The thousands of ISIL fighters imprisoned by the Kurds in 14 detention centers had terrorized western and northern Iraq and eastern Syria
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Omar Khayyam (493) “I passed a potter at his wheel”
The other day I passed a potter at his wheel, displaying every moment a new skill; and it occurred to me, though one less clear-eyed wouldn’t see […]
Matisse: “Algerian Woman” (Painting)
Henri Matisse. The Algerian Woman. 1909. Oil on canvas. Musee National d’Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France The depiction of the Middle East has, […]
Jimmy Carter’s Greatest Victory: Guinea Worm on Verge of Extinction
The guinea worm may be the second major human disease after small pox to be completely eradicated. It is a parasite that you get from […]
Dear Microsoft: Please give us Non-Profit News
Microsoft has sold its remaining 18% share of MSNBC, which now becomes, just NBC. It is being reported that Microsoft wants to be free to […]
“Whoever controls the media . . .” (Allen Ginsberg Poster)
Entrance to Grand Mosque, Kairouan
Photo by Juan Cole, May, 2012 Aghlabid, rebuilt 863. For another traveler’s view of Kairouan, see this blog.
Morsi Reaffirms Israel Peace Treaty to Clinton
The establishment press in Egypt, al-Ahram (“The Pyramids”), reported cautiously on the meeting between Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Egyptian President Muhammad Morsi (from […]
On Denying “Radicals” Due Process (Fighting Bob LaFollette Poster)
Kairouan, Tunisia
Kairouan, Tunisia, May 2012, from a rooftop. Photo by Juan Cole For more on this UNESCO Heritage City, see this link.
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