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How Minnesotans became Palestinians: Top 5 Ways they are Occupied
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How Minnesotans became Palestinians: Top 5 Ways they are Occupied

Juan Cole

Occupied people do not have rights, and they do not even have the right to have rights. They are lesser.

Iran’s Protests are not just about Economics, they’re about an Ideological Crisis

Iran’s Protests are not just about Economics, they’re about an Ideological Crisis

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Aid by permission: How Israel’s NGO ban is reshaping life and survival in Gaza

Aid by permission: How Israel’s NGO ban is reshaping life and survival in Gaza

01/25/2026 By Prism

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Bahrain Protests ahead of Formula One Race

Bahrain Protests ahead of Formula One Race

Protesters in Bahrain on Thursday came out against the holding of the Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday, and met repression by police, who used […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
British and Indian War Dead in Afghanistan, 1838-1843, Honored by Mumbai Church (Photos)

British and Indian War Dead in Afghanistan, 1838-1843, Honored by Mumbai Church (Photos)

Plaque in the Church of St. John the Evangelist (the Afghan Church), Colaba, Mumbai (Bombay) (Photograph by Juan Cole, March, 2011) Interior of the church: […]

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Amnesia and Awakening: Israel and the Nakba (Weiss)

Amnesia and Awakening: Israel and the Nakba (Weiss)

Yfaat Weiss writes in a guest editorial for Informed Comment Diachronic Neighbors The 26th of April is this year’s Israeli Independence Day. The thoughts expressed […]

Juan Cole

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Khamenei's Fatwa against Nukes (Cenk Uygur Rant)

Khamenei’s Fatwa against Nukes (Cenk Uygur Rant)

Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks on the progressive network Current TV gives us an insightful rant on Big TV News’ lack of interest in […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Will the Egyptian Military Allow the New President to take Office?

Will the Egyptian Military Allow the New President to take Office?

Al-Hayat reported that Egypt’s military council is making odd demands on the eve of the presidential election scheduled for May 23-24. The Supreme Council of […]

Juan Cole

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Nugent Called by Secret Service (Cartoon)

Nugent Called by Secret Service (Cartoon)

Juan Cole

art and photography
Love Tank

Love Tank

Photograph by Juan Cole at the National Museum of Singapore, June, 2009: “Love Tank by S.Teddy D. (Indonesia) Multiplex, Resin, Metal Structure Approx. 200 x […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (99)

Omar Khayyam (99)

Those who sow  a bit of reason in their hearts never waste a single moment of their lives. Either they seek  divine good pleasure, or […]

Juan Cole

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David Frum on Gasoline Prices and Iran (bzzzt  Wrong)

David Frum on Gasoline Prices and Iran (bzzzt Wrong)

I caught Republican strategist David Frum speaking on Erin Burnett’s magazine show on CNN Tuesday evening. I looked, but I couldn’t find a transcript yet, […]

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