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Saudi Arabia in Modern History
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Saudi Arabia in Modern History

Marc Martorell Junyent

Book Review – David Commins, “Saudi Arabia: A Modern History” (Yale University Press: New Haven and London, 2025). Munich (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – […]

Greek Protesters block military Cargo bound for Israel

Greek Protesters block military Cargo bound for Israel

08/14/2025 By Global Voices

Israel must allow independent Investigations of Palestinian Journalist Killings – and let international Media into Gaza

Israel must allow independent Investigations of Palestinian Journalist Killings – and let international Media into Gaza

08/14/2025 By The Conversation

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Ashton Kutcher ad in Indian 'Brownface' Pulled for Racism

Ashton Kutcher ad in Indian ‘Brownface’ Pulled for Racism

Ashton Kutcher’s ad for Popchips, playing an Indian character in brown make-up, has had to be pulled over charges of stereotyping and racism, reports ITN: […]

Juan Cole

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Top Five Reasons to Celebrate World Press Day (Rice)

Top Five Reasons to Celebrate World Press Day (Rice)

Alice Rice writes at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism; alas, the breaking news is that she could have added Tunisia to the list: Today the […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Deaths of Protesters Lead Egyptian Politicians to Suspend Presidential Campaign

Deaths of Protesters Lead Egyptian Politicians to Suspend Presidential Campaign

Thugs, very possibly backed by the continued military dictatorship in Egypt, attacked protesters at dawn on Wednesday in front of the Ministry of Defense in […]

Juan Cole

art and photography
Almohad Tower of Gold, Seville (Photo)

Almohad Tower of Gold, Seville (Photo)

Photograph by Juan Cole, July 27, 2010 The Torre del Oro in Seville, Spain, was built in the 1200s by the Almohad (Berber Muslim) dynasty […]

Juan Cole

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It is a fine thing to establish one’s own religion in one’s heart … (D. H. Lawrence Poster)

It is a fine thing to establish one’s own religion in one’s heart … (D. H. Lawrence Poster)

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Collapsing Afghanistan & Pakistan Refuse to Cooperate with Obama Photo Op

Collapsing Afghanistan & Pakistan Refuse to Cooperate with Obama Photo Op

President Barack Obama sneaked in and out of Afghanistan by the cover of night, his advance security team clearly too worried about the situation in […]

Juan Cole

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“Political language . . . is designed to make lies sound truthful” (George Orwell Poster)

“Political language . . . is designed to make lies sound truthful” (George Orwell Poster)

Juan Cole

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Romney wants to Fight Whole Muslim World, not Concentrate on Bin Laden

Romney wants to Fight Whole Muslim World, not Concentrate on Bin Laden

Mitt Romney said Monday that of course he would have taken out Bin Laden and that ‘even Jimmy Carter would have made that call.’ Since […]

Juan Cole

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A man’s duty to understand his world (Hemingway Poster)

A man’s duty to understand his world (Hemingway Poster)

Juan Cole

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