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Taking an Oath on the Qur’an, like Mamdani, attests its Long History in America
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Taking an Oath on the Qur’an, like Mamdani, attests its Long History in America

Juan Cole

But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg

How to combat the Big Oil Propaganda that is stalling Climate Action

How to combat the Big Oil Propaganda that is stalling Climate Action

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The Middle East between an American Oil Past and a Chinese Solar Future

The Middle East between an American Oil Past and a Chinese Solar Future

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Suicide Bomber Kills 25 Policemen in Afghanistan; American UN Official Kidnapped in Quetta; Pakistani Taliban take over Swat

Suicide Bomber Kills 25 Policemen in Afghanistan; American UN Official Kidnapped in Quetta; Pakistani Taliban take over Swat

In Afghanistan on Monday, a suicide bomber dressed as a policeman infiltrated a police compound and detonated his payload, killing at least 25 officers of […]

Juan Cole

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Posch: " Obama’s Iran Challenge: a last chance for engagement? "

Posch: " Obama’s Iran Challenge: a last chance for engagement? "

Walter Posch writes in a guest op-ed for IC: Iran is generally viewed as to be one of the biggest challenges for the incoming administration. […]

Juan Cole

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Centralizing Parties advancing in Iraq’s Provincial Election Results

Centralizing Parties advancing in Iraq’s Provincial Election Results

The big news out of the leaks from Iraq’s vote counters is that parties seeking a strong central government appear to have won big in […]

Juan Cole

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Da’wa, Maliki May Gain from Provincial Elections

Da’wa, Maliki May Gain from Provincial Elections

Early reports say that 60% of Iraqi’s electorate came out for Saturday’s election of provincial councils. The results will be announced by the end of […]

Juan Cole

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Iraqi Voters select provincial Councils in Saturday’s Vote

Iraqi Voters select provincial Councils in Saturday’s Vote

Iraqis go to the polls Saturday to vote in the first provincial elections since January, 2005. This time, two big things are different. The Sunni […]

Juan Cole

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Ajami’s Sleight of Hand: Bush made Emancipator and Obama Smeared

Ajami’s Sleight of Hand: Bush made Emancipator and Obama Smeared

The odd collection of con men, carpetbaggers, mercenaries, court jesters, and professional propagandists that gathered around W. the way pilot fish jostle about a great […]

Juan Cole

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Provincial Elections in Iraq

Provincial Elections in Iraq

More on Iraq’s provincial elections, slated for Saturday for most people, though some categories of voter have already voted,on Wednesday (e.g.police, the sick). This sample […]

Juan Cole

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Talabani’s PUK Worried about Iraqi Army in Kirkuk

Talabani’s PUK Worried about Iraqi Army in Kirkuk

The USG Open Source Center translates a Kurdish newspaper article warning of Iraqi central government aspirations to have its army take over the northern oil […]

Juan Cole

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Purohit & Atallah: International Justice Systems and the Muslim World: Why Bashir is Wrong

Purohit & Atallah: International Justice Systems and the Muslim World: Why Bashir is Wrong

Raj Purohit and Amjad Atallah write in a guest op-ed for IC: If the International Criminal Court (ICC) issues an arrest warrant for Sudanese President […]

Juan Cole

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