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200 Luminaries from the Arts and Business World demand release of “Palestinian Mandela”
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200 Luminaries from the Arts and Business World demand release of “Palestinian Mandela”

Juan Cole

The star-studded list of signatories includes Margaret Atwood of “The Handmaid’s Tale” fame; Mark Ruffalo a.k.a. the Incredible Hulk

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Iraq’s 2025 Elections reveal a Democracy without Belief

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A Thermonuclear Hair Trigger

A Thermonuclear Hair Trigger

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Looking out from the Misrata War Memorial Museum, Libya (Photo)

Looking out from the Misrata War Memorial Museum, Libya (Photo)

Photograph by Juan Cole, late May 2012. View from the Misrata War Memorial Museum, looking across the street. The Misrata revolutionaries raided Qaddafi’s compound in […]

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art and photography
“Now the King loved science and geometry…” (Chagall Lithograph from Arabian Nights)

“Now the King loved science and geometry…” (Chagall Lithograph from Arabian Nights)

Marc Chagall, “Now the King loved science and geometry…” Color lithograph 14 1/2 x 11 inches 1948 “Four Tales from the Arabian Nights,” Plate 10. […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Romney on Jerusalem: A World of Hurt for America

Romney on Jerusalem: A World of Hurt for America

As expected, Mitt Romney in Israel tried his hardest to make casino mogul and Likud Party stalwart Sheldon Adelson happy. Adelson has pledged $100 million […]

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“Kuwait Stock Exchange” (Andreas Gursky Photograph)

“Kuwait Stock Exchange” (Andreas Gursky Photograph)

Andreas Gursky, “Kuwait Stock Exchange,” Photograph, 2007. Discussed here at Quaerentia as showing us a new way of looking at ‘capitalism in its temple.’

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Israel/ Palestine
Top Ten Most Distasteful things about Romney Trip to Israel

Top Ten Most Distasteful things about Romney Trip to Israel

The trip of Republic Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney to Israel is in bad taste for lots of reasons. 1. He is holding a fundraiser at […]

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art and photography
“Dubai World III” (Gursky Photograph)

“Dubai World III” (Gursky Photograph)

Andreas Gursky, “Dubai World III,” Photograph, 2008. Gursky (b. Leipzig, 1955) studied at the Dusseldorf Art Academy and is known for his large scale prints […]

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Diary from Damascus (John Wreford)

Diary from Damascus (John Wreford)

John Wreford writes at Yourmiddleeast.com Photographer John Wreford has lived in Syria for many years and still remains in his house in Damascus’ Old City. […]

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The Olympics and the Muslims

The Olympics and the Muslims

The Olympic Games are rooted in an ancient Greek custom, but they were revived in the 1890s very much in the framework of the emergence […]

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“The Bride” by Sughra Rababi (Painting)

“The Bride” by Sughra Rababi (Painting)

Sughra Rababi, The Bride, 1986 Sughra Rababi (1922-1994) is a major modern Pakistani painter. She studied in Karachi and at Rabindranath Tagore’s Shantiniketan Fine Arts […]

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