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Conflict in Mecca: The Prophet Muhammad and Soft Power
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Conflict in Mecca: The Prophet Muhammad and Soft Power

Juan Cole

I believe that the earliest source we have for the life of the Prophet is the Quran itself. And I believe the Quran is early.

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“Into this Universe:”  Heidegger and FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:29

“Into this Universe:” Heidegger and FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:29

12/14/2025 By Juan Cole

“Identity is never fixed:” Interview with Iranian-American Artist Soraya Sharghi

“Identity is never fixed:” Interview with Iranian-American Artist Soraya Sharghi

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Is Turkey letting Daesh/ISIL Weapons & Fighters Cross Freely to Syria?

Is Turkey letting Daesh/ISIL Weapons & Fighters Cross Freely to Syria?

DeutscheWelle [DW] | — “Supplies of weapons and fighters bound for Islamic State militants are crossing over the border from Turkey into Syria, mostly unhindered.” […]

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Bill of Rights
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Americans’ Personal Freedom falls to 21 in World

The Young Turks | — “”Americans’ assessments of their personal freedom have significantly declined under President Obama, according to a new study from the Legatum […]

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Bush Admin. Spent Billions on an Iraqi Army with 50,000 "ghost" Soldiers

Bush Admin. Spent Billions on an Iraqi Army with 50,000 “ghost” Soldiers

By Juan Cole | — Iraqi Prime Minister Haydar al-Abadi announced to his parliament on Sunday that inspectors had uncovered 50,000 non-existent soldiers in four […]

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Climate Change
20% Efficiency gain through Printing Blu-Ray Disc Patterns on Solar Panels

20% Efficiency gain through Printing Blu-Ray Disc Patterns on Solar Panels

Northwestern University News | — Megan Fellman writes: “An interdisciplinary research team [from Northwestern University] has discovered that the pattern of information written on a […]

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Egypt
Egypt's Female Genital Mutilation Shame and the Failure of Prosecution

Egypt’s Female Genital Mutilation Shame and the Failure of Prosecution

Human Rights Watch | — (Beirut) – Egyptian authorities need to take clear action to end the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) following the […]

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Arab Spring
The Workers Movement and Class Struggle in the Egyptian Revolution

The Workers Movement and Class Struggle in the Egyptian Revolution

Middle East Eye “The 2011 Egyptian revolution is usually thought of as an uprising against dictatorship and corruption, with the aim of establishing a European […]

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Christianity
Pope Francis in Turkey calls for interreligious dialogue to stop terrorism

Pope Francis in Turkey calls for interreligious dialogue to stop terrorism

Reuters | — “On the first day of his visit to Turkey, Pope Francis has called for interreligious dialogue “so that there will be an […]

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Arab Spring
Cairo Erupts as Mubarak, Adly Declared Innocent in Deaths of Protesters

Cairo Erupts as Mubarak, Adly Declared Innocent in Deaths of Protesters

By Juan Cole | — An Egyptian court on Saturday found found deposed dictator Hosni Mubarak and his former interior minister Habib Adly not guilty […]

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