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A Dangerous Profession, from Palestine to Iran:  When Journalists are the Target
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A Dangerous Profession, from Palestine to Iran: When Journalists are the Target

Fariba Amini

“Only the person who has experienced light and darkness, war and peace, rise and fall, only that person has truly experienced life.” – ― Stefan […]

How the UN Can Act Decisively to End Genocide in Gaza

How the UN Can Act Decisively to End Genocide in Gaza

09/03/2025 By Medea Benjamin and Nicholas J.S. Davies

Researching the Roots of War to Fight Militarism

Researching the Roots of War to Fight Militarism

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Iraq
Bombings in Baghdad target Shiites

Bombings in Baghdad target Shiites

AP reports that guerrillas set off at least 4 car bombs in Baghdad on Friday, killing at least 69 persons and wounding hundreds. The target […]

Juan Cole

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Netanyahu Commits to Colonizing East Jerusalem;  First Palestinian Expelled under new Policy

Netanyahu Commits to Colonizing East Jerusalem; First Palestinian Expelled under new Policy

The new Israeli policy of deporting Palestinians from the West Bank on arbitrary grounds has kicked in with Ahmad Sabah, who has just been deported […]

Juan Cole

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In honor of Earth Day:  Green Guide for Muslims

In honor of Earth Day: Green Guide for Muslims

Amr Khalid, the wildly popular Egyptian Muslim preacher, may not be very progressive on women’s issues, but he is promoting a ‘Green Guide for Muslims’ […]

Juan Cole

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South Park Controversy and Fallacies of Muslim Extremists

South Park Controversy and Fallacies of Muslim Extremists

This CNN report on the veiled threat made by an obscure, fringe American Muslim website against the creators of the South Park cartoon shows an […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Dear Europe from Gazans

Dear Europe from Gazans

“Dear Europe, sorry about the ash cloud over your heads and that you can’t travel anywhere. We feel just the same.” Gaza

Juan Cole

Iraq
Secret Prison Revelations may Hurt al-Maliki’s bid for Reelection

Secret Prison Revelations may Hurt al-Maliki’s bid for Reelection

The announcement of the discovery of a secret prison in Baghdad where Sunni Arabs suspected of involvement in guerrilla activities were held and sometimes tortured […]

Juan Cole

Pakistan
Fundamentalist Rally Bombed in Pakistan, Kills two Dozen

Fundamentalist Rally Bombed in Pakistan, Kills two Dozen

Two bombings shook the northern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Monday, killing 27 and wounding over 50 persons. Ironically, one bomb hit a rally of […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Anzalone:  The Death of a Caliph

Anzalone: The Death of a Caliph

In a guest opinion piece for Informed Comment, Christopher Anzalone asks if the Reported Killings of the Islamic State of Iraq’s two senior Leaders spell […]

Juan Cole

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Why Economic Sanctions on Iran will Fail

Why Economic Sanctions on Iran will Fail

Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Adm. Mike Mullen said at Columbia U. that a military strike on Iran over its nuclear enrichment activities would be […]

Juan Cole

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