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In 2025, 65% of Americans view Muslims Favorably,  85% view Jews Favorably
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In 2025, 65% of Americans view Muslims Favorably, 85% view Jews Favorably

Juan Cole

It is a paradox that Americans at some points say they like Muslims, but take a dim view on the whole of their religion.

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Inside the Trump Administration’s Man-Made Hunger Crisis

Inside the Trump Administration’s Man-Made Hunger Crisis

12/18/2025 By ProPublica

Trump Administration Concedes U.S. Researchers may Talk with Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur  on Palestine, Despite Sanctions

Trump Administration Concedes U.S. Researchers may Talk with Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on Palestine, Despite Sanctions

12/18/2025 By Middle East Studies Association

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Jared Lee Loughner, the alleged assassin of Federal judge John M. Roll and five others and attempted assassin of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ), was clearly […]

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DOJ Subpoenas Twitter Account of Wikileaks Volunteer and now Iceland MP

DOJ Subpoenas Twitter Account of Wikileaks Volunteer and now Iceland MP

The US Department of Justice has subpoenaed from Twitter the private emails of former Wikileaks activist Birgitt Jonsdottir, now a member of Iceland’s parliament. She […]

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Egypt
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Egyptian Muslims Throng in Thousands to Protect Christians

Thousands of Muslims honored a promise made by their leaders and showed up at Christmas Mass or at candlelight vigils outside Egyptian churches on Friday, […]

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Israel/ Palestine
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Israeli troops made an incursion into the Palestinian city of al-Khalil (which the Israelis call Hebron) and killed the wrong man, invading his apartment and […]

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Environment
Wikileaks: US Offered to Block anti-Whaling Protesters

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Some environmentalists are arguing that whales and dolphins are so intelligent, social and self-aware that they deserve a special status, of non-human individuals with basic […]

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Pakistan
Wainwright:  Taseer’s Assassination Lays Bare Contradictions in Pakistani Islam

Wainwright: Taseer’s Assassination Lays Bare Contradictions in Pakistani Islam

Aadil Wainwright writes from Pakistan in a guest column for Informed Comment: The assassination of Punjab Governor Salman Taseer has laid bare a crucial debate […]

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Iran’s Oily Revenge on US Drivers, US Troops

Iran’s Oily Revenge on US Drivers, US Troops

They’re baaaack. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is being chaired by Iran at the moment. And Iran thinks the run-up of the price […]

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Iraq
Sadr Returns Triumphantly to Najaf

Sadr Returns Triumphantly to Najaf

Al-Zaman (The Times of Baghdad) writes in Arabic that Sayyid Muqtada al-Sadr, leader of the Sadr Movement, returned on Wednesday to Najaf after 4 years […]

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Wikileaks: Israelis ‘Intend to Keep the Gazan Economy on the Brink of Collapse’

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The Norwegian newspaper Aftenpost has released a March, 2008, US embassy cable describing the Israeli blockade and siege of Occupied Gaza as an attempt to […]

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