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Despite New Western Recognition of Palestine, the Israeli Gov’t is Coming for the West Bank
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Despite New Western Recognition of Palestine, the Israeli Gov’t is Coming for the West Bank

Mohammed Samaana

Belfast (Special to Informed Comment; feature) – As a native Palestinian, visiting my homeland is not just about seeing family and friends. It’s also about […]

An Unquenchable Thirst: The coming Water Scarcity

An Unquenchable Thirst: The coming Water Scarcity

09/24/2025 By Frida Berrigan

Middle East Studies Assn. Statement Concerning Trump’s 2025 Travel Bans

Middle East Studies Assn. Statement Concerning Trump’s 2025 Travel Bans

09/24/2025 By Middle East Studies Association

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Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (94)

Omar Khayyam (94)

I have no idea if  the one who created me placed me among  the good in paradise or the hideous in hell. A cup, a […]

Juan Cole

Syria
Syrian Civil War Kills 160, Spills over onto Lebanon, Turkey; Will US Intervene?

Syrian Civil War Kills 160, Spills over onto Lebanon, Turkey; Will US Intervene?

Fighting on Monday in Homs and other Syrian cities left some 160 dead on Monday, and, ominously, Syrian troops fired into Lebanon and Turkey, killing […]

Juan Cole

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"Smile" - Tamer Hosny and Shaggy's Feel-Good Arabic Music Video

“Smile” – Tamer Hosny and Shaggy’s Feel-Good Arabic Music Video

Egyptian singing star (“the King of Pop”) Tamer Hosny, a late convert to the Egyptian revolution, and Shaggy released this music video, entitled “Smile” a […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (93)

Omar Khayyam (93)

I am a sinner, where is your acceptance? My heart is dark, where is your light  and clarity? If you grant me paradise because of […]

Juan Cole

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Advancing is Perfection (Gibran)

Advancing is Perfection (Gibran)

From Kahlil Gibran, “The Vision,” available at Amazon.com.

Juan Cole

Iraq
US Pentagon Trained Iranian terrorists in Nevada: Hersh

US Pentagon Trained Iranian terrorists in Nevada: Hersh

For those who missed this this weekend. The intrepid Seymour Hersh reports at the New Yorker that the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) of the […]

Juan Cole

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What We Lost in Iraq and Washington (Van Buren)

What We Lost in Iraq and Washington (Van Buren)

Peter van Buren writes at Tomdispatch.com: Left Behind What We Lost in Iraq and Washington, 2009-2012 By Peter Van Buren People ask the question in […]

Juan Cole

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All Hell is still Breaking Loose in the Arab World, Television is just not Reporting it

All Hell is still Breaking Loose in the Arab World, Television is just not Reporting it

5. Several center-left parties in Tunisia have formed a centrist party for the next election. The Progressive Democratic Party only got 16 seats in parliament, […]

Juan Cole

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Liberty without Thought:  Kahlil Gibran

Liberty without Thought: Kahlil Gibran

From Kahlil Gibran, “The Vision,” available at Amazon.com.

Juan Cole

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