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Conflict in Mecca: The Prophet Muhammad and Soft Power
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Conflict in Mecca: The Prophet Muhammad and Soft Power

Juan Cole

I believe that the earliest source we have for the life of the Prophet is the Quran itself. And I believe the Quran is early.

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“Into this Universe:”  Heidegger and FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:29

“Into this Universe:” Heidegger and FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:29

12/14/2025 By Juan Cole

“Identity is never fixed:” Interview with Iranian-American Artist Soraya Sharghi

“Identity is never fixed:” Interview with Iranian-American Artist Soraya Sharghi

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Battle for Baghdad US troops clashed with the Mahdi Army of clerical nationalist Muqtada al-Sadr in Sadr City Monday morning. A car bombing of a […]

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Wiping Off Face Of Map

Wiping Off Face Of Map

Wiping off the Face of the Map (Reprint) This bothered enough of the right people that I thought I’d reprint from Saturday. Note for the […]

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One Ring To Rule Them Wholesale

One Ring to Rule Them The wholesale destruction of all of Lebanon by Israel and the US Pentagon does not make any sense. Why bomb […]

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Lebanon War Grinds On Despite Un

Lebanon War Grinds On Despite Un

Lebanon War Grinds on Despite UN Diplomacy On Sunday morning, “Six civilians were killed when an air-to-ground missile hit a house in the village of […]

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Bombings In Baqubah Ambush Near Kirkuk

Bombings In Baqubah Ambush Near Kirkuk

Bombings in Baqubah, Ambush Near Kirkuk Reuters details guerrilla violence on Saturday (and late Friday. An army checkpoint sprayed with fire, killing 5 soldiers, near […]

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Israeli Bombers Hit Christian Areas

Israeli Bombers Hit Christian Areas

Israeli Bombers Hit Christian Areas Israeli Massacre of Syrian Workers, Other Civilians Death Toll of 38 Courtesy the Daily Star The Daily Star reports: “Israeli […]

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Thousands Of Sadrists Rally For

Thousands Of Sadrists Rally For

Thousands of Sadrists Rally for Hizbullah in Baghdad Guerrilla Uprising in Mosul Some 100,000 Sadrists rallied against Israel’s war on Lebanon [Ar.] in Sadr City […]

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Israelis Kill 7 Civilians In Massive

Israelis Kill 7 Civilians In Massive

Israelis Kill 7 Civilians in Massive Air Raids on Beirut, South, Baalbak Hizbullah Rockets Kill 8 Civilians in Israel Israel resumed a heavy bombardment of […]

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38 Dead Including 2 Sadrists Killed By

38 Dead Including 2 Sadrists Killed By

38 Dead, including 2 Sadrists Killed by US US, UK Officials Admit Slide toward Civil War : Reuters says that 24 persons were killed or […]

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