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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

10/02/2025 By The Conversation

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Facebook and the Middle East after the Arab Spring

Facebook and the Middle East after the Arab Spring

The Facebook IPO may or may not be a good business investment, but the Facebook phenomenon hasn’t faded in one area of the world– the […]

Juan Cole

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Saudi ban on women’s sports blamed for rising obesity (Zambarakji)

Saudi ban on women’s sports blamed for rising obesity (Zambarakji)

Angie Zambarakji writes at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism: A girl’s school in Saudi Arabia has defied a ban on sport for girls by letting […]

Juan Cole

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Minority Births the Majority?  On how the whole idea of White People is Made Up

Minority Births the Majority? On how the whole idea of White People is Made Up

The news is going around breathlessly that 50.4% of births in the US in the past 12 months were to families categorized as ethnic minorities, […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Egypt’s Tantawi Pledges no first Strike Abroad, Fair Elections at Home

Egypt’s Tantawi Pledges no first Strike Abroad, Fair Elections at Home

Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi addressed Egyptian troops on Wednesday and attempted to raise their morale for praising them as the guarantors of Egypt’s security. Al-Masrawi […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (130) On Forgiveness and Falling off the Wagon

Omar Khayyam (130) On Forgiveness and Falling off the Wagon

I singlehandedly keep this bar afloat. My heart has bled with repentance a couple thousand times. But if I don’t go on sinning, what would […]

Juan Cole

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Thomas Jefferson on Polytheism and Atheism (Poster)

Thomas Jefferson on Polytheism and Atheism (Poster)

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Charges of Afghan Army Torture Prevent British Detainee Transfer (Stickler)

Charges of Afghan Army Torture Prevent British Detainee Transfer (Stickler)

Angus Stickler writes at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism: British troops have been banned from transferring suspected Taliban prisoners to the Afghan authorities because of […]

Juan Cole

Energy
Top 10 Green Energy Good News Stories Today

Top 10 Green Energy Good News Stories Today

1. The Department of the Interior has given the green light to a power transmission line that is intended to bring power from Google, Inc.- […]

Juan Cole

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Legalize Pot, Save Public Education, and end Student Indebtedness

Legalize Pot, Save Public Education, and end Student Indebtedness

College students and graduates in the United States have a debt crisis on their hands, owing a trillion dollars. Some 80% of university students attend […]

Juan Cole

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