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Will the Islamic Republic of Iran be able to Celebrate its 47th Anniversary?
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Will the Islamic Republic of Iran be able to Celebrate its 47th Anniversary?

Farhang Jahanpour

One hospital in Tehran has received more than 70 corpses of demonstrators shot in the head and chest by security guards

Venezuela and the Long Shadow of the Monroe Doctrine

Venezuela and the Long Shadow of the Monroe Doctrine

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Looking Back on a Low, Dishonest Decade

Looking Back on a Low, Dishonest Decade

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Iran Roiled, Crowds Burn Banks, Police Station; Chanting against Theocrat Khamenei; But No Revolutionary Alternative Yet

Iran Roiled, Crowds Burn Banks, Police Station; Chanting against Theocrat Khamenei; But No Revolutionary Alternative Yet

The BBC is reporting that clashes are continuing into Monday morning between protesters and the regime security forces in Tehran and perhaps other cities, marking […]

Juan Cole

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Rallies, Clashes Throughout Iran on Ashura; 4 Demonstrators Killed, including Mousavi Nephew

Rallies, Clashes Throughout Iran on Ashura; 4 Demonstrators Killed, including Mousavi Nephew

Opposition web sites are reporting that big protests broke out Sunday afternoon in several major cities in Iran. The rallies were confronted by police, basij […]

Juan Cole

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Muharram Violence in Iraq, Iran, Pakistan

Muharram Violence in Iraq, Iran, Pakistan

The background for the big news in Iraq, Iran and Pakistan on Saturday and Sunday is the Shiite mourning season. Saturday was the 9th of […]

Juan Cole

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Yemen, UAE links in Detroit Terrorism Attack

Yemen, UAE links in Detroit Terrorism Attack

Christian Purefoy is reporting on CNN that Abdul Mutallib ran into a radical Muslim network while studying in London. He was last registered in class […]

Juan Cole

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Airline suspect is Nigeria banker’s son

Airline suspect is Nigeria banker’s son

Airline suspect is Nigeria banker's son | Reuters Western wire services are picking up reports from the Nigerian press that Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallib is […]

Juan Cole

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Heroic Passengers foil Hare-brained Terrorist attack Above Detroit

Heroic Passengers foil Hare-brained Terrorist attack Above Detroit

The details of the attempted attack on the Amsterdam/ Detroit flight Friday are still murky and I don’t trust the only official from whom we […]

Juan Cole

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Bethlehem Under Occupation; In the absence of all hope, we cry out our cry of hope

Bethlehem Under Occupation; In the absence of all hope, we cry out our cry of hope

Aljazeera English reports on the economic difficulties facing the Palestinian Christians of Bethlehem: Palestinian Christians are calling on the world community to end their occupation, […]

Juan Cole

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Attacks on Christians, Shiites in Iraq; Bombings kill 27

Attacks on Christians, Shiites in Iraq; Bombings kill 27

Religious passions, guerrilla attacks, and politics marred Christmas Eve in Iraq, as the Shiite holy day of Ashura also approaches on Sunday. A wave of […]

Juan Cole

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Iran protests spread in heartland; State of Emergency in Isfahan; Regime Threatens Harsh Crackdown

Iran protests spread in heartland; State of Emergency in Isfahan; Regime Threatens Harsh Crackdown

Iran protests spread in heartland — latimes.com The LAT reports further on Wednesday’s demonstrations in Isfahan and Najafabad, pointing out that these central regions are […]

Juan Cole

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