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Islam:  A New History
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Islam: A New History

Joseph Richard Preville

A Review of Islam: A New History, from Muhammad to the Present (Princeton University Press, 2025) by John Tolan Detroit (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) […]

As US Pushes For Zero Enrichment, Iran Insists It Won’t Give Up Nuclear Program

As US Pushes For Zero Enrichment, Iran Insists It Won’t Give Up Nuclear Program

05/22/2025 By Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

Israel’s Policies have already Created Catastrophic Starvation Risk for Millions in Gaza: a Trickle of Aid won’t Avert It

Israel’s Policies have already Created Catastrophic Starvation Risk for Millions in Gaza: a Trickle of Aid won’t Avert It

05/22/2025 By The Conversation

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Guinness World Record Day shows Human Spirit Indomitable and Silly

Guinness World Record Day shows Human Spirit Indomitable and Silly

Thursday was devoted to breaking Guinness world records on the part of people who walked over 60 upright bottles, did 41 handsprings in a row, […]

Juan Cole

Libya
43 Dead, 500 Wounded in Tripoli attack by militia on peaceful Protesters

43 Dead, 500 Wounded in Tripoli attack by militia on peaceful Protesters

Update: There was further fighting at Tajoura just east of Tripoli on Friday night into Saturday, with the death toll rising to 41 with 500 […]

Juan Cole

al-Qaeda
Our Gasoline thirst fuels Mideast Fundamentalism, Violence – EVs are the Answer

Our Gasoline thirst fuels Mideast Fundamentalism, Violence – EVs are the Answer

The Greater Middle East has much of the proven oil and natural gas reserves in the world, and it is those hydrocarbon resources that give […]

Juan Cole

Iran
Take that, France:  Iran has Halted Expansion of Nuclear Facilities: IAEA

Take that, France: Iran has Halted Expansion of Nuclear Facilities: IAEA

Iran has actually done some of the things that French Foriegn Minister Laurent Fabius was demanding when he derailed the agreement on confidence-building at the […]

Juan Cole

Domestic Surveillance
American Writers are Self-Censoring to Avoid NSA Scrutiny (McCauley)

American Writers are Self-Censoring to Avoid NSA Scrutiny (McCauley)

Lauren McCauley writes at Commondreams.org: Recent disclosures of the NSA's widespread dragnet program coupled with its frequent targeting of journalists are having a 'chilling effect' […]

Juan Cole

Islamophobia
Muslim-American Artists Perform to Challenge Stereotypes

Muslim-American Artists Perform to Challenge Stereotypes

VOA reports:: ” Going back decades, Arab actors have been successful in Hollywood. Among the most successful, such as Omar Sharif, Tony Shalhoub, and F. […]

Juan Cole

Iran
Is the White House Right that More Iran Sanctions put US on “Path to War?”

Is the White House Right that More Iran Sanctions put US on “Path to War?”

White House spokesman Jay Carney on Tuesday warned the US Congress that imposing further sanctions on Iran at this juncture, just when negotiations have begun […]

Juan Cole

Domestic Surveillance
How America’s Global Surveillance Empire made it a Helpless Giant (Engelhardt)

How America’s Global Surveillance Empire made it a Helpless Giant (Engelhardt)

Tom Engelhardt writes at Tomdispatch.com Given how similar they sound and how easy it is to imagine one leading to the other, confusing omniscience (having […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Will Avigdor Lieberman’s return as Israeli Foreign Minister scupper Talks with Palestinians?

Will Avigdor Lieberman’s return as Israeli Foreign Minister scupper Talks with Palestinians?

Avigdor Lieberman, leader of the far, far right nationalist Yisrael Beitenu Party in Israel (which is currently merged with the equally right wing Likud Party), […]

Juan Cole

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