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All the 15 Hottest Spots on Earth on Thursday were in Australia; Will it become Uninhabitable?
Climate Crisis

All the 15 Hottest Spots on Earth on Thursday were in Australia; Will it become Uninhabitable?

Juan Cole

At a 2.7º C. increase, northern Australian areas such as Darwin, Broome and Port Hedland will become uninhabitable by the end of the century

Trump’s Iraq election threats could end up making Maliki more popular

Trump’s Iraq election threats could end up making Maliki more popular

01/30/2026 By Ibrahim Al-Marashi

Reading Obituaries: And Murdering Time in the Age of Donald Trump

Reading Obituaries: And Murdering Time in the Age of Donald Trump

01/30/2026 By Tom Engelhardt

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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 […]

Juan Cole

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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. […]

Juan Cole

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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 […]

Juan Cole

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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, […]

Juan Cole

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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 […]

Juan Cole

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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 […]

Juan Cole

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US Urges Freedom to Protest; Zardari Rejects Reconciliation Plan, Bans Geo; Sherry Rehman Resigns

US Urges Freedom to Protest; Zardari Rejects Reconciliation Plan, Bans Geo; Sherry Rehman Resigns

The Pakistani government arrested another 200 protesters on Friday, mostly in Punjab province. The Long March demonstrators, in the meantime, reached the outskirts of Lahore. […]

Juan Cole

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Caron: Uprooting Flowers on Pakistan’s Frontier

Caron: Uprooting Flowers on Pakistan’s Frontier

James Caron writes in a guest op-ed for IC Some time before dawn on the 5th of this month, there was an explosion in the […]

Juan Cole

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Iraqi Refugees

Iraqi Refugees

Website for Iraqi Refugees: ‘Five million Iraqis have been driven from their homes by sectarian terror since Saddam Hussein was overthrown. Security has improved but […]

Juan Cole

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