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As the Military Occupies your Town, Give them Flowers and a Note
Authoritarianism

As the Military Occupies your Town, Give them Flowers and a Note

Arnold Oliver

Tiffin, Ohio (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – During some of the large anti-war demonstrations during the 1960’s some of the protesters gave flowers to the […]

The Fragile Peace of Trump’s Gaza Plan

The Fragile Peace of Trump’s Gaza Plan

10/02/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Where does the Arab and Muslim world stand on Trump’s Gaza peace plan? Expert Q&A

Where does the Arab and Muslim world stand on Trump’s Gaza peace plan? Expert Q&A

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Mandela:  We want equal Political Rights; When Protest was Outlawed, we chose Sabotage

Mandela: We want equal Political Rights; When Protest was Outlawed, we chose Sabotage

Mandela’s declaration to the court as his trial began in Pretoria at the Supreme Court of South Africa on April 20, 1964 I am the […]

Juan Cole

Environment
NAS: From Ice Sheet Collapse to Mass Extinctions, You're not Ready for Climate Change

NAS: From Ice Sheet Collapse to Mass Extinctions, You’re not Ready for Climate Change

By John Queally Hang on. Get Ready. Those are at least two of the takeaways from a new report released by scientists in the National […]

Juan Cole

Africa
United States, Israel opposed Mandela, supported Apartheid

United States, Israel opposed Mandela, supported Apartheid

The attempt to make Nelson Mandela respectable is an ongoing effort of Western government spokesmen and the Western media. He wasn’t respectable in the business […]

Juan Cole

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Tunisian Rapper Jailed for 4 Months for Insulting the Police

Tunisian Rapper Jailed for 4 Months for Insulting the Police

Tunisia Live reports that: “Rapper Ala Yaacoubi, known by his stage name Weld el 15, turned himself in to a court in Hammamet today, where […]

Juan Cole

Nelson Mandela, Iconic Leader for Jews of South Africa — and World

Nelson Mandela, Iconic Leader for Jews of South Africa — and World

Nelson Mandela has become a beloved icon for all of South Africa. His death will surely be mourned by the Jewish community, with which he […]

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Islamophobia
Muslim-American Tolkiens?  Throne of Crescent Moon Author on Ethnic High Fantasy

Muslim-American Tolkiens? Throne of Crescent Moon Author on Ethnic High Fantasy

Saladin Ahmad, a Muslim-American fantasy author from Dearborn, Michigan, is the author of the novel, Throne of the Crescent Moon. He spoke in Grand Rapids […]

Juan Cole

Turkey
Does Turkey's PM Erdogan have a GOP-Style "Woman Problem"?

Does Turkey’s PM Erdogan have a GOP-Style “Woman Problem”?

By Macidegül Batmaz We know that women have always been an easy target for politicians around the world. But there is no other country like […]

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Souad Nawfal forced to flee after jihadist threats

Souad Nawfal forced to flee after jihadist threats

A prominent female civilian activist has been forced to leave Syria because of threats to her life by hard-line jihadists, according to Arabiya television.

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Islamophobia
Jon Stewart:  Fox seems a little Hysterical about Muslim-American Women Swimming

Jon Stewart: Fox seems a little Hysterical about Muslim-American Women Swimming

Jon Stewart has discovered the most horrible thing in the world on Fox Cable News. A YMCA in St. Paul Minnesota has set aside an […]

Juan Cole

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