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The Israeli Military’s Denial of the Gaza Death Toll was always to Shape Western News Reporting
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The Israeli Military’s Denial of the Gaza Death Toll was always to Shape Western News Reporting

Juan Cole

The horrid Bill Maher and his guest Van Jones even guffawed about dead Gaza babies.

US military Action in Iran risks igniting a regional and global Nuclear Cascade

US military Action in Iran risks igniting a regional and global Nuclear Cascade

01/31/2026 By The Conversation

Dance and Music are potent forms of cultural Defiance in Palestine

Dance and Music are potent forms of cultural Defiance in Palestine

01/31/2026 By Waging Nonviolence

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America’s new data center:  The Biggest Big Brother of All (TBIJ)

America’s new data center: The Biggest Big Brother of All (TBIJ)

From the Bureau of Investigative Journalism: In the small town of Bluffdale in the Utah desert, the US government is halfway to completing a gargantuan […]

Juan Cole

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Contemporary Coptic Icon of the Resurrection from Egypt (Wall Painting)

Contemporary Coptic Icon of the Resurrection from Egypt (Wall Painting)

A contemporary Egyptian, Coptic Christian icon of the Resurrection by Adel Nassief: “1994 – The Resurrection – Holy Family Church – Bahir, Egypt” courtesy Adelnassief.net, […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (89)

Omar Khayyam (89)

For a whole lifetime, I’ve made praising wine a constant exercise. I always have its  instruments around me. Prude, if reason  is your teacher here, […]

Juan Cole

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Muslim Keyholder of Church of Holy Sepulchre Opens it for Easter Pilgrims

Muslim Keyholder of Church of Holy Sepulchre Opens it for Easter Pilgrims

On Good Friday in Jerusalem, religious cooperation among Christians, Muslims and Jews is on display. The key to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam sung in Persian by the Kamkaran Group

Omar Khayyam sung in Persian by the Kamkaran Group

The Kamkaran group performs Khayyam’s poetry in classical style in Tehran:

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (88)

Omar Khayyam (88)

Since we have to go, what is it to exist? What is it to chase  impossible ambitions? They’ll never pass by  anyplace with a  sense […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Videos on the Muslim Brotherhood and the Quest for Power in Egypt

Videos on the Muslim Brotherhood and the Quest for Power in Egypt

Aljazeera English on the Muslim Brotherhood’s Khairat al-Shater and his plans to run for the presidency of Egypt: The USG Open Source Center paraphrased this […]

Juan Cole

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Tomgram: Bill McKibben, How You Subsidize the Energy Giants to Wreck the Planet

Tomgram: Bill McKibben, How You Subsidize the Energy Giants to Wreck the Planet

Bill McKibben writes at Tomdispatch.com Payola for the Most Profitable Corporations in History And Why Taxpayers Shouldn’t Stand for It Any More By Bill McKibben […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
The Paradox of Israeli Politics:  Sternfeld

The Paradox of Israeli Politics: Sternfeld

Lior Sternfeld writes in a guest editorial for Informed Comment Israel’s center-right Kadima Party has just elected an Iranian-Israeli, Shaul Mofaz, as its leader, in […]

Juan Cole

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