S. […]
Muslim Hero Lassana Bathily Saved Jewish Hostages in Paris
WotchitGeneralNews | — “At a kosher supermarket in Paris, a quick-thinking Muslim employee hides several Jewish shoppers in the basement before sneaking out to brief […]
After Paris attacks, could David Duke style Racist Parties Sweep to Power in Europe?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) — Anti-immigrant sentiment and Islamophobia was already raging through Europe before the Kouashi al-Qaeda Cell targeted the staff of […]
Despite rising racism, European Muslims embrace democratic values
EurActiv | — “For Muslims, Germany has become a home. But they see themselves being confronted by a negative image, defined by a minority of […]
Indian State size of Texas *requires* Solar Panels on Bldgs. by 2015
Times of India | — “The Haryana government has decided to usher in the New Year with one of the biggest pushes for solar power […]
Brother of Slain Muslim Policeman: Assassins “Pretend Muslims,” Terrorists
BBC | — “The brother of the Paris policeman [Ahmed Merabet] killed by the Charlie Hebdo shooter urged people not to avenge his death with […]
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