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Iran begins to Emerge from three Decades of Isolation
Channel 4 News Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Abbas Araghchi tells Channel 4 News that there is a genuine negotiating bond of respect with the United […]
Will the People’s Climate March be this generation’s March on Washington?
By Nick Engelfried On August 28, 1963, 200,000 people swarmed into the nation’s capital for one of the most iconic moments in the civil rights […]
New Iraqi Government: Less than Meets the Eye?
By Juan Cole The Iraqi parliament finally voted in the government of new Prime Minister Haydar al-Abadi on Monday, in what US Secretary of State […]
Do Latinos in US have to Change their Names to Get a Job?
The Young Turks “”Zamora’s story was the same as those of so many Americans nowadays who are struggling to find a job. Zamora stated that […]
US Fighting ISIL on Social Media
AJ+ The US State Department is taking the fight against Islamic State group and others to social media. Their English-language project called “Think Again Turn […]
Do Palestinians have Freedom of Assembly? West Bank Protests Repressed
BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Hundreds of Palestinians took part in marches across the West Bank on Friday calling for an end to the Israeli occupation and […]
5 Things to Know Today about the Fight Against ISIL
By Juan Cole 1. On Sunday evening, BBC reports that Iraqi fighter jets bombed the villages of al-Riyadh and al-Nirab in the vicinity of Hawija, […]
Cole’s “The New Arabs” at Firedoglake Book Salon
By Juan Cole Firedoglake Book Salon on Juan Cole, The New Arabs: How the Millennial Generation is changing the Middle East See also this recent […]
“Have you heard the one about the Ayatollah?”: Iran Hard Liners outraged at Internet Humor
By Golnaz Esfandiari via RFE/RL A friend of the Imam asks him, “Would you like to drink vodka or tequila?” Outraged at the indignity, the […]
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