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Trump, at War with a Shiite Country, knows nothing of Martyrdom or Apocalyptic Hope
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Trump, at War with a Shiite Country, knows nothing of Martyrdom or Apocalyptic Hope

Juan Cole

To the packed crowd, he described Khamenei as a martyr, a spiritual guide, and the physician for pain.

Warriors and Soldiers and the War in Iran

Warriors and Soldiers and the War in Iran

03/07/2026 By Arnold Oliver

As the Gulf Conflict widens, so does its Environmental Footprint

As the Gulf Conflict widens, so does its Environmental Footprint

03/07/2026 By Dialogue Earth

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Majid: Why America Matters to Muslims

Majid: Why America Matters to Muslims

Anouar Majid writes in a guest column for Informed Comment: “Why America Matters to Muslims One thing that is striking about the recent revolts in […]

Juan Cole

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Arab Spring Pt. 1

Arab Spring Pt. 1

Part 1 of my presentation on the Arab Spring at the 2012 American Historical Association conference in Chicago. Thanks to Roger Owen and the National […]

Juan Cole

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Ahmadinejad in Latin America

Ahmadinejad in Latin America

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has begun a four-nation tour in Latin America that will include Nicaragua, Cuba, Venezuela and Ecuador. In part, the trip is […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (3)

Omar Khayyam (3)

This world that was our home for a brief spell never brought us anything but pain and grief; its a shame that not one of […]

Juan Cole

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Tomgram: Thomas Frank, Why the Tea Party Needs Mitt

Tomgram: Thomas Frank, Why the Tea Party Needs Mitt

Still, my advice to you idealists of the right is this: get over it. Not for sell-out reasons like: Romney has the best chance of beating Obama. No. You should get behind the charging Massachusetts RINO (your favorite term for a Republican-In-Na…

Juan Cole

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Dear Republican Candidates, You Have us all Wrong

Dear Republican Candidates, You Have us all Wrong

Dear Republican candidates: You are campaigning on talking points that do not actually appeal to us. Why are you doing that? Who told you we […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (2) [Whinfield 1]

Omar Khayyam (2) [Whinfield 1]

At dawn a shout     awoke us in      that watering hole… you crazed         carousing             drunk! Get up and grab that bottle    let’s finish what we started […]

Juan Cole

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Why the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood’s Victory at the Polls May not be Decisive

Why the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood’s Victory at the Polls May not be Decisive

The Muslim Brotherhood received a little over a third of the votes in the third round of elections for the lower house of parliament. Since […]

Juan Cole

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World’s Stupidest Guerrillas Kill over 70 Shiite Pilgrims in Iraq

World’s Stupidest Guerrillas Kill over 70 Shiite Pilgrims in Iraq

Guerrillas in Iraq staged a serious of bloody bombings targeting Shiites on Thursday. Shiite Muslims are on the move, meeting and going on pilgrimage to […]

Juan Cole

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