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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

12/16/2025 By The Conversation

Rebuking UC Berkeley over Suspension of Lecturer for Palestine Advocacy

Rebuking UC Berkeley over Suspension of Lecturer for Palestine Advocacy

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Syrian Army Splits over Deraa Repression

Syrian Army Splits over Deraa Repression

The Syrian regime of Bashar al-Asad’s decision to quell popular protests in Deraa with military force and live ammunition may have begun splitting his army. […]

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Birth Certificate just Jim Crow all Over Again

Birth Certificate just Jim Crow all Over Again

There isn’t actually any mystery about the phenomenon of birtherism, the denial that Barack Obama is a US citizen and has a right to vote […]

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TomTom, Apple and the Security-GPS Complex

TomTom, Apple and the Security-GPS Complex

TomTom, the maker of a popular Global Positioning Device that helps drivers navigate their way in unknown territory, sold its data to the Dutch government. […]

Juan Cole

Syria
Russia & China Block Condemnation of Syria as 200 Baathists Resign

Russia & China Block Condemnation of Syria as 200 Baathists Resign

For those who keep asking why there should be an international intervention in Libya but not in Syria, here is one answer: Russia and China […]

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Libya
Free Libya Forces Hold out in Misrata, Zintan, As Tribes Say Qaddafi Must Go

Free Libya Forces Hold out in Misrata, Zintan, As Tribes Say Qaddafi Must Go

CNN’s Ray Sayeh intrepidly reports from Misrata on the further shelling its port area took from Qaddafi brigades on Wednesday. Those loyalist brigades have been […]

Juan Cole

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Corporate Welfare Royalty

Corporate Welfare Royalty

Courtesy Moveon.org:

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Egypt
Top Ten Arab Spring Advances this Week

Top Ten Arab Spring Advances this Week

With the horrid crackdowns on dissent in Syria and Bahrain and the vicious shelling by Qaddafi brigades of the port of Misrata in Libya on […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
An Arab Spring for Women: the Coles in Tomdispatch

An Arab Spring for Women: the Coles in Tomdispatch

Just out in Tomdispatch.com, an essay by Shahin Cole and Juan Cole on “An Arab Spring for Women”. Excerpt: ‘ The Arab Spring has proven […]

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Libya
Misrata Reprieved

Misrata Reprieved

The city of Misrata, a port and steel-making city and Libya’s third-largest urban center, was sentenced to death 7 weeks ago by the Qaddafi family, […]

Juan Cole

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