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Early Farming in Middle East, Sometimes Matriarchal, Spread through Learning, not Conquest
Archaeology

Early Farming in Middle East, Sometimes Matriarchal, Spread through Learning, not Conquest

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A new study by Dilek Koptekin et al., a Swiss-Turkish team, has appeared in Science that combines archeological and genetics […]

12 Days Of War: Takeaways From The Israel-Iran Conflict

12 Days Of War: Takeaways From The Israel-Iran Conflict

06/30/2025 By Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

Chaotic new Aid System means getting Food in Gaza has become a Matter of Life – and often Death

Chaotic new Aid System means getting Food in Gaza has become a Matter of Life – and often Death

06/30/2025 By The Conversation

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Letter to President Obama on Yemen:  More Aid, Fewer Drones, Please

Letter to President Obama on Yemen: More Aid, Fewer Drones, Please

The Atlantic Council and The Project on Middle East Democracy are worried about the drift in Obama administration policy on Yemen, about the lack of […]

Juan Cole

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Top Ten Reasons the ‘Obama lost Egypt’ Meme won’t Work for Romney

Top Ten Reasons the ‘Obama lost Egypt’ Meme won’t Work for Romney

The Republican Party is trying out a “who lost Egypt” line of attack against President Barack Obama, in the wake of the victory in the […]

Juan Cole

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Top Ten Reasons ‘Obama lost Egypt’ Meme won’t work for Romney

Top Ten Reasons ‘Obama lost Egypt’ Meme won’t work for Romney

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Juan Cole

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Video of the Day: The Nile Crocodile v. Wildebeest

Video of the Day: The Nile Crocodile v. Wildebeest

Part of a National Geographic segment on the Nile crocodile and its prey:

Juan Cole

Syria
Could Syria-Turkey Conflict Pull NATO In?

Could Syria-Turkey Conflict Pull NATO In?

The shooting down by Syrian anti-aircraft batteries of a Turkish F-4 Phantom jet flying over international waters a few days ago has the potential to […]

Juan Cole

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“Bully Worship has become a Universal Religion” (George Orwell Poster)

“Bully Worship has become a Universal Religion” (George Orwell Poster)

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (168) “neither servants nor masters”

Omar Khayyam (168) “neither servants nor masters”

In this life, all those who have  half a piece of bread and a resting place  in which to nest; who are neither servants nor […]

Juan Cole

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Follow @jricole on Twitter, Facebook, Email

Follow @jricole on Twitter, Facebook, Email

Follow @jricole on Twitter. Some of my readers like the idea of one or two short essays a day, here at the blog. Others would […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Fox Smears Mursi with “Jerusalem Capital” Lie (Murphy)

Fox Smears Mursi with “Jerusalem Capital” Lie (Murphy)

Anyone who watches Jon Stewart regularly knows that Fox News deliberately lies and manipulates video to fearmonger on behalf of the American Right wing. But […]

Juan Cole

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