Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; feature) – The world’s most poorly kept secret is that Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu (Bibi) is escalating his state-sponsored […]
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A New Space Race? China First to Land on Far Side of Moon
The probe, Chang’e 4, is symbolic of the growth of the Chinese space program and the capabilities it has amassed
New Rep. Ilhan Omar vows to make the US live up to Religious Freedom
“We are going to make this country one that lives up to its ideals of inclusion, of religious liberty.”
The Limits of Liberal Multiculturalism: Islamophobia and Bill Maher
By Evelyn Alsultany | – ( Mizan) – On the October 3, 2014 episode of the HBO talk show Real Time with Bill Maher, the […]
Mysterious Mass die-off of Insects threatens Pollination, Food Supply
Most pollinators are insects (e.g., bees, flies, butterflies, moths, wasps, beetles, and thrips), and bees are the most important
The First Muslim-American Women in Congress may get to Impeach Trump
And one of them is loudly calling for him to be removed from office.
Cole’s ‘Muhammad: Prophet of Peace’ an NYT Editor’s Choice Book
Many thanks to the New York Times for recommending my new book, ‘Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires:’ Editors’ Choice: “11 New […]
The US Should Leave Syria, but Must Protect its Kurds from Turkey
A small detachment of U.S. troops won’t protect the Kurds from Turkish aggression, but putting conditions on arms transfers might.
Can Online anti-Muslim Hate Speech be Combated? There’s an App for that
By Bertie Vidgen and Taha Yasseri | – In a landmark move, a group of MPs recently published a working definition of the term Islamophobia. […]
Al-Qaeda-Linked Guerrillas make Gains in Northwest Syria
Tahrir al-Sham, formerly affiliated to al Qaeda, had launched an attack on Tuesday against towns in the western countryside of Aleppo