Juan Cole

Juan Cole is the founder and chief editor of Informed Comment. He is Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History at the University of Michigan He is author of, among many other books, Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires and The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Follow him on Twitter at @jricole or the Informed Comment Facebook Page

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Shamash! The Office

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“Gaza Yet Stands:” Legendary Journalist Bob Scheer interviews Juan Cole on his new Book

Juan Cole

Legendary journalist Bob Scheer interviewed me about my new book, “Gaza Yet Stands”, for his Scheerpost radio program, which is also available at YouTube . USC explains, “Robert Scheer has built a reputation for strong social and political writing,” in a career that stretches back to the 1960s, “as a journalist. His columns appear in […]

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Shamash! “The Job”

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Shamash! “The Fall”

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Christianity

Pope Francis Calls for Painstaking Investigation into Whether Israeli War on Gaza is a Genocide

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Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Pope Francis has a new book, Hope never disappoints. Pilgrims towards a better world. The English version is not out yet, but I was able to find the Italian. It calls for an investigation into whether the Israeli war on Gaza is a genocide. The Pope mentions Gaza on several […]

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Shamash! “Betrayal”

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Morocco to double Green Energy in Sahara in anticipation of 2030 World Cup

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Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The World Cup, disputed territory and green energy are three of the things that increasingly make the world go round, and they are coming together in Morocco. Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner is even in the background of it all. Morocco’s Atalayer reports that Rabat will attempt to double sustainable energy […]

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Gaza as Israel’s AI-Driven High-Tech Genocide: UN

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Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A Special Committee of the United Nations Office of the High Commission on Human Rights has issued a new report on Israeli actions in Gaza concluding that they fit the profile of genocide. The report says, “The developments in this report lead the Special Committee to conclude that the policies […]

Climate Crisis

China opens World’s Largest offshore Solar Power Facility, as U.S. Falls Farther Behind

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Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Solar panels are great sources of energy. We have them on our roof and they have saved us a lot of money, especially in spring-summer-fall. Some observers complain about their bulk compared to the energy they put out, though. I’ve had engineers argue to me that there just isn’t space […]