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HerStory: Feminism is the Route to Peace
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HerStory: Feminism is the Route to Peace

H. Patricia Hynes

Young people in more than 60 countries were taught about preserving nature and how to work for environmental good in their communities

“How many Kisses might it take:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:35

“How many Kisses might it take:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:35

02/01/2026 By Juan Cole

How a US/Israeli Strike on Iran could Provoke a wider Conflict

How a US/Israeli Strike on Iran could Provoke a wider Conflict

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Iraq's first Post-American Elections by the Numbers

Iraq’s first Post-American Elections by the Numbers

(By Juan Cole) Iraqis went to the polls on Wednesday in the first national parliamentary elections since US troops pulled out of the country completely […]

Juan Cole

Dissent
Egyptian Judges shock world again, condemning 683 Muslim Brothers to Death

Egyptian Judges shock world again, condemning 683 Muslim Brothers to Death

Egypt’s judiciary accused of being arm of repression (via AFP) A wave of mass sentences in Egypt, including hundreds sentenced to death this week after […]

Juan Cole

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Did the Supreme Court just Kill Dirty Coal Plants & Save the World?

Did the Supreme Court just Kill Dirty Coal Plants & Save the World?

(By Juan Cole) The Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed that the Environmental Protection Agency has the prerogative to regulate air pollution that spills across state […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
The Longest War: How the US drove potential Afghanistan Allies into the Arms of the Taliban

The Longest War: How the US drove potential Afghanistan Allies into the Arms of the Taliban

(By Anand Gopal via Tomdispatch.com) It was a typical Kabul morning. Malik Ashgar Square was already bumper-to-bumper with Corolla taxis, green police jeeps, honking minivans, […]

Juan Cole

Islam
Saudi Fatwa against "THE 99" Tolerant Muslim Superhero Comics as "Evil"

Saudi Fatwa against “THE 99” Tolerant Muslim Superhero Comics as “Evil”

(By Naif Al-Mutawa) Seven years ago, THE 99 [super-hero comics] were granted approvals to Saudi Arabia. What began as a suspicious relationship, my not expecting […]

Juan Cole

Arab World
From Raybans to Portrait Underwear: Sisi-Mania floods Egypt with Kitsch

From Raybans to Portrait Underwear: Sisi-Mania floods Egypt with Kitsch

(By Leila Zaki Chakravarti) Egypt’s current political scene is marked by ’Sisi-mania’, as the new leader’s supporters scramble to snap up the latest items of […]

Juan Cole

Constitution
Former FBI Agent: NYPD's Muslim-Spying Demographics Unit Was Almost Completely Useless

Former FBI Agent: NYPD’s Muslim-Spying Demographics Unit Was Almost Completely Useless

Certain demographics are desirable. 18-34? Taste-makers and early adopters. 35-49? Money. Muslim and New York City resident? Being a member of this group meant (until recently) having First Amendment-protected activities being closely scrutinized by…

Juan Cole

Israel
Israel okayed nearly 14,000 squatter homes on Palestinian land during talks with Palestinians

Israel okayed nearly 14,000 squatter homes on Palestinian land during talks with Palestinians

Israel approved plans for nearly 14,000 new settler homes during the nine months of peace talks with the Palestinians, an Israeli settlement watchdog said Tuesday as the negotiation period formally ended. Figures quoted by Peace Now showed that during…

Juan Cole

Climate Change
If you are younger than 29, you've never experienced a cooler than average Month: March Was 4th Warmest on Record Globally

If you are younger than 29, you’ve never experienced a cooler than average Month: March Was 4th Warmest on Record Globally

By Andrea Thompson Follow @AndreaTWeather March 2014 was the fourth-warmest March on record globally, according to recently released NASA data, making it the 349th month — more than 29 years — in which global temperatures were above the historic…

Juan Cole

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