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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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Did the Egyptian Generals make their Coup because of a Conspiracy Theory?

Did the Egyptian Generals make their Coup because of a Conspiracy Theory?

The initial reaction of the leadership of the Muslim Brotherhood and its Freedom and Justice Party to the high court decision dissolving parliament had been […]

Juan Cole

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Is the secret war in Yemen and Somalia secret no longer? (Woods)

Is the secret war in Yemen and Somalia secret no longer? (Woods)

Chris Woods writes at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism In what is being viewed by some as a significant move towards greater transparency, President Obama […]

Juan Cole

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On the Right Way to Vote (W. C. Fields Poster)

On the Right Way to Vote (W. C. Fields Poster)

Juan Cole

Egypt
Egypt:  An Election within a Coup within a Coup

Egypt: An Election within a Coup within a Coup

Arab satellite television is showing lines of Egyptian voters at polling stations on Saturday, as some proportion of the 50 million eligible voters makes a […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (137) : … Wounded the Heart…

Omar Khayyam (137) : … Wounded the Heart…

The one who made the heavens and the earth has wounded the heart  of many a mourner; he has put many ruby lips and perfumed […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
The Revenge of the Leftovers in Egypt

The Revenge of the Leftovers in Egypt

The Egyptian constitutional court on Thursday threw the Egyptian Revolution for a loop. There are howls of outrage about a soft coup, or a counter-revolution. […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (136) “The Caravan of Life….”

Omar Khayyam (136) “The Caravan of Life….”

It is amazing how the caravan of life goes by. Take a deep breath, and let it pass cheerfully. Barkeep, why be sad  about tomorrow’s […]

Juan Cole

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Global Disappointment in Obama Actually Rational, unlike in US  (Pew)

Global Disappointment in Obama Actually Rational, unlike in US (Pew)

The [pdf] Pew Charitable Trust Global Attitudes Survey finds that most publics abroad have experienced substantial disappointment in Barack Obama. Indeed, Middle Eastern Muslims are […]

Juan Cole

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“On Democracy”… (H.L. Mencken Poster)

“On Democracy”… (H.L. Mencken Poster)

Juan Cole

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