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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

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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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Top Ten Reasons ‘Obama lost Egypt’ Meme won’t work for Romney

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Video of the Day: The Nile Crocodile v. Wildebeest

Video of the Day: The Nile Crocodile v. Wildebeest

Part of a National Geographic segment on the Nile crocodile and its prey:

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Could Syria-Turkey Conflict Pull NATO In?

Could Syria-Turkey Conflict Pull NATO In?

The shooting down by Syrian anti-aircraft batteries of a Turkish F-4 Phantom jet flying over international waters a few days ago has the potential to […]

Juan Cole

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“Bully Worship has become a Universal Religion” (George Orwell Poster)

“Bully Worship has become a Universal Religion” (George Orwell Poster)

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Omar Khayyam (168) “neither servants nor masters”

Omar Khayyam (168) “neither servants nor masters”

In this life, all those who have  half a piece of bread and a resting place  in which to nest; who are neither servants nor […]

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Follow @jricole on Twitter, Facebook, Email

Follow @jricole on Twitter, Facebook, Email

Follow @jricole on Twitter. Some of my readers like the idea of one or two short essays a day, here at the blog. Others would […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Fox Smears Mursi with “Jerusalem Capital” Lie (Murphy)

Fox Smears Mursi with “Jerusalem Capital” Lie (Murphy)

Anyone who watches Jon Stewart regularly knows that Fox News deliberately lies and manipulates video to fearmonger on behalf of the American Right wing. But […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Will Egypt’s Mursi challenge US-Israeli Mideast Policy?

Will Egypt’s Mursi challenge US-Israeli Mideast Policy?

Mohammad Mursi, the new president of Egypt, probably will not be allowed by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) with which he must […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Egypt’s Zombie Revolution: Dead and Alive (Chase)

Egypt’s Zombie Revolution: Dead and Alive (Chase)

Anthony Chase Writes in a guest column for Informed Comment Egypt’s Revolution: Is It Possible to Be Both Dead and Alive? Post-mortems are as rife […]

Juan Cole

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