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A Poet and an Ayatollah have Passed, but Iran, the land of Rumi and Hafez, must Endure
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A Poet and an Ayatollah have Passed, but Iran, the land of Rumi and Hafez, must Endure

Fariba Amini

When they called your name at midnight, In your thoughts, morning blossomed from a blood-stained horizon.

Juan Cole on Iran War:  “Shock and Awe didn’t Work in Iraq, either” (TRT, Bradblog)

Juan Cole on Iran War: “Shock and Awe didn’t Work in Iraq, either” (TRT, Bradblog)

03/05/2026 By Juan Cole

Trump’s Other Endless War: How a Strike on Iran betrays his central Promise

Trump’s Other Endless War: How a Strike on Iran betrays his central Promise

03/05/2026 By Middle East Monitor

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Winter Floods strike a Gaza reduced to Rubble by Israeli Shelling

Winter Floods strike a Gaza reduced to Rubble by Israeli Shelling

GAZA CITY (Ma’an News Agency) — Hundreds of Palestinians in the southern Gaza Strip on Friday were forced to evacuate their homes due to rising […]

Juan Cole

Arab World
How is the Press in the Muslim World covering the Paris Attacks?

How is the Press in the Muslim World covering the Paris Attacks?

By Joanna Paraszczuk | (RFE/RL) — Media in the Muslim world have published a wide variety of reactions to the deadly attack on the offices […]

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al-Qaeda
Yes, they're Condemning the Paris Attacks: The Muslims' War on Terror

Yes, they’re Condemning the Paris Attacks: The Muslims’ War on Terror

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) — When American commentators like Carl Bernstein complain that Muslim authorities have not sufficiently denounced the terrorist attack on […]

Juan Cole

Apartheid
Paris attack becomes Political Football in Israel and Palestine

Paris attack becomes Political Football in Israel and Palestine

By Nasser Lahham | Ma’an News Agency | — The shooting at a satirical magazine in Paris on Wednesday, which left 12 people dead, came […]

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al-Qaeda
Charlie Hebdo:  A Clash of Extremisms, not of Civilizations

Charlie Hebdo: A Clash of Extremisms, not of Civilizations

By Aurelien Mondon | The Conversation | — The attack on Charlie Hebdo was an abominable tragedy. It struck the heart of one of our […]

Juan Cole

Corruption
"Anyone but Bibi’:  Israeli PM popularity slumps as 90% of his Campaign Money Comes from US

“Anyone but Bibi’: Israeli PM popularity slumps as 90% of his Campaign Money Comes from US

RT | — “Israel’s Prime Minister has kicked off his re-election campaign, with a well-funded operation, much of which is coming from abroad. More than […]

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Climate Change
The Big Carbon Empire strikes Back

The Big Carbon Empire strikes Back

By Michael T. Klare | Tomdispatch.com | — Around the world, carbon-based fuels are under attack.  Increasingly grim economic pressures, growing popular resistance, and the […]

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al-Qaeda
Paris Terrorist was Radicalized by Bush's Iraq War, Abu Ghraib Torture

Paris Terrorist was Radicalized by Bush’s Iraq War, Abu Ghraib Torture

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) — Sharif and Said Kouashi, the two brothers for whom the French police are searching, were born in Paris […]

Juan Cole

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'Cartoonists for Peace' respond defiantly to Paris Terrorists

‘Cartoonists for Peace’ respond defiantly to Paris Terrorists

By A. D. McKenzie PARIS, Jan 8 2015 (IPS) – “They are cowards who react to satire by going for their Kalashnikovs.” That was how […]

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