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Early Farming in Middle East, Sometimes Matriarchal, Spread through Learning, not Conquest
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Early Farming in Middle East, Sometimes Matriarchal, Spread through Learning, not Conquest

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A new study by Dilek Koptekin et al., a Swiss-Turkish team, has appeared in Science that combines archeological and genetics […]

12 Days Of War: Takeaways From The Israel-Iran Conflict

12 Days Of War: Takeaways From The Israel-Iran Conflict

06/30/2025 By Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

Chaotic new Aid System means getting Food in Gaza has become a Matter of Life – and often Death

Chaotic new Aid System means getting Food in Gaza has become a Matter of Life – and often Death

06/30/2025 By The Conversation

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Reprint: ‘The Cost of War’ Conference at Liverpool Hope U. June 17-19

Reprint: ‘The Cost of War’ Conference at Liverpool Hope U. June 17-19

For those of you who only read on the weekdays, this is from Friday: Announcing an important peace conference in the UK at Liverpool Hope […]

Juan Cole

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Anbar Police Chief Attacked; Talabani visits ailing al-Hakim in Tehran

Anbar Police Chief Attacked; Talabani visits ailing al-Hakim in Tehran

A suicide bomber with a bomb belt attempted to kill the police chief of al-Anbar Province, Tariq al-Asal, in the city of Ramadi on Saturday. […]

Juan Cole

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Cole on CNN’s GPS, Tavis Smiley

Cole on CNN’s GPS, Tavis Smiley

Check out Fareed Zakaria’s GPS on Sunday— I’m on a panel discussion Obama’s speech in Cairo. Also you can hear a podcast of my appearance […]

Juan Cole

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OSC: Pakistani Editorialists Respond to Obama

OSC: Pakistani Editorialists Respond to Obama

The USG Open Source Center translates Pakistani editorials from the Urdu press reacting to President Obama’s address in Cairo to the Muslim world. Pakistan: Urdu […]

Juan Cole

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OSC: Israeli Press on Obama’s Cairo Address

OSC: Israeli Press on Obama’s Cairo Address

The USG Open Source Center translates key passages from the Israeli Hebrew press responding to President Obama’s Cairo address to the Muslim world. The Israeli […]

Juan Cole

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Convoy Attacked, Sufi Muhammad's aides Killed; 38 Killed in Mosque Bombing

Convoy Attacked, Sufi Muhammad’s aides Killed; 38 Killed in Mosque Bombing

On Friday, a suicide bomber detonated his payload inside a mosque in Hayagay Sharqi, in Upper Dir near Swat. The bombing is said to have […]

Juan Cole

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American GI Killed; Attack on Security Men in Mosul

American GI Killed; Attack on Security Men in Mosul

President Obama said relatively little about Iraq in his address to the Muslim world, and the US mass media have ceased covering it much (CBS […]

Juan Cole

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Reactions to Obama’s Speech

Reactions to Obama’s Speech

The USG Open Source Center translates reports about the reaction of the general public to Obama’s speech in Cairo. Al-Jazirah, Al-Arabiyah Highlight, Carry Reactions to […]

Juan Cole

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Obama's Speech in Cairo

Obama’s Speech in Cairo

The transcript of Obama’s speech in Cairo is here. In connection with Obama’s speech, Esquire presents an excerpt from my new book on the Muslim […]

Juan Cole

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