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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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Border Police Kill 27 Taliban in Afghanistan; US Mil. concludes Afghanistan is not Like Iraq

Border Police Kill 27 Taliban in Afghanistan; US Mil. concludes Afghanistan is not Like Iraq

Afghan border police say they killed 27 Taliban fighters in Khost Province. If the Afghan security forces were that good, however, then they wouldn’t have […]

Juan Cole

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Zardari Turns Nuclear Arsenal over to PM Gilani

Zardari Turns Nuclear Arsenal over to PM Gilani

By far the most important news coming out of Pakistan has nothing to do with al-Qaeda or the Taliban. It is a tale of the […]

Juan Cole

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Interview with Maz Jobrani: They've never seen us laugh.

Interview with Maz Jobrani: They’ve never seen us laugh.

Irony of the decade: How the War on Terror spawned a whole troupe of Middle Eastern-American standup comedians. Q TV’s interview with comedian and actor […]

Juan Cole

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IAEA Condemnation of Iran: An Omen of New Sanctions or a Symbolic Slap on the Wrist?

IAEA Condemnation of Iran: An Omen of New Sanctions or a Symbolic Slap on the Wrist?

The board of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency on Friday condemned Iran for secretly building a new nuclear enrichment facility at Fordo near […]

Juan Cole

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IAEA Resolution on Iran

IAEA Resolution on Iran

Text of the International Atomic Energy Agency resolution on Iran from the IAEA website. Derestricted 27 November 2009 (This document has been derestricted at the […]

Juan Cole

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IRAN: Authorities confiscate lawyer Shirin Ebadi’s Nobel Peace Prize

IRAN: Authorities confiscate lawyer Shirin Ebadi’s Nobel Peace Prize

IRAN: Authorities confiscate lawyer Shirin Ebadi's Nobel Peace Prize | Babylon & Beyond | Los Angeles Times I was privileged to be at a conference […]

Juan Cole

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Taliban Talks Collapse; RIC Pressure on Obama to Stay Course; German Military Head Resigns over Qunduz Bombing

Taliban Talks Collapse; RIC Pressure on Obama to Stay Course; German Military Head Resigns over Qunduz Bombing

Proposed talks between the US and the Taliban, to be brokered by Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, have broken down because the Taliban are unwilling to […]

Juan Cole

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Mullah Omar Rejects Talks with US, Demands Western Departure

Mullah Omar Rejects Talks with US, Demands Western Departure

The USG Open Source Center translates the statement of Mullah Omar, leader of the “Old Taliban” in Afghanistan, on the occasion of the Muslim Feast […]

Juan Cole

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‘The Geographic Gap’

‘The Geographic Gap’

'The Geographic Gap' | HUMNews Of 237 countries and territories in the world, the 4 largest newsgathering and distribution companies that supply the world with […]

Juan Cole

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