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France and the UN ride to Save the 2-State Solution, but Netanyahu Buried it in Gaza’s Mass Graves
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France and the UN ride to Save the 2-State Solution, but Netanyahu Buried it in Gaza’s Mass Graves

H. Scott Prosterman

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – French President Macron is taking the lead in a doomed bid to keep a two-state solution alive. […]

“Look to the Rose:”  Edward FitzGerald’s  Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:13

“Look to the Rose:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:13

09/16/2025 By Juan Cole

52 Ways to Combat Malignant Hatred of Muslims

52 Ways to Combat Malignant Hatred of Muslims

09/16/2025 By The Conversation

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President Biden needs to Dump his War Hawks and Turn to Peace Work if he wants to Salvage his Presidency

President Biden needs to Dump his War Hawks and Turn to Peace Work if he wants to Salvage his Presidency

Grand Blanc, Mi. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – It has been clear since the horrid terror attack of October 7 by Hamas that President […]

Omer Abid

Climate Crisis
A Slow-Motion Gaza: Or how to Carbonize the Planet Earth

A Slow-Motion Gaza: Or how to Carbonize the Planet Earth

( Tomdispatch.com) – Imagine this: humanity in its time on Earth has already come up with two distinct ways of destroying this planet and everything […]

Tom Engelhardt

Israel/ Palestine
A Humanitarian Pause or a Surge in Human Rights Violations?

A Humanitarian Pause or a Surge in Human Rights Violations?

by Ramona Wadi ( Middle East Monitor ) – After much useless public debate over Israel’s alleged right to defend itself, the international community regained […]

Ramona Wadi

Christianity
Juan Cole: Infidel or Pagan? Understanding Kufr (كفر) in the Qur’an | Muhammad the Prophet of Peace

Juan Cole: Infidel or Pagan? Understanding Kufr (كفر) in the Qur’an | Muhammad the Prophet of Peace

Gabriel Said Reynolds of Notre Dame writes: “In this video I interview Professor Juan Cole, the Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History at the […]

Juan Cole

Islam
Never Forget: Jews and Muslims have Often imagined themselves in History as Siblings and Allies

Never Forget: Jews and Muslims have Often imagined themselves in History as Siblings and Allies

Excerpted from Tingis. Historically, and even theologically, Jews have always been closer to Muslims than they were to Christians. It was in Muslim lands, the […]

Anouar Majid

Israel/ Palestine
The Past, Present and Future of Israel/Palestine -  Juan Cole, Sherene Seikaly and Zachary Lockman

The Past, Present and Future of Israel/Palestine – Juan Cole, Sherene Seikaly and Zachary Lockman

Massachusetts Peace Action: The Hamas attacks in Israel and Israel’s war on and invasion of Gaza are the latest rounds in a long-running conflict. In […]

Juan Cole

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How Long will Palestinians go on being Scapegoats for the West's Atrocities in WWII?

How Long will Palestinians go on being Scapegoats for the West’s Atrocities in WWII?

Seattle, Wa. (Special to Informed Comment; Featured) – If an Arab writer would create a Palestinian version of Schindler’s List, and if an Arab, or […]

Sara Jamshidi

Colonialism
Juan Cole on Ridley Scott's "Napoleon"  (StayTunedNBC)

Juan Cole on Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon” (StayTunedNBC)

Here is the interview Alex Greaney of StayTunedNBC did with Juan Cole about the Egypt scenes in Ridley Scott’s film, “Napoleon.” StayTunedNBC: “Juan Cole on […]

Juan Cole

art and photography
How I express my diasporic Palestinian Grief through Art

How I express my diasporic Palestinian Grief through Art

Liz Bajjalieh November 14, 2023 ( Waging Nonviolence ) – I woke up on Oct. 7 to a Facebook timeline full of friends posting about […]

Waging Nonviolence

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