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Syrian-Australian Muslim halts Indian-Australian ISIL Attack on Jewish Australians
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Syrian-Australian Muslim halts Indian-Australian ISIL Attack on Jewish Australians

Juan Cole

They made a trip to the Philippines in November and Sajid Akram used an Indian passport, while Naveed used his Australian travel document.

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Soaring West Bank Violence is Fueled by Official Israeli Surrender to Settlers

Soaring West Bank Violence is Fueled by Official Israeli Surrender to Settlers

12/16/2025 By The Conversation

Rebuking UC Berkeley over Suspension of Lecturer for Palestine Advocacy

Rebuking UC Berkeley over Suspension of Lecturer for Palestine Advocacy

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Cole on Democracy Now!

Cole on Democracy Now!

Amy Goodman interviewed me Tuesday morning for Democracy Now! It was a wide-ranging conversation with a lot of good, sharp questions. Democracy Now! on Engaging […]

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Cheney’s Mission Accomplished

Cheney’s Mission Accomplished

Dick Cheney: “I guess my general sense of where we are with respect to Iraq and at the end of now, what, nearly six years, […]

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Juan’s New Book is Out!

Juan’s New Book is Out!

More news about my new book, Engaging the Muslim World, which is in bookstores starting today. (Barnes and Noble in particular has it on the […]

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Chief Justice Reinstated in Pakistan; Protest Rally in Capital Cancelled; Crisis subsiding

Chief Justice Reinstated in Pakistan; Protest Rally in Capital Cancelled; Crisis subsiding

The immediate crisis in Pakistan was averted Monday morning when Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani announced that he was going to reinstate Iftikhar Chaudhry as […]

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Freeman and the Coming War on Iran

Freeman and the Coming War on Iran

Bob Dreyfuss has a postmortem on the scuttling by the Israel lobbies of the Chas Freeman appointment to the chairmanship of the National Intelligence Council. […]

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Engaging the Muslim World Events & Review

Engaging the Muslim World Events & Review

Updated for Monday: Here are some media advisories for my book tour this week in New York City. Note that media is always a last-minute […]

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Vet issues and Mesothelioma

Vet issues and Mesothelioma

I keep seeing those ads on television about victims of mesothelioma, caused by exposure to asbestos, did some googling about the issue. Lo and behold, […]

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Violent Demonstrations in Lahore

Violent Demonstrations in Lahore

Wire services reporting that Nawaz Sharif defied House arrest and went to a huge rally in Lahore. Thousands of demonstrators broke through a police blockade […]

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Nawaz Sharif under House Arrest; Army on Alert; Protesters Continue to Converge on Capital

Nawaz Sharif under House Arrest; Army on Alert; Protesters Continue to Converge on Capital

In the midst of Pakistan’s ongoing political crisis, the government of President Asaf Ali Zardari sent out highly mixed signals on Saturday and Sunday. His […]

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