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Syrian-Australian Muslim halts Indian-Australian ISIL Attack on Jewish Australians
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Syrian-Australian Muslim halts Indian-Australian ISIL Attack on Jewish Australians

Juan Cole

They made a trip to the Philippines in November and Sajid Akram used an Indian passport, while Naveed used his Australian travel document.

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Soaring West Bank Violence is Fueled by Official Israeli Surrender to Settlers

Soaring West Bank Violence is Fueled by Official Israeli Surrender to Settlers

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Rebuking UC Berkeley over Suspension of Lecturer for Palestine Advocacy

Rebuking UC Berkeley over Suspension of Lecturer for Palestine Advocacy

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Top Ten Ominous Signs about Last Month being the Hottest November on Record

Top Ten Ominous Signs about Last Month being the Hottest November on Record

(By Juan Cole) The The National Climatic Data Center of the National Oceanic and Aeronautics Administration has announced that if you take the average land […]

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Domestic Surveillance
"60 Minutes" does Infomercial for NSA with Security Official posing as Journalist

“60 Minutes” does Infomercial for NSA with Security Official posing as Journalist

(By Techdirt) CBS Airs NSA Propaganda Informercial Masquerading As ‘Hard Hitting’ 60 Minutes Journalism By Reporter With Massive Conflict Of Interest (via Techdirt) Last night […]

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Human Rights
842,000 Syrian refugees in Lebanon (pop.: 4.4 mn) as UN Calls for $6 bn Aid

842,000 Syrian refugees in Lebanon (pop.: 4.4 mn) as UN Calls for $6 bn Aid

(By Agence France Presse) One in five Lebanon residents Syria refugees: UN (via AFP) One of five people living in Lebanon are refugees who have […]

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Human Rights
American Studies Association to Boycott Israeli Institutions in Historic Vote

American Studies Association to Boycott Israeli Institutions in Historic Vote

(By Sarah Lazare) An association of 5,000 academics on Monday became the largest U.S. scholarly organization ever to join the boycott of Israeli academic institutions. […]

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Domestic Surveillance
Federal Judge to NSA: What you did to Verizon Customers was Unconstitutional

Federal Judge to NSA: What you did to Verizon Customers was Unconstitutional

(By Juan Cole) Judge Richard Leon of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Monday that the bulk collection by the […]

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Christianity
Syrian Christians Menaced by Extremist Sunnis, Slam Lack of Lebanese Support

Syrian Christians Menaced by Extremist Sunnis, Slam Lack of Lebanese Support

Layal Abu Rahhal reported in Arabic from Beirut for al-Sharq al-Awsat [The Middle East] on the dilemmas of Syrian Christians and their Lebanese neighbors, Dec. […]

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Egypt
Photo of the Day:  Pyramids in Giza at Sunset

Photo of the Day: Pyramids in Giza at Sunset

h/t Ahl Misr Zaman

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Arab World
How Peter O'Toole Saved the Arabs (According to David Lean)

How Peter O’Toole Saved the Arabs (According to David Lean)

(By Juan Cole) The late Peter O’Toole played T.E. Lawrence in David Lean’s 1963 “Lawrence of Arabia” with genius and abandon. All of us in […]

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Dozens Killed by Regime Barrel Bombs in Aleppo, half of them Children

Dozens Killed by Regime Barrel Bombs in Aleppo, half of them Children

The Lebanese newspaper al-Nahar reports that the Syrian air force bombed Aleppo on Sunday with makeshift barrel bombs, killed at least 36 persons, including 15 […]

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