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Conflict in Mecca: The Prophet Muhammad and Soft Power
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Conflict in Mecca: The Prophet Muhammad and Soft Power

Juan Cole

I believe that the earliest source we have for the life of the Prophet is the Quran itself. And I believe the Quran is early.

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“Into this Universe:”  Heidegger and FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:29

“Into this Universe:” Heidegger and FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:29

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“Identity is never fixed:” Interview with Iranian-American Artist Soraya Sharghi

“Identity is never fixed:” Interview with Iranian-American Artist Soraya Sharghi

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Photo of the Day:  Pyramids in Giza at Sunset

Photo of the Day: Pyramids in Giza at Sunset

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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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Saudi activist sentenced to 300 lashes, 4 yrs in jail after calling for constitutional monarchy

Saudi activist sentenced to 300 lashes, 4 yrs in jail after calling for constitutional monarchy

A Saudi Arabian political activist was sentenced to four years in prison, 300 lashes, and a travel ban after calling for a constitutional monarchy. He […]

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Tunisia Holocaust Conference Honors 5,000 Forced Into Labor Camps, Deportees

Tunisia Holocaust Conference Honors 5,000 Forced Into Labor Camps, Deportees

A conference commemorating the effects of the Holocaust on Tunisian Jews is being held in Tunis. Click here for the rest of the article…

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Is our Media Screwing us on Climate the Way it Did on Iraq?

Is our Media Screwing us on Climate the Way it Did on Iraq?

Like The Iraq War, Media Fails To Report On Climate Change Accurately (via Clean Technica) Originally published on Skeptical Science. By Stephan Lewandowsky. “Iraq is […]

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The 1% is Hogging so much of our Income that it’s Holding the Economy Back

The 1% is Hogging so much of our Income that it’s Holding the Economy Back

(By Anthony W. Orlando) Over the past few years, I have encountered a lot of myths about the so-called “One Percent.” Now that my book […]

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Why are Christian Militias never "Christian Extremists"?

Why are Christian Militias never “Christian Extremists”?

(By Juan Cole) The dramatic events in the Central African Republic no doubt seem distant and complex for a North American audience. CAR is geographically […]

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Gaza: 5000 Palestinians evacuated from Flooded Homes, Israeli Blockade Hampers Rescue

Gaza: 5000 Palestinians evacuated from Flooded Homes, Israeli Blockade Hampers Rescue

(By Juan Cole) Several days of unseasonably cold weather and torrential rains have increased the misery in the already miserable Gaza Strip, where 1.7 million […]

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