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17,000 Unaccompanied Orphans in Gaza, in World’s Biggest Orphan Crisis
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17,000 Unaccompanied Orphans in Gaza, in World’s Biggest Orphan Crisis

Juan Cole

The reason Gaza has this monstrous number of orphans is that the Israeli government killed their parents, including their mothers

Trump’s Plan for Strikes on Iran carries major Risks – and the US Military knows it

Trump’s Plan for Strikes on Iran carries major Risks – and the US Military knows it

02/26/2026 By The Conversation

Protesting LA Public Library’s Cancellation of “Read Palestine” Week, Uninviting Authors

Protesting LA Public Library’s Cancellation of “Read Palestine” Week, Uninviting Authors

02/26/2026 By Committee on Academic Freedom

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Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (128):  Lovers are at home in heaven and in hell

Omar Khayyam (128): Lovers are at home in heaven and in hell

Seekers of the truth look at the  lovely and the ugly  as the same. Lovers are at home in heaven and in hell. Those who’ve […]

Juan Cole

Energy
Raging Weather & Climate Change (McKibben)

Raging Weather & Climate Change (McKibben)

Bill McKibben writes at Tomdispatch.com Too Hot Not to Notice? A Planet Connected by Wild Weather By Bill McKibben The Williams River was so languid […]

Juan Cole

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Ashton Kutcher ad in Indian 'Brownface' Pulled for Racism

Ashton Kutcher ad in Indian ‘Brownface’ Pulled for Racism

Ashton Kutcher’s ad for Popchips, playing an Indian character in brown make-up, has had to be pulled over charges of stereotyping and racism, reports ITN: […]

Juan Cole

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Top Five Reasons to Celebrate World Press Day (Rice)

Top Five Reasons to Celebrate World Press Day (Rice)

Alice Rice writes at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism; alas, the breaking news is that she could have added Tunisia to the list: Today the […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Deaths of Protesters Lead Egyptian Politicians to Suspend Presidential Campaign

Deaths of Protesters Lead Egyptian Politicians to Suspend Presidential Campaign

Thugs, very possibly backed by the continued military dictatorship in Egypt, attacked protesters at dawn on Wednesday in front of the Ministry of Defense in […]

Juan Cole

art and photography
Almohad Tower of Gold, Seville (Photo)

Almohad Tower of Gold, Seville (Photo)

Photograph by Juan Cole, July 27, 2010 The Torre del Oro in Seville, Spain, was built in the 1200s by the Almohad (Berber Muslim) dynasty […]

Juan Cole

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It is a fine thing to establish one’s own religion in one’s heart … (D. H. Lawrence Poster)

It is a fine thing to establish one’s own religion in one’s heart … (D. H. Lawrence Poster)

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Collapsing Afghanistan & Pakistan Refuse to Cooperate with Obama Photo Op

Collapsing Afghanistan & Pakistan Refuse to Cooperate with Obama Photo Op

President Barack Obama sneaked in and out of Afghanistan by the cover of night, his advance security team clearly too worried about the situation in […]

Juan Cole

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“Political language . . . is designed to make lies sound truthful” (George Orwell Poster)

“Political language . . . is designed to make lies sound truthful” (George Orwell Poster)

Juan Cole

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