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Taking an Oath on the Qur’an, like Mamdani, attests its Long History in America
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Taking an Oath on the Qur’an, like Mamdani, attests its Long History in America

Juan Cole

But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg

How to combat the Big Oil Propaganda that is stalling Climate Action

How to combat the Big Oil Propaganda that is stalling Climate Action

01/03/2026 By The Conversation

The Middle East between an American Oil Past and a Chinese Solar Future

The Middle East between an American Oil Past and a Chinese Solar Future

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Aphorisms:  Outrage

Aphorisms: Outrage

When you see some politicians reacting with outrage to a new law, ask yourself which firms face a loss of profits from it.

Juan Cole

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Hajizadeh: If Israel attacks Iran, it will be Destroyed

Hajizadeh: If Israel attacks Iran, it will be Destroyed

On Sunday, Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Aerospace Force gave a speech about Iran’s ballistic missile capability. […]

Juan Cole

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Flow Chart of Authority in Today’s Egypt (!!!)

Flow Chart of Authority in Today’s Egypt (!!!)

Juan Cole

Egypt
Top Five Things Morsi has to Do if Egypt is to Succeed

Top Five Things Morsi has to Do if Egypt is to Succeed

For understandable reasons, analysis of the political changes in Egypt has focused on personalities (new president Muhammad Morsi is not charismatic); on ideology (how far […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Cole’s Opposition to Iraq War in January, 2003

Cole’s Opposition to Iraq War in January, 2003

The Neocons, masters of disinformation, keep trying to put it about (and it is in the current Wikipedia article on me) that I somehow was […]

Juan Cole

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Morsi: Between Human Rights and Extremism

Morsi: Between Human Rights and Extremism

Egyptian President-elect Muhammad Morsi addressed an enormous crowd in Tahrir Square on Friday, paying homage to the revolution that allowed him to come to power […]

Juan Cole

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Feminist Brooke Shields-Tom Cruise Cartoon of the Day

Feminist Brooke Shields-Tom Cruise Cartoon of the Day

Explanation here..

Juan Cole

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Mideast Twitter: Gulf Giants, Arab Spring Midgets

Mideast Twitter: Gulf Giants, Arab Spring Midgets

Jeune Afrique (Young Africa), has a piece on social media in the Arab world. It shows that by volume of tweets, Twitter in the Middle […]

Juan Cole

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Top Six Things Congress would do if they Cared if we are Healthy

Top Six Things Congress would do if they Cared if we are Healthy

Health care is essential, and no American should be without insurance to pay for it. But prevention of diseases and injuries is as important as […]

Juan Cole

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