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How the Heartbreaking Story of 5-Year-Old Hind Rajab begot an Effective Human Rights Foundation
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How the Heartbreaking Story of 5-Year-Old Hind Rajab begot an Effective Human Rights Foundation

Dan Steinbock

As The Voice of Hind Rajab is winning over Hollywood, the real-life story is fostering complicity allegations against the Israeli military and Western complicity. New […]

“A Flask of Wine, a Book of Verse, and Thou:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:11

“A Flask of Wine, a Book of Verse, and Thou:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:11

09/09/2025 By Juan Cole

Gaza Diary: How I risk Death to feed my Family

Gaza Diary: How I risk Death to feed my Family

09/09/2025 By Open Democracy

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Iraq
4-Party Coalition for al-Maliki; Basra Deteriorating; 9 Dead in Baghdad Bombing

4-Party Coalition for al-Maliki; Basra Deteriorating; 9 Dead in Baghdad Bombing

Four parties have formed a coalition in parliament to support Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. They are the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council, the Islamic Call (Da`wa) […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Pan Arab Talk Shows on Iraq: OSC

Pan Arab Talk Shows on Iraq: OSC

Here are the Iraq-related conversations in the USG Open Source Center roundup of Pan-Arab satellite talk shows for the past week. For the non-Iraq portions, […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Thousands of Sadrists Protest Arrests; Sinjar Bombings Worst Ever

Thousands of Sadrists Protest Arrests; Sinjar Bombings Worst Ever

Patrick Cockburn correctly put the bombings in Sinjar province in the context of the upcoming referendum on whether the oil-rich Kirkuk province will accede to […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Cole on Lehrer

Cole on Lehrer

Just taped a segment for the Lehrer News Hour on Iraq. Will be aired today, 8/15.

Juan Cole

Iraq
Bombing of Yazidis; Summit Fizzles

Bombing of Yazidis; Summit Fizzles

Local officials in the two villages of of Al-Qataniyah and Al-Adnaniyah in northern Iraq (not far from Mosul) maintained Wednesday morning that 4 car bombs […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Sam Seder Interview on Napoleon’s Egypt

Sam Seder Interview on Napoleon’s Egypt

Sam Seder is calling me Wednesday to talk about my new book, Napoleon’s Egypt. The segment will air Sunday Sept. 26, during Sam’s show (see […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Dick Cheney ’94: Invading Baghdad Would Create Quagmire

Dick Cheney ’94: Invading Baghdad Would Create Quagmire

Cheney was head of Halliburton in Dallas from 1995 until July, 2000, when he resigned in preparation for running for vice president. During that time, […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Massive Attack on Yazidis Kills nearly 200

Massive Attack on Yazidis Kills nearly 200

The BBC says that Ninevah Province police are reporting that three car bombs targeted a Yazidi village in northern Iraq near Sinjar not far from […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Four US Troops Killed PKK Threatens Iraq, Turkey

Four US Troops Killed PKK Threatens Iraq, Turkey

Four more US troops have been announced killed in Iraq. In the wake of PM Nuri al-Maliki’s talks with Turkey and his commitment to expel […]

Juan Cole

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